(02-20-2019, 05:55 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(02-20-2019, 05:52 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: So we're in the cold football-less off season but just interested in seeing how people think we can improve. How much they actually watched us

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26020...gency-cuts

The one quite damming part, and you only really think about it when it's laid out like this is just how much effort we have put in to finding a run game.

3. Don't do anything drastic at running back. During Dave Caldwell's run as Jags general manager, he has repeatedly attempted to solve his running back conundrum by throwing more and more resources at the position with no viable results. He started by signing Vikings backup Toby Gerhart to a three-year, $10.5 million deal. Gerhart lasted one year as a starter and was out of football by Year 3. The Jags replaced Gerhart by using the 36th pick in the 2015 draft on T.J. Yeldon, who got one year as the primary starter. During the 2016 offseason, they gave Jets bruiser Chris Ivory a five-year, $32 million deal and had him split time with Yeldon. After Ivory missed five games and fumbled five times on 137 touches, they used the fourth overall pick in the 2017 draft on Fournette. After two years, the Fournette move isn't looking great. The former LSU star has averaged 3.7 yards per carry and missed chunks of time in each of his first two seasons. The team is reportedly attempting to void the remaining $7.1 million in guaranteed salary on Fournette's deal after he was suspended for fighting Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson in the middle of a truly inconsequential game in November. Jacksonville presumably could cut Fournette and save that $7.1 million if Fournette's appeal does not succeed. The Jags might be tempted to throw more money or high draft picks at running back to try to find a solution. They need to stop. They are better off hitting 2019 with Fournette and re-signing Grant, who was valuable both as a special-teamer and a receiving back when healthy. If the Jags want to use a midround pick on a back or sign a veteran for less than $2 million in free agency, that's fine. Devoting any serious resources to the position would invoke that famous cliché about the definition of insanity.

That was a depressing read.

How can the RB position be so hard for a team to fill?

It really is depressing. But it all boils down to not having a viable QB and O-line issues. If nobody is worried about your QB, your run game is going to be hurt. We haven't hit on a QB since.......well since Brunell.... sad. We have some decent backs, we just need a good QB and sure up the line, and our run game will be better. Staying healthy is a must!

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