(10-17-2019, 01:11 PM)TrivialPursuit Wrote:

(10-17-2019, 01:09 PM)Bullseye Wrote: So why's it presumed Ngakoue didn't want to tango?

The tram knew he was a professional.  The tram knew he is productive when healthy and has been fairly durable.  The team knows he is in the last year of his deal.

The team has no problems throwing money at free agents from other clubs, having less first hand knowledge of their work ethic, attitude, etc., than they have about Yan.

They tried.. he said no.

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Pretty simple

Simple if you completely omit the details of the negotiation, what is being offered, what is reasonable for him to expect.

But that is some pretty important information you are omitting from the analysis.

If Ngakoue asked for a 20 year deal for $50 million a year guaranteed, with escalators allowing for inflation, etc., then it would make absolute sense for the team to not accept that offer.

Conversely, if the team offered a 1 year, minimum wage deal, he would be right to reject the deal.

Based upon what has been speculated in the media about what the Jaguars offered, why restrict the deal to 3 years given his age, injury history, production, and professionalism?  Was Linder THAT much better than Ngakoue to warrant a five year extension making him the highest paid player at the position in history, while Ngakoue was offered 3?

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(10-17-2019, 01:17 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(10-17-2019, 01:11 PM)TrivialPursuit Wrote: They tried.. he said no.

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Pretty simple

It's not simple if we don't know what he said no to. 

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And we don't.

This.

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