Leftwich: Organization At Fault
16th August, 2007 - 11:20 am
Times-Union - Byron Leftwich can't blame the fans about dissent regarding the Jaguars' quarterback situation. The culpability for such controversy lies squarely within the organization, he said earlier this week.

"You got to understand it's an environment that we created ourselves," Leftwich said Monday. "I don't think the environment has nothing to do really with me and Dave [Garrard]. I think it has something to do with the way things [have] been handled in the past."

Leftwich was referring to the manner in which he was benched last season after sustaining a mysterious ankle injury two days before the Jaguars' 27-7 loss in October at Houston. Leftwich played poorly against the Texans, but coach Jack Del Rio said the injury wasn't a factor in the quarterback's performance. Del Rio changed his mind one day later. [READ]

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