(04-22-2018, 09:38 PM)MalabarJag Wrote: All of this Fowler talk boils down to one thing: the Jags have two other very good DEs. If the Jags didn't have Ngakoue and/or Campbell then this question wouldn't be asked because no GM in his right mind would let a young and improving DE reach free agency.

I think the overriding factor is our salary cap situation in 2019.  I don't see how we can keep him.  

So then the question is, do we make a move that benefits 2019, or do we stand pat for the benefit of 2018?   It's not an easy call.  The problem with trading him is that he is in the last year of his contract.  So any team trading for him is only getting him on a one year deal unless they give him an extension.   That lowers his trade value substantially. 

So, let him play it out, or get a 2019 3rd round pick?   It's not an easy call.  But since players get injured all the time, and pass rush is so important, and we are so close to the top of the mountain, I'd let him play it out and not trade him.  That would be my choice.  But I could see the front office going either way.

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