(08-05-2019, 03:31 PM)JackCity Wrote: https://twitter.com/RealMBB/status/1158459168585637889

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(08-05-2019, 12:55 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: exactly  lol.

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Makes the team look awful?  Lol,  the team tried to make him the 4th highest DE in the league.  If he plays on his rookie deal this year it makes his agent look like an idiot when we tag him next year or if he gets hurt.  I think he end up taking the deal before the start of the season

There is no info out regarding how that deal was actually structured , so 4th highest DE number doesn't actually mean anything.

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(08-05-2019, 12:35 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: You guys are some nervous nellies.  Ngakoue is under contract for another year, and after that, we can use the franchise tag.   So that's at least 2 more years if we can't get a deal done.

Ideally we want Yannick here long term, this is a terrible way to achieve that goal

Bingo!

If the negotiations only had impact on Ngakoue, then perhaps I am overly nervous.

But it goes beyond Ngakoue.

If others see the team acting unfairly towards one of its biggest play makers and defensive catalysts, they may be biased against the team when it comes to re-signing themselves.

I have already seen articles referring to grousing over how the FO treated Bortles with a new deal when he didn't deserve it.  I also saw the Hays Carlyon tweet about some players having a negative view of the FO.  

If there is anything to these reports, it doesn't bode well in light of these negotiations.

No, the team should not give away the farm to every player who asks for it.  But if anyone has earned a big payday, it's Yann.

I hope they will soon come to terms on a new deal and put all this negative stuff behind them.

Here is former Jaguars' DL Austin Lane's perspective:

https://twitter.com/BrentASJax/status/11...91267?s=20

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