This is actually one of the better threads posted on here in quite some time.

The problem with the salary cap was caused this last year when we went for broke trying to get to the Super Bowl. Signing Moncrief, D.J. Hayden, and Norwell in FA, and extending Bortles and Lee. Moncrief was a bust, D.J. Hayden was hurt and missed many games, Norwell was hurt all season and ineffective, Lee was never very good and should have been let go, but he's too expensive to cut next year, and Bortles should have just had his 5th year option exercised instead of extending him for 3 years.

But that's in the past and the only way to fix that salary cap mismanagement is by cutting expensive players.

Parnell is 33 years old and can no longer last an entire season. The Jags selected Will Richardson to be Parnell's replacement last year - may as well save the $6M in salary cap space and see if Will Richardson can fill the void.

Malik Jackson is definitely going to be cut. The Jags selected Bryan to be his replacement and he's better as a 3 technique playing inside anyway.

The Jags keep Campbell one more year, then turn the reigns over to Smoot on the outside. Smoot played better this year and he was decent against the run even if he didn't generate a lot of pass rush.

Gipson is a tough call. He's in the top 10 highest paid safeties in the league. I would think the Jags keep him at least another year to provide some stability with Harrison as the starting strong safety, but they draft a replacement in the mid-rounds (3rd or 4th).

Hyde will be gone. You don't pay $5M for an average backup RB, especially not with the money you're paying LF.

ASJ will be back out of necessity. There are no other decent TE's on the roster.

QB is the big question. Bortles is gone. I think the team goes the cheap route in FA, signing the cheapest of Flacco, Bridgewater, Taylor, or Fitzpatrick. Whoever they can get to come in for $10-15M for 1-2 seasons.

I hope they don't reach for Haskins. The Jags are not one QB away; they have multiple holes to fill and only the draft as a resource for filling them cheaply. The price has to be paid for the excessive spending in expensive free agency. Grier might be a possibility if he lasts until round 2. Lock is another Gabbert.

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