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The Jaguars plan to remedy their woeful tackling performance last week at Tennessee with more than just tough talk from coach Jack Del Rio.

Those were the words Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio used to describe his team's defensive effort in a 30-13 loss at Tennessee on Sunday.

" At the postgame podium, ex-NFL linebacker Jack Del Rio had a glazed look of total bewilderment.

The Times-UnionJaguars offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter says Jacksonville won't necessarily go pass-first against Tennessee on Sunday.

The Jaguars reacted to news of the Titans' quarterback switch on Thursday with a ho-hum. Jacksonville will face Vince Young on Sunday when it visits Tennessee .

This was Apology Monday for the Jaguars . In the wake of their 41-0 loss in Seattle on Sunday, both wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker and defensive end Quentin Groves publicly apologized for being involved in off-the-field incidents last Friday.

's departure from Jacksonville doesn't mean his former teammates aren't thinking about him.

But in games, Williams appears to be ordinary. The situation is a source of frustration for Williams, an undrafted rookie from Connecticut looking to make the transformation from 4-3 defensive end to 3-4 outside linebacker.

But in games, Williams appears to be ordinary. The situation is a source of frustration for Williams, an undrafted rookie from Connecticut looking to make the transformation from 4-3 defensive end to 3-4 outside linebacker.

RICK WILSON/The Times-UnionJaguars offensive tackle Tra Thomas , shown during training camp, says that he has settled into his role as a mentor for the younger players on the team.

Maurice Jones-Drew was named the AFC offensive player of the week for the first time in his career after a three-touchdown, 119-yard performance Sunday in the Jaguars ' 31-24 victory over the Houston Texans .

Record: 52-50. Last week: Defeated Houston 31-24. Key stat: Jacksonville has scored in all seven trips to the red zone in three games .

If Derrick Harvey keeps pressuring the quarterback at this rate, the Jaguars might have to ask for a rebate on his $17 million-plus guaranteed contract.

Tuesday was an off day for the Jaguars, but seven players and several members of The Roar took advantage of a unique opportunity to tour and visit the crew of the U.S.S. Carney at Naval Station Mayport.

Submitted by Charles Broward on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 22:48. Jaguars tour the USS Carney A group of players from the Jacksonville Jaguars were treated to a tour of the USS Carney Tuesday at Naval Station Mayport.

Submitted by Chet Fussman on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 00:21. 2 Cents That the Jaguars are 0-2 is disappointing to Jaguars fans, but not surprising.

No disrespect to David Garrard, but one of the growing concerns about the Jaguars' long-term future is the answer at quarterback.

New Jaguars special-teams coach Russ Purnell returns Sunday to face his former team, who fired him last season after seven years on the job.

KEVIN TURNER/The Times-Union Jacksonville Jaguar Maurice Jones-Drew , along with other teammates were at an Atlantic Boulevard Winn-Dixie Tuesday to announce Jones-Drew's signing with the grocer's "Fresh Checked Every Day" advertising campaign.

Submitted by Charles Broward on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 23:43. Although we see them sometimes as superhuman athletes who only exist on a football field, NFL players are real people whose actions off the field are often overlooked.