(02-28-2018, 10:15 AM)Bullseye Wrote:

(02-28-2018, 10:01 AM)Jags02 Wrote: My plan was to trade for the guy who already beat Belichick and Brady...

No not Eli...

Nick Foles.

A good choice, but even assuming the Eagles are willing to give him up this year-remember, Wentz blew out his knee really late last year and may not be fully ready to go until  late preseason or sometimes after the start of the regular season-what would you have to give up to get him?

FWIW Polian has said he wouldn't even consider trading Foles until someone offered two firsts and two seconds.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bill-...ing-price/

Even if the price wound up half of that, considering the Jaguars are picking at the bottom of each round, would that be enough to get him?  Consider the boatload of picks Cleveland and Buffalo currently have, and both are picking way ahead of us in the selection order.

What would you give up to get Foles?  Your ability to give Foles the help around him he needs would be hampered by the picks you'd have to surrender to get him, to say nothing of the salary he would command.

Also keep in mind, the only way to sensibly make a run at any of the veteran alternatives discussed above is to let Bortles walk.

What if you let Bortles walk but don't land any of the viable alternatives, for whatever reason?  Maybe you get Bortles back but have to pay more than you would have.  Maybe you end up downgrading the position.