(03-05-2021, 08:02 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(03-05-2021, 01:26 PM)D6 Wrote: As much as it would benefit Norwell to be released ASAP ( if he's indeed going to be released ), the Jaguars would be hurting their contract leverage with FA Guards if Norwell is released before his replacement is secured.

I disagree on this point.

If there ends up a glut on IOL on the market as many predict (and what seems to be happening), I'm not sure that will have any real negative impact on any contract leverage.

Every year there are cap casualties.  Every year, the teams that cut players due to the cap ends up signing players to replace them.

If there are a bunch of offensive linemen on the market, they will want to work and get paid.  If a team is offering a reasonable contract, the player will sign.

If they wait, they will be without a chair when the music stops, because when other players sign and roster spots and the money under the cap disappears, they will be with fewer viable options.

All of this said, I still say we should keep Norwell.

Good points.

Even with what you mentioned is factored in,  an agent can use a glaring need against the Jaguars. If his client is clearly the G that the Jaguars preference to replace Andrew Norwell is, he can try to up the ante substantially... knowing that the Jaguars have the salary cap space to afford his client.  If a team that's further along the road to Super Bowl contention has a firm lower offer on the table, the agent can use that as leverage more easily than if Andrew Norwell was still on the roster.

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