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Published: June 20, 2009

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... people questioned the decision. 

Those questions grew louder as Lemon struggled in the preseason while long-time journeyman Todd Bouman outplayed him. 

Many thought that nepotism played a small part because of the fact that former personnel boss, James "Shack" Harris had been an integral part of Lemon finding himself a spot on a roster in the NFL when the Baltimore Ravens picked him up nearly two years after his college career had ended. 

Harris had a certain fondness for Lemon, and the accusation had at least some basis in truth.

Lemon had never dazzled anyone with his abilities in Baltimore, San Diego, or Miami, where he started in eight games during two seasons with the Dolphins. 

Lemon was an average quarterback by any stretch of the imagination.

When he won the backup position over Todd Bouman, the general consensus was that the contract he signed made it impossible for the Jaguars to anything othe...

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