(12-29-2019, 03:00 PM)JagFan81 Wrote:

(12-29-2019, 02:44 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Ramsey didn't want to stay. I would've kept him out of spite, but the haul was a salve. Telvin is a headcase. Robinson got a nice offer off an ACL tear and chose a different team (Lee had a good season in his absence too). Fowler was a problem off the field and would've cost too much for his production. Who else left that we should've kept? I don't see much there that you're talking about.

But this is it. Ramsey didnt want to be here so lets get rid of him, one of the best young players in his position. Robinson wants to go. Telvin wanted out. Why cant we keep these guys? I dont see Mahomes or Watson pulling that stuff?

We had a young group of talented guys in 2017 and weve slowly let them drop through our fingers. Time and time again I hear people say we have to draft BAP yet that logic doesn't seem to apply to resigning. Having 2 good DE's is much better than 1. 

I want Yan and Allen for a long time. We judge players purely on their first 3 seasons, NFL careers are much longer and I hate this attitude of just getting rid of guys I'd they haven't played lights out. We churn our roster so much. We have no vets, we have no 10 year guy that loves the team and city.

 
But those situations have zero to do with resigning. Ramsey quit. Telvin quit. DFJ was a problem child. An unknown quantity in post-ACL Robinson chose another offer. Yan was given a very good offer by all reports, he chose not to sign it. Outside of the tags no team can make a guy stay who doesn't want to stay. Not one of those was just "gotten rid of", the reasons were specific and as much about the player's desires as the team's.

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