(02-07-2024, 01:42 PM)Newton Wrote: I still think the numbers may dictate yiu let Ridley walk. Kirk is a great player. The offense went downhill more with him out.

I agree that the offense changed without Kirk, however, that should have been expected. It was year two in this offense with Lawrence. He was a lot more ahead of the curve and he did benefit from Ridley being out there.

I think that cannot be devalued nor overlooked. Ridley getting over 1,000 yards and 8 TD's, fresh off the couch, being out of football shape for two years, new city, new system, new teammates, etc. 

That's impressive in and of itself. You're hedging your bet and focus on the following by bringing him back:

A. He continues to improve upon what he's already done in this offense. 
B. He continues to provide more opportunities for guys like Kirk going into his year three within the same offense. 
C. He provides a sense of security. 

I cannot overstate this enough, but, going into this off season, with the amount of holes we have on the offensive line and defensive line, in addition to this being regarded as one of the better draft classes that's deep along the trenches. Why risk backfilling yet another WR position? And starting over?

Just seems overbearing and redundant. We'll be just like the 2022 team again, barely making it into the post season. It'll be the common irony. "Welp, Jags finally got the line fixed on offense and Lawrence has more time, but, new guy out there can't run a clean route, can't catch cold, etc.".

Minimizing redundancy and minimizing the amount of holes to backfill is vital to this team's success over the next two to three years.

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