Looks like the Free Agent section got canned since most of the high profile guys are gone. Still, there could be a few guys that could provide depth or otherwise help us. When I look around, I see a few that might be good insurance. Mike Neal, Zach Brown, Bjoern Wener, and Wiz are guys that it might not be bad to bring in, as they would provide options and shouldn't cost to much. Other than seeing Wiz here last year, I am not too familiar with the others, but they fit positions of need. Who is still out there that we could use?
Zach Brown is the only one left I have any interest in
I still want mike neal tbh
Quote:I still want mike neal tbh
For real lol. I feel like he would be a really good player in our scheme.
I'd take a look at O'Brien Schofield. He is familiar with the system and could play the OTTO/LEO.
Mike Neal would be good probably only as depth here. Also he is probably looking for a starting role, or least the chance to play his way into one. It would be nice to have that depth, but Jags would be overpaying for it.
Zach Brown would be a great pick up on a prove that your healthy deal like Prince got. Great depth at the coverage LB position that you can never be without especially given Telvin's size and the fact Jags have been killed by LB injuries the past few years. Again you would have to overpay him at low end starter rates for a back up. Also, this would depend on whether they think Cyprien or Sample can play some coverage LB in a pinch.
I don't think Werner fits our system all that well. Even if you force him into the system, I think he basically plays Odricks role and not the Leo.
Wiz is done here. Wiz was brought to be a well-disciplined leader and communicator, and he kept making mistakes with snaps, hard counts, and calling out blitz/protections which I thought was his main job. If he is not doing that, then what is the point of having him starting?
I'd take Werner. He has to be better than Branch, talent wise. He probably don't have the numbers to back it up.
I'd take him and see what happens in Preseason.
Werner just might be an ideal OTTO. He hasn't been all that productive as a player, but it may be he's been out of position all along and needs to be an OTTO.
Quote:Mike Neal would be good probably only as depth here. Also he is probably looking for a starting role, or least the chance to play his way into one. It would be nice to have that depth, but Jags would be overpaying for it.
Zach Brown would be a great pick up on a prove that your healthy deal like Prince got. Great depth at the coverage LB position that you can never be without especially given Telvin's size and the fact Jags have been killed by LB injuries the past few years. Again you would have to overpay him at low end starter rates for a back up. Also, this would depend on whether they think Cyprien or Sample can play some coverage LB in a pinch.
I don't think Werner fits our system all that well. Even if you force him into the system, I think he basically plays Odricks role and not the Leo.
Wiz is done here. Wiz was brought to be a well-disciplined leader and communicator, and he kept making mistakes with snaps, hard counts, and calling out blitz/protections which I thought was his main job. If he is not doing that, then what is the point of having him starting?
Werner is way too small for Odrick's role. Odrick outweighs Werner by 50 lbs.
I'm 50/50 on WIz. Yeah he had some mistakes and lacks run blocking power, but he's a tremendous pass blocker helping to allow the bigger plays to develop, and he's been with Oley and his scheme longer than anyone other player.
I can see Zach Brown coming in as a backup to Poz. He could rotate in, and eventually take over if he can prove worthy.
As for Mike Neal... heck, bring in Neal and Werner, and let them both try out for the OTTO spot.
If Linder is going to Center, we could sign Jahri Evans, the Saints Pro Bowl RG, to replace him.
This would be a formidable line once Beachum is ready...
RT Parnell, RG Evans, C Linder, LG Cann, LT Beachum
K Josh Brown is still available.
Quote:Werner is way too small for Odrick's role. Odrick outweighs Werner by 50 lbs.
I'm 50/50 on WIz. Yeah he had some mistakes and lacks run blocking power, but he's a tremendous pass blocker helping to allow the bigger plays to develop, and he's been with Oley and his scheme longer than anyone other player.
I can see Zach Brown coming in as a backup to Poz. He could rotate in, and eventually take over if he can prove worthy.
As for Mike Neal... heck, bring in Neal and Werner, and let them both try out for the OTTO spot.
Wiz is a tremendous pass blocker?
Quote:Wiz is a tremendous pass blocker?
Sure he was. Bortles saw very little pressure up the middle, and when he did it was typically a total whiff by Zane. Most of the pressure was around the outside, but the pass blocking up front allowed Blake to buy time in the pocket eluding the outside rush in order to complete deeper passes. Wiz would hold his blocks a long time, and you'd rarely include his name among a list of culprits when Blake was sacked.
Quote:Sure he was. Bortles saw very little pressure up the middle, and when he did it was typically a total whiff by Zane. Most of the pressure was around the outside, but the pass blocking up front allowed Blake to buy time in the pocket eluding the outside rush in order to complete deeper passes. Wiz would hold his blocks a long time, and you'd rarely include his name among a list of culprits when Blake was sacked.
I guess I have to take a mea culpa on his year then. Even PFF rated him very well.
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2. Stefen Wisniewski
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Gotham SSm A', 'Gotham SSm B', Gotham, sans-serif;">2015 team: Jacksonville Jaguars
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Gotham SSm A', 'Gotham SSm B', Gotham, sans-serif;">The top spot in a somewhat lackluster center group goes to Wisniewski, who’s coming off of a one-year deal in Jacksonville. Only three centers had a better pass-blocking efficiency than Wisniewski did last season, after allowing just 14 pressures in 686 snaps in pass protection, and he’s graded well above average there in four of five seasons. As a run blocker, he struggled at times in 2015—particularly during the Jaguars’ two-game stretch against Baltimore and Tennessee in Weeks 10 and 11—but for his career, he’s graded above average there. Teams should also be enticed by Wisniewski’s age (27 when the season starts) and durability, given that he’s played 5,174 out of 5,193 possible snaps over five seasons.
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Something doesn't add up regarding Stefen Wisniewski. If he played as well as PFF believes, why is he still an unsigned UFA? That much more considering the team he played with in 2015, the Jaguars, had the most salary cap space entering the FA period and still have loads of cap space?
Quote:Something doesn't add up regarding Stefen Wisniewski. If he played as well as PFF believes, why is he still an unsigned UFA? That much more considering the team he played with in 2015, the Jaguars, had the most salary cap space entering the FA period and still have loads of cap space?
I think you've answered your own question.
Quote:Something doesn't add up regarding Stefen Wisniewski. If he played as well as PFF believes, why is he still an unsigned UFA? That much more considering the team he played with in 2015, the Jaguars, had the most salary cap space entering the FA period and still have loads of cap space?
They might be overestimating his rushing ability because dude was getting zero push last year. While I do agree he's a tremendous pass blocker, I'm convinced it's his underwhelming rush blocking that has him still out there. He also had a couple snaps go over the qbs head last year, and you never want to see a Center do that. At any rate, Caldwell mentioned possibly re-signing him, but I suspect he first wants to see how the draft turns out. If the Jaguars don't sign a Center in the draft, and Wiz is still out there after the draft, you very well may see him re-signed.
Quote:They might be overestimating his rushing ability because dude was getting zero push last year. While I do agree he's a tremendous pass blocker, I'm convinced it's his underwhelming rush blocking that has him still out there. He also had a couple snaps go over the qbs head last year, and you never want to see a Center do that. At any rate, Caldwell mentioned possibly re-signing him, but I suspect he first wants to see how the draft turns out. If the Jaguars don't sign a Center in the draft, and Wiz is still out there after the draft, you very well may see him re-signed.
Even with the negatives you mentioned, the fact that Wiz is still on the open market is attention getting. It's one thing if Wiz was over 30 years old. Being that Wiz just turned 27 and the NFL has turned into a passing league, there could easily be a missing piece to the story of why Wiz remains unsigned.
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