(02-20-2022, 09:35 AM)RicoTx Wrote:

(02-20-2022, 01:05 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: This year is going to have a big influence on our ability to attract free agents going forward. If the new staff is effective and Lawrence begins to consistently display his potential, taxes and beaches will be the bonus and not the selling points.

This sentiment that 'nobody wants to play for Jacksonville' is ridiculous.  If we outbid another team, high-priced free agents will play here.

But, for like the six thousandth time, we are not competing with the other crappy teams that have a lot of cap space this year. The salary cap went up an enormous amount because the year before was flat after the covid season. We are now competing with basically every team except maybe the Saints and Packers (but even they can create a lot of cap if they really want to).

It's no longer do I want to go to this sucky team that has bad weather and high taxes vs Jacksonville's sucky team that has beaches and no state tax. They simply aren't going to choose us over any number of contenders that can also be the high bidder and isn't being led by the most hated man in the league and hasn't had two regimes in a row saying we are toxic by the NFLPA.

Whatever, it's not worth rehashing every time someone ignores these facts. We'll see if I'm right in less than a month. I think everyone is going to be sorely disappointed.

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