(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.

I disagree on many levels.  First, those sixth rounders are next year.  We play games this year.  Second, assuming we can find an average safety in the sixth round is wishful thinking.  Our sixth round wide receiver this year didn't even make our 53 man roster.  Third, it's false that Wilson can't play on special teams.  He has more career snaps on special teams than Wingard.  He almost has twice as many.  He just played little there last year because he was the starting free safety.  Fourth, I see Wilson as only being one injury away from playing.  Jenkins and Cisco are our starters.  If there's an injury to Jenkins, Jarrod Wilson is clearly the most reliable option at free safety.  He has 28 starts over the last two years.  I'd keep Thomas for development, but he has little experience and is unproven at this point.  If you want a special teamer and emergency backup, fine, keep Ford.  Our special teams will be fine without Wingard and he is horrible at playing defense.   It probably doesn't mater too much though.  I think there's a very good chance Wingard is no longer on the roster two days from now.

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