(09-18-2019, 07:41 AM)Rico Wrote: So then this only applies to 'good' players.  You really see no problem with this?  Wow.  

You're going to turn this into baseball or basketball where a small-market team like Jacksonville has zero chance to compete.

Sorry, I guess I'm just being a 'boomer'.  So hurtful.

Somewhere, in a galaxy long ago, the NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle and NYG owner Wellington Mara put their heads together and developed a vision for the league where teams would compete on a level playing field. This has worked marvelously well for 50 years or so.

MLB has allowed the rich teams- NYY, BOS, LAD, etc- to attract the best players and, duh, they win or get close every year. What fun is that to watch for a KC, PIT, TB, CINN fan?

The NBA has allowed some players to dictate where they are going to play and it will only get worse there. Where would you rather play in the winter- South Beach or Minneapolis?

The NFL has enjoyed this popularity for a long time and for a simple reason- a Green Bay or Jacksonville can compete with NY and LA, et al...they shouldn't let this slip away.

(09-18-2019, 07:31 PM)anonymous2112 Wrote:

(09-18-2019, 06:05 PM)JackCity Wrote: Lol, the fact that a team is forced to survey options for him is a pretty good example of how his options can effect a team

Except the team is NOT forced to survey options for him.

I actually heard the argument posited that the Jags are blowing his trade request up to generate more interest for him - so they get picks, and don't have to give him the huge payday he will demand (when his contract expires, that is...)

The front office is a lot smarter than many here think.  We'll probably know next year what the general plan was, and I'm really interested in seeing how this all plays out.  As I said in an earlier thread, this could wind up being a huge long-term break for the Jags.

Some truth to this- I'm not sure  the FO is smarter than we think (maybe a little...nah) but the sentiment that this could become a long-term break is viable. We are now stuck with the Foles contract, adding Ramsey to it ties us down. Throw in Ngakoue and Jack and you are financially hamstrung.

For me, Ramsey-fatigue has set in and, frankly, I hope he leaves and we get 3 guys who want to be here, including a CB who can catch.

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