Quote:It could be spin. And I'm not saying its not. I really don't know. But if they didn't want Monroe from the start they would have traded him before, during or after the draft. Not now. Obviously he wasn't working out as they expected on the line in this new scheme. That actually makes sense. The other theories being thrown around here haven't been very logical.

 

Its definitely possible that its legit. I just feel the timing's a little off. Especially because the new rumor is that apparently the team tried to ship Monroe out to Arizona last week.

 

Quote:<p class="">Hearing Jags contacted the Cards last week re Eugene Monroe & Arizona decided to pass on Monroe. Cards could address the LT in free agency.

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<p class="">Source: Mike Juericki.

<p class="">https://twitter.com/mikejurecki/status/3...0614376450

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<p class="">And according to La Canfora the Jags are paying $2.2 mil of Monroe's salary this season, while Baltimore pays $715,000.

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Quote:Jags are picking up the bulk of Eugene Monroe's contract with Ravens; BAL gets Monroe at $715,000, Jags pay $2.2M of his remaining salary...

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<p class="">Source: https://twitter.com/JasonLaCanfora/statu...8393555969

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<p class="">This could definitely provide some legitimacy to the leaks that Monroe was viewed as soft, but, I feel like there's way too much desperation to try and move him this early for something like being "too soft" to play. It just seems like the staff would need more than 3 full, and actual, games (ie: not pre-season) to decide he's too soft to play the position and put this much effort into shipping him. I could be entirely wrong though, I'm, not claiming I have all the answers obviously. We'll probably never know the truth but its an interesting little bit to think about. Either way, all we can do now is hope Caldwell doesn't squander the picks and improve the team.

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