Despite criticism from the sidelines, Jacksonville Jaguars former coach Mel Tucker stuck by quarterback Blaine Gabbert, calling him “super tough.” The coach, who has since gone on to join the staff of the Chicago Bears, seemed to breed loyalty with his willingness to stick up for the quarterback in the face of criticism. Even as Gabbert was about to be traded, he recently said of the Jaguars: “I don’t want to be anywhere else.”
When reports surfaced that the Jaguars were trading Gabbert to the San Francisco 49ers, this meant the loss of a person Tucker had defended fiercely as head coach. “I see Blaine as being courageous in the pocket,” Tucker famously said in 2011. “I see him as being super-tough.”
Gabbert was the drafted in the first round by the Jaguars, 10th overall in the 2011 draft. The trade would mean the end of three seasons in Florida. According to NFL.com, the move to California could turn out to be “a great fit for Gabbert to potentially reshape his career as a useful backup. The No. 10 overall pick in the 2011 draft has mostly looked like an unmitigated disaster as a pro, but he’s joining a great situation behind Colin Kaepernick. This probably spells the end of Colt McCoy‘s time in San Francisco.”
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