(09-18-2019, 10:45 AM)TJBender Wrote:

(09-18-2019, 10:16 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote: When did Jalen Ramsey have a say in the matter?

I've read conflicting information on whether or not he can refuse a trade contractually. Even if he can't contractually, he can still tell a team that he will not report, in which case they'll have given up a lot in exchange for a perpetual headache.

I still think the right answer is to keep him, play him and readdress the issue with him in the offseason after the coaching/GM/whatever change is made. Unless Marrone pulls off a miracle, his ouster is a foregone conclusion. Make Ramsey stick around the rest of the year, see how he feels about the new power structure, see if there's any interest on either side in a new contract, and then trade him if not. It's not like his trade value will tank between now and February, and in February we would know exactly where the first round pick we get for him in 2020 will be. Trading him now is going to be minimizing his value because it's well-known how much he wants out, and that's going to prompt teams to lowball, and because Caldwell is an idiot he'll take it.

If we trade Ramsey during the season, Marrone and Caldwell are both gone. Caldwell for striking out in the first round yet again, Marrone for being unable to handle Ramsey and losing the locker room in some part because of it. I still think Coughlin survives. Who knows if he said unprompted in his interview that he'd keep Caldwell and Marrone, or if he was told that one of the conditions of the job was that he keep Caldwell and that the team really couldn't afford to hire Josh McDaniels? Marrone and Caldwell are toast, Coughlin gets a chance to hire his own coach and (maybe, if he wants one) GM. Ramsey's future is tied to what he thinks of the new power structure, what they think of him, and how willing he is to remain long-term. Bringing a player like Ramsey back into the fold would do wonders for this team.