The Facts:
On the first day of the team’s offseason program, Gabbert said he trusts coach Mike Mularkey and GM Gene Smith that Gabbert will be the starter. Even if the Jaguars tried fewer than two weeks ago to trade for Tim Tebow. And even if Mularkey said newcomer Chad Henne would compete for the starting job.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Gabbert, whose rookie season was underwhelming at best, has an excuse that wasn’t previously disclosed. According to Gene Frenette of the Florida Times-Union, Gabbert played most of 2011 with a toe injury. As PFT's Mike Florio suggested, if Gabbert truly had a toe injury for most of the year, the league office should be concerned that the injury was concealed. But really, does an injured toe explain all of Gabbert's shortcomings? After all, he finished dead last in passer rating among all quarterbacks who averaged 14 attempts per game. ... Stay tuned. It'll be interesting to see if Gabbert improves sufficiently to hold off Henne over the course of the summer.
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