Last Updated on July 30, 2011 4:44 pm by admin
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Rashean Mathis experienced all of Jacksonville’s recent defensive woes. Missed tackles, blown assignments, poor communication, he was on the field for all of it.
So it’s no surprise that the team’s longtime starting cornerback got excited when he heard offseason talk about revamping the unit.
His reaction to the first four days of free agency was even stronger.
Mathis says the team is making moves “to get better instantly,” adding that there’s a lot of excitement in the building.
Indeed, the small-market Jaguars have been big-time players in the NFL’s free-agent frenzy – spending millions to overhaul a defense that ranked 28th in the league last season and gave up a franchise record 419 points.