(10-07-2018, 08:07 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

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

With the rising cap and the cuttable players between now and then, I don't think it'd be too much of an issue. Ramsey will likely be the highest paid CB in the game when that time comes, but Smith is already locked in, and Jack isn't going to make more than him. Yannick will probably make about what Campbell is making now (between 14-17 mil), future performance still pending.

And you'll have guys like Parnell, ASJ, Church, Hayden, Lee, Dareus with big contracts they can get out of. And possibly Campbell depending how he ages, and of course Fournette.

Maybe that's a sign they don't believe in him, but they haven't made a very big effort to replace him if they didn't. Had a chance to draft someone two years ago, opted for the back even when they saw the mistake Dallas made with Zeke over Ramsey the year before that benefitted them. Could have tried to make a big play for a QB in the draft this year like KC did with Mahomes, but looks like they weren't interested. Passed on Cousins, and there won't be another good QB in free agency for the foreseeable future.

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