‘’Jaguars fire Del Rio After 3.8 Beginning in the 9th year’’

Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack fired Del Rio on Tuesday after 08.03 start, parting ways with the second coach the franchise during its ninth season.
Job security was tenuous Del Rio with owner Wayne Weaver said the coach should be to the playoffs for the tenth season in Jacksonville. Jaguars have been largely eliminated with the loss of 20-13 Sunday with the AFC South-leading Houston.
Terms of made sense to move to the Jaguars are trying to sell tickets and create a game Monday night against San Diego. Defensive coordinator Mel Tucker has been named interim coach. The team is scheduled noon news conference to discuss progress.
Del Rio leaves with 69-73 record, including 1-2 in the two decisive actions. Jaguars are not won the Cup in South or in one of his nine seasons.
Weaver is shooting Del Rio after last season, but held him partly because of uncertainty surrounding the NFL block. Weaver refused to extend the contract in any of the assistants of Del Rio, putting all on alert that it was a win-or-else season.
Del Rio did not allow offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter and linebackers coach Mark Duffner interview for a lateral position. He could not stop coach Mike Shula advocates, whose contract has ended, and receivers coach Todd Monken, who returned to college to work in Oklahoma, from the bolts.
Given this situation, the pool of coaches who want to come to Jacksonville was not enough, so Del Rio was a while a few options for recovery of its employees. Del Rio this season hinted that his hands were tied, in terms of what he could gather the best shots.
Fans have been clamoring for his departure for many years, and many urged him to be sacked following a 05.11 finish in 2008. Instead, Weaver parted ways with personnel chief James "Shack" Harris and individual genes Smith general manager.
Smith restored the registry over the past three years.
But the Jaguars have shown no progress under the leadership of Del Rio.
Ownership of Del Rio will be remembered for being an ax and a wooden stump in the locker room in 2003, settling on the situation in which a player Chris Hanson broke his leg, and for repeated failure to properly handle situations defender.
He announced that he was benching Mark Brunell and rookie Byron Leftwich giving work in 2003, before talking with the players. He insisted that Leftwich was his starter in 2007, and then cut him days before the season opener. He did the same to David Garrard this season, reducing his five days before the knife and Luke McCown naming a starter.
McCown was squeezed out after two games.
Jaguars were inept most of the season with Blaine Gabbert in the center. The 10th overall pick in the NFL draft April was rattled under pressure, are not quite accurate on short throws and did not seem to make much progress.
Del Rio said Monday he was to adhere to a beginner.It turned out to be the final decision coach in Jacksonville.

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Brees, Saints take 35-10 ahead of the Giants

New Orleans - Drew Brees passed for 350 yards and four touchdown and ran for another score, as New Orleans opened a 35-10 ahead of the New York Giants after three quarters on Monday night.

Tight end Jimmy Graham had five catches for 84 yards, including touchdowns of 5 and 29 meters. Brees' two other scoring strikes went to Lance Moore, who had five catches for 54 yards.

Marques Colston had three catches for 78 yards, all the saints 34-second, 88-yard touchdown drive late in the second quarter. Colston went a long reception of 50 yards when he caught the pass along the left sideline, slipped tackles and ran up the field.

The Giants took a beating on the scoreboard and on the field. Defensive end Osi Umenyiora out with ankle sprain and Nicky receiver Hakeem was shocked by the vicious clash with the Saints rookie safety Isa Abdul-Quddus.

Nicky stayed in the game, despite the bruise ribs.

The Giants did not get into the end zone, while Brandon Jacobs steamrolled safety Roman Harper for an 8-yard scoring run that made it 10/21, but the Saints went back down the field and scored on an 8-yard scramble Brees. "

After the Giants running back Da'Rell Scott fumbled at his 29, Brees connected with Graham, who rumbled down the left sideline and dove for the pylon on the second TD game and his team leading eighth of the season earn points.

Saints struck first early in the second quarter on a 4-yard touchdown Brees to Moore, who caught quickly move to the right and dived to stretch the ball on the goal line before he was to be addressed.10-play, 80-yard scoring drive included 23-yard pass to Graham and a 23-yard run by Darren Sproles.

All three scoring drives of the saints went up to 80 meters and more.

Giants quarterback Eli Manning had 257 yards passing through three quarters, but was intercepted by linebacker Will Herring of the saints in the end zone on the first series of commands.

After that, the Giants managed only scoring in the first half of a 42-yard field Lawrence Tynes' goal. Tynes also tried 61-yarder, which are not justified, at the end of the half.

The Giants, who have struggled to run the ball all season and were without leading rusher Ahmad Bradshaw gained just 53 yards on the ground in the opening three quarters.

Both teams missed scoring opportunities for their opening drive.

The Saints were close to the 18-yard line, but the delay in the game and offensive pass interference penalty moved them back before they attempted a fake field goal on fourth-and-11. Chase Daniel, a holder and a backup defender, Graham has found the right apartment, but Jason Pierre-Paul has done in the open ground solutions to stop the Graham court lacked a first down.

The Giants then went to the Saints 18-yard line before Manning's pass intended for tight end Jake Ballard was intercepted by Herring.

Manning finished the first four passes for 64 yards, including 26-yarder to Ramses Barden, before his capture.

Manning was looking strong performance in his return to his native New Orleans and the stadium, where his father, Archie, starred for the Saints. It was a game the Giants were desperate to win after losing the previous two in San Francisco and Philadelphia.

If the Giants could not return, they will face the possibility of losing four games when they take the unbeaten Green Bay Packers this weekend.

Saints, meanwhile, sought to maintain a one game advantage over Atlanta in the NFC South.

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