(11-21-2017, 06:22 PM)BlueEyedJag Wrote:

(11-21-2017, 05:22 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: There is no way. His price tag is gonna be huge and in a year or so, we'd have to start cutting our best defensive players to stay under the cap, if we signed him. Let some other team deal with that and let's go for one of the talented rookies in this class.

Though his price tag will be huge...this would allow us to use the draft to grab OL/TE/WR rather than just a QB (cause we would have to trade the draft to grab one of the rookies)

If we hit on just a TE/OL in the draft and have Cousins...what holes does this team really have for the next 2 years?

Use Bortles 19M and Ivory(4M) Lewis (3.5M) savings to cover Cousin's cap hit...use the 30M rollover to franchise Arob/cover any additional Cousins contract.

Hurns (7M) could be another cut to free up room...they could feel an ARob/Dede/Cole WR corp is good enough with an improved QB...

After the 2018 season, the only 2 contracts that would need to be renewed would be ARob (if franchised), Fowler Jr, and Yannick (even though he is under contract through 2019...no way they make him play for 1M the way he has been producing).

After the 2019 season is when contracts become tight...Ramsey/Jack will need to be resigned but Campbell/Dareus/Jackson or some combo of them will likely be let go. 

In short, I think with Cousins we could keep the team/D together for 2 years with him before we would need to purge off major talent.

I agree.  The team is trying to win now.  If the Jags were clearly going ot get an upgrade in the draft then maybe, but right now they are drafting in the 20s.  I say go all in.  Letting good players go because you cannot resign them because you have too many good players is a good problem to have and even better problem when you have a competent QB.

That being said, can you imagine having someone who can throw to Robinson - Hurns - Westbrrok - Cole - Lee with Fournette in the backfield.  WOW.  Dangerous D would get a dangerous O to go along with it.

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