(10-15-2019, 10:58 PM)navyjagfan Wrote: It's not just the picks.  It's also the cap savings you get in 2020/2021 by not having to pay Ramsey.  Money you can then use to sign other free agents.  So in reality you get two 1st rounders, a 4th rounder, and some free agents.  That more than makes up for the loss of Ramsey, especially since he already quit on the team.

Absolutely true.

(10-16-2019, 06:03 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: If we had somehow managed to keep Ramsey, we would have had to have given him a huge contract; a contract big enough to land a top quality free agent or two.  

So in trading him to the Rams, not only do we get the two first rounders and the fourth rounder, we are now able to use the money we would have used to sign Ramsey, and instead sign one or two top quality free agents.  

So in effect, from this trade we get the draft picks PLUS a couple of players.  Think of it that way.

IMO, it's a home run for the Jags as someone mentioned. This positions the team to be solid for the next several years.

The alternative was either sitting on JR20 until his value dropped to a tenth of what it is or paying him $100 million and hamstringing the franchise for years. This outcome could not have been better (well...if the Rams finish 7-9 or so, even better.)

The Patriots let a very solid DE in Trey Flowers walk into FA after his 4 year rookie contract and go to Detroit after last season. Good player, good citizen but they just did not want to pay him. That's one way they stay solid, they preserve their assets.

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