(08-01-2018, 09:45 AM)Kane Wrote:

(08-01-2018, 09:22 AM)MalabarJag Wrote: That seems to be the lineup. However, how can the Jags cut Mickens, who was/is the best punt returner the Jags have ever had? Is punt returner not that important a position that the Jags would settle for (say) Greene instead of Mickens there?

You bring up an interesting point. PR duties... Greene was doing well there before getting hurt, iirc. Mickens also had one game last year he shined as a WR...
If its close do you go with youth? Do you weigh the PR job heavier than WR?

It's gonna be a tough decision for the coaches for sure.
Maybe someone is slid into IR like Chark who we don't really need this year. That selection was definitely a stash thing (plus he's had dropsies in camp a lot from what I've read)
It's probably the best battle of camp, not just for the 6th... but pecking order in general. Can Moncrief's contract be enough to hold Cole out of getting more snaps? Who's gonna take the place of Agent 88 in the slot? When healthy Hurns was real reliable for us there making some clutch catches....
(SAM was looking like it would be a battle, but then looks like it was handed to--or taken by--Jacobs.)

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I have not heard about Chark with dropsies, but it wouldn't be a total shock.  He's a rookie trying to learn the offense, how Keenan wants him to run the routes, coverages, etc. and he hasn't even gone up against Ramsey until maybe yesterday.

Green had a stretch during his rookie year where he looked like he was on a huge trajectory.  He had numerous long punt returns.  Then he had the bad year, then tore his achilles (2016, IIRC).  He missed last year.  I want to know how he is in the aftermath of that achilles tear.  Does he have his speed and burst back?  Has he gotten back in the coaches good graces?  As for that last question, that seems to apply to Mickens too, because the coaches seemed upset with him late last year.

At this point my choice would be Mickens.  Though Greene has caught a lot of passes so far in camp, I know Mickens still has the burst, and I know he can return punts very well, since he had two long punt returns last year-one for a TD.

IIRC doesn't Moncrief have a one year deal-two at the max?  I don't think his contract would be lucrative enough to hold Cole out of anything.

Despite him being a rookie last year and getting off to a slow start, Cole had almost 800 yards receiving.  If the local hacks are right, Cole's spot on the press conference rotation might be reflective of his favor with the organization.  I would also say that Marrone's presss conference from the other day indicated he placed a big priority on availability.  Moncrief has not been available for much of training camp so far.

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