(12-19-2018, 12:09 AM)TJBender Wrote:

(12-18-2018, 11:29 PM)navyjagfan Wrote: You trust this front office to properly evaluate talent?  

If that was the case, we wouldn't have signed Bortles to a contract extension - or drafted him in the first place.  

There was nothing to lose by waiving Greene and bringing Lazard up for some game experience.  You know what you have in Greene, you don't know about Lazard.

Actually, if you've been watching a guy practice every day since July, odds are you know what you have in him. Maybe the team thinks that Greene's versatility is worth more than Lazard's height? I'm not saying Greene is any good, but I'm not going to say Lazard's any good either. All we know is that he's a wide receiver in a tight end's body, and apparently that wasn't enough to get him onto this roster.

But Greene has done almost nothing and he's been released/resigned to the roster a few times already.  He's a free agent that you aren't bringing back next season.  The Jags aren't throwing the ball to Greene anyway.  He's been on the roster for 4 years so you know what you've got with him.  He's a fringe roster player that no other team tried to sign when he was released. 

Lazard probably would not be anything special - but maybe, just maybe, he turns out to be red zone threat or catches a few balls in the middle of the field to move the chains.  Maybe you try him out as a TE and split him out or something.  We probably have the worst TE group in the NFL so it's not like we could get much worse. 

The point is -  Jags aren't going anywhere this season so there is literally nothing to lose.  For those that say the Jags are trying to win - that's great, but what they've been doing hasn't been working so why not try something else. Turn over every rock, look in every nook and cranny to find talent. 

You could say the same thing about Scarborough as well.  With Fournette hurting his foot, you may as well put him on IR and let Scarborough have a chance.  Odds are he's nothing - but it's like trying to win the lottery, you have no chance if you don't buy a ticket.

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