(10-07-2018, 07:56 PM)TheSchmidt Wrote:

(10-07-2018, 07:36 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Two problems here. You're ignoring the guaranteed money difference again and the out clause for the Jags after 2019 with Bortles.  

Would Cousins minus three other players have been better in 2018?  Maybe. 2020?  Hell no. 

If you are ONLY looking at this year, you can make an argument, but you've got to be OK with the likelihood of majorly depleted defensive talent in 2019 and 2020.

I'm just worried about the cap hit because they obviously have all the faith in the world in him, so they aren't cutting him. Many chances to draft a potential replacement or sign one and they won't do it. He is playing this contract out.

It's okay to lose some defensive talent if you actually have an offense who can go down the field and score. As long as you keep the core, Ramsey, Yannick, Smith, Jack, a good QB can cover up other deficiency's. And I don't see why Cousins won't be that in 2020.

Doubt you keep all those guys and pay Cousins 31 million in 2020.  You'd probably have to choose between Ramsey and Ngakoue. 

And I see no reason why the Jags don't draft a QB in 2019 if Bortles continues to turn the ball over like he did today.

Your assumption of the team's long term confidence in him does not resonate with me.  Why would they give themselves an out clause in his mid-tier contract if they believed in him to that degree?

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(10-07-2018, 07:31 PM)Upper Wrote:

(10-07-2018, 07:25 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: The truth??  It's simple freakin math. You keep trying to twist this [BLEEP].  Blake's contract is $57.5 million dollars less in guaranteed money.  You can't keep sweeping that under the rug. He also has an out after 2019 that will let them start a young QB in 2020 on a cheap rookie deal. 

In comparison - Cousins' salary in 2020 is 31 million - in a year when Ramsey and Ngakoue are due.  

You can try to spin this crap all night, but it's stupid. And I didn't even hate the idea of Cousins in teal, I just understand why they didn't do it.

I do not care about guaranteed money when we're talking three year deals. I don't get why you can't understand that. We're not cutting Bortles and leaving 16.5 mil in dead cap, so year 2 might as well be guaranteed even if it is not "guaranteed".

You should care. It's a ton of money that would dismantle a great defense in year three and hurt it in year two.

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