(08-31-2021, 07:16 PM)Firesky Wrote:

(08-31-2021, 06:43 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote: I would have kept Wilson.  I heard someone refer to him as "average".  With your bottom roster spot, you take average.  We kept Wingard instead who is far below average.

Obviously it is a balance, but I'm less big on special teams as some.  With the rules these days, most kickoffs go into the end zone anyway.  I've just seen so many times that we keep a player for "special teams" and our special teams look no better than if we had just plugged some other guy into it.  We then have an injury and that special teamer is forced to play offense/defense and the other team completely exploits him.  See Wingard.

My wording was "average at best" earlier in this thread. You can find an average backup safety with any of the million 6th rounders we've acquired.  the other backup safety's like Wingard & Ford are both ST's aces. Jenkins, Cisco, Daniel Thomas are all superior at playing safety. Given that Wilson can't contribute on ST's and it would take 2-3 injuries to actually get him meaningful snaps on Defense (if you have that many injuries, you're not competing if your 4th safety is forced into meaningful action) that alone is a reason not to keep him, his higher cap hit is another reason to not keep him, his negative attitude and contribution to the dismal culture of the Jaguars is just the icing on the cake.