(02-05-2024, 09:12 AM)imtheblkranger Wrote:

(02-01-2024, 08:42 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: If you're Ridley, what would it take as an offer from the Jags to make you sign being less than 6 weeks away from free agency?  For me, I'd have to feel pretty confident it was top of market type money to forgo free agency.  So, to avoid him going to free agency it would likely need to be top of market money and a bump from 3rd to 2nd.

Alternatively, from the Jags FO perspective, they know him best because they just had him for a year.  They know his work ethic, they know if/when he ran a wrong route, etc.  Other GMs aren't dealing with all of the info.  They're working with what he put on tape this past year and are aware of the circumstances that had him out of the NFL for 2 years.  How strong is the market really going to be for him? Would he actually get top tier type money?  I guess we'll find out.  

If I'm the FO here and I like what I saw from him off the field, work ethic etc, I tell him we'll make a strong offer come free agency and tell him we really want him here, but won't be tagging him due to Josh Allen.  If he gets a compelling offer elsewhere and takes it, I target a guy like Gabe Davis in free agency assuming he's available and look to the draft as well.  Nothing Ridley did this year compels me to give up the 2.

Good god please no.

(02-05-2024, 10:11 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(02-05-2024, 09:12 AM)imtheblkranger Wrote: Good god please no.

Gabe Davis?! The guy who either has 100 yards or zero? HARD pass.

Why not?  He shouldn't get anywhere near the contract numbers of Tee or Ridley.  He'll also only be 25 this upcoming season and is of decent size by contrast to the smaller stature of Kirk and Ridley.  Still time for improvement from him on catch rate.  I'm not saying swapping out Ridley for him alone solves anything, but sign him plus add another guy in free agency or draft and I'm probably ok with that if it doesn't work out with Ridley because we've decided to prioritize dollars elsewhere in free agency.  If they decide to part ways with Zay, we'll probably need to do more than that at the position in free agency or the draft, though I like how Parker was developing in Kirk's absence.  Regardless, fixing the OL will prove to have a more significant impact in my mind anyway.

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