Vic: Where have you been? Yes, the Jaguars have a new offensive coordinator and a new scheme, and that represents significant change in itself. They also have a new quarterbacks coach, a new tight ends coach and two new wide receivers coaches. They signed Northcutt in free agency and spent two draft picks on wide receivers, one of whom is a first-day pick. The only thing that hasn’t changed is the quarterback.

Vic: Yeah, Mo took a pay-cut from a $3.5 million salary this season to $2 million. The restructured contract is for one year and will allow him to become an unrestricted free agent after the season.

Vic: Do you honestly believe that with a battery of trainers, doctors and medical reports there’s anything about any of these players the team is not aware? The Jaguars knew last summer Hayward was troubled by an Achilles. When he went down, it was assumed it was the bad Achilles that blew out, but it was the good one. That’s what Hayward was saying on Saturday; that he has a “good” Achilles that went bad and had to be surgically repaired, and he has a bad Achilles that has to be handled with care. He was saying that it’s the one he didn’t blow out that is the main concern now because the surgically-repaired one is structurally sound. If you believe I tell you the truth, then trust me when I tell you this team is managed with great care and expertise. There’s no carelessness here.

Vic: PUP is where you put players who haven’t passed their physical. In other words, they haven’t been cleared to practice.

Vic: He lacks a defining postseason moment. Michael Irvin and Lynn Swann, for example, have postseason catches and performances that define their careers. Those two receivers were absolute postseason monsters. That’ll usually get you elected, if you have the other credentials. The Monk situation is why I can’t help but wonder what the Hall of Fame committee is going to do about Marvin Harrison, who also lacks postseason fame.

Vic: I’ll judge the training camp atmosphere based on Monday night’s practice and Friday night’s scrimmage. Those are the barometers I use.

Vic: With Quinn Gray on PUP, they needed another quarterback and Couch was the next guy on their list. They had already decided against signing Daunte Culpepper, who is probably looking for more of a commitment than the Jaguars wanted to give him; certainly more of a commitment than they’ve given Couch, which is to say nothing more than an opportunity in training camp to show what he can do.

Vic: Buy time by buying tickets. That’ll work.

Vic: Garrard is the Jaguars’ backup quarterback. I think Garrard is as firm in that role as Byron Leftwich is in his role as the team’s starting quarterback. That doesn’t mean the two aren’t in constant competition with each other but, at this point in time, I believe they are firm in their roles as number one and number two. Tim Couch, in my opinion, is not a threat to either of those roles. He has been signed, as I said above, because the Jaguars need another arm. Now that he’s in camp, he’ll be observed. He’ll have an opportunity to compete for a roster spot which, logically, would mean he’s competing for the number three quarterback job.

Vic: Yeah, he’s the real deal. I can’t think of the last time Walker didn’t do something in a practice that caused me to notice him. I think he’s more than a candidate to be a starting wide receiver. I think he’s a candidate to become this team’s number one receiver.

Vic: : What’s the big deal here? Eighty percent of my e-mails this morning are from people who are having a panic attack about the Jaguars signing Couch. Why? He’s not on the final roster. He’s not replacing Leftwich or Garrard. He was signed to a minimum-wage, no-signing-bonus contract for the purpose of seeing what he has in the tank. Let’s not forget that once upon a time this guy was the first pick of his draft. Let’s not forget that he played for an expansion team that decided a young quarterback didn’t need pass-protection. Really, what chance did he have in Cleveland? Then came arm and shoulder surgeries and his career suddenly came to an end. He wants to give it another shot and the Jaguars have agreed to take a look. That makes your wires fizzle?

Vic: I love your David Beckham analogy.

Vic: Yeah, today is the day the Jaguars do the Oklahoma, which is always the feature drill of any training camp. Coach Del Rio has been great in promoting this event. This is a gift to you, folks, from the coach, and I really appreciate that he allows me to pick a few Oklahoma matchups. Here are four the coach has approved: DT Tony McDaniel vs. OT Richard Collier (battle of undrafted stars), LB Justin Durant vs. TE Marcedes Lewis (clash of high picks), G Uche Nwaneri vs. DT Rob Meier (young stud vs. old gun), and G Vince Manuwai vs. DT Derek Landri (shake down the thunder). The rest is up to the weather man. No rain, please.