(01-24-2024, 12:52 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(01-24-2024, 12:33 PM)AnOldBrownie Wrote: Come on n,w.

Tee Higgins is 5 years younger, 3 inches taller...and would provide Trevor or any QB with a much bigger target that can outfight defensive backs for a ball.  HWhat makes you think teams aren't going to be willing to pay Tee over 20 million?  He had no starting QB this season and he had a ham injury.

Ridley is going to get 20 million per from someone.   I'd bet you he will.

That is, unless we franchise him...which is projected to be 21 million for the year.

Tee Higgins is definitely getting more than 20 million per.   Size, hands, speed, youth.


I believe we have to franchise Ridley for a year, release Zay, release Tim Jones, hate to do it...but release Agnew...and draft Ridley's future replacement with the 17th pick.  The Steelers got George Pickens with a second round pick.  That is the type of player the Jags need.  Not another Kirk/Ridley route runner.

A few points here:

1. This must be the 5th post I've seen in two days saying "release Agnew" 
He's a free agent. We are not releasing him. We are just unlikely to offer him another deal. 
Forgive my nit picking. 

2. Tim Jones is a bench guy who has always been one step away from the practice squad. 
Guys like him have their fate determined in August leading up to cuts and have no real bearing on roster management until then. However - he is ALSO a free agent. So no need to release him either. 

3. There are only going to be like 4 top caliber free agent receivers on the market this year, so they will all get overpaid based on the most basic supply and demand dynamics. Higgins will cost more tan Ridley - and we have a draft pick invested in Ridley. So - those things work against the acquisition. I still would not be opposed though.

I'm completely not worried about the Receivers room. They can take a guy in the first three rounds to fill it out if needed based on what they do with Ridley and Zay. I do NOT believe this team needs to put more free agent money in the skill positions, that money should go to big strong mean men to play in the dirt. Let's roll with the same group we had this year but include a draft pick more physically gifted than Parker Washington. Washington showed already that he could be the 3 but likely the 4 or 5 and return man. If we go into Week 1 with Ridley, Kirk, draftee, Washington, Cooks, 3rd day/UDFA/PS guy I'm fine with it. Those guys will do the job if we fix the run game and pass pro. If the draftee is one of Franklin/Thomas/Coleman/Legette then we'll be set.

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