(11-30-2018, 03:10 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote:

(11-30-2018, 02:19 PM)Upper Wrote: http://www.optimumscouting.com/news/jack...ke-bortles

Justis wrote about a Bortles specific post June 1 cut just last month.

Nice additional info and scenarios.  I don't see us trading away a 3rd to someone for them to assume his $6.5 million contract though.  The offsets in his deal make that unnecessary.  Also, I don't think anyone was expecting us to be overly aggressive in free agency this coming offseason either.  So the "extend some of your own guys" option seems like the most feasible.  I think we'll probably see extensions for both Jack and Ngakoue this offseason and they may consider going ahead and doing Ramsey as well.  Looking more and more likely we're drafting a QB high and expecting him to start right away.  That's going to require a pretty high 1st rounder.  I know we need better QB play, but I also don't like going into the draft without a back up plan and that looks like what we'll be doing.

I wouldn't be surprised if some of these recent moves (Bortles benching, Hackett firing, Wash being retained, certain guys going on IR, etc..) were made partially or in whole to help us lose more games the rest of the way this year.  Of course the players on the field aren't participating in tanking, but a smart front office would have a quicker trigger on IR designations and might put pressure on the coach to bench a QB who has carved out a significant piece of the blame pie for himself for the "savior" backup who is at best no better than the starter and who is probably a lot worse all under the guise of evaluating the position.

Regarding the first part of your comment in bold, drafting a QB high and expecting him to start and be successful is a HUGE gamble.  Sure it's happened lately, but that's really not the norm.  I just don't see this team making such a gamble.  What if you end up with a Vince Young or a Blaine Gabbert?  That's more likely the result.

Regarding the second part of your comment in bold.  Trying to "help" the team lose games goes against everything that an NFL team is about.  The changes that were made were done so in order for the team to try to win A game or two, not tank the season.  If you think that the front office and/or coaches are trying to get a higher draft pick from the recent changes you need to get your head out of social media and look at reality.

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