(03-06-2024, 03:16 PM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote:

(03-06-2024, 12:03 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: How to solve a problem like Ridley?

He must be one of the most divisive players we've had. Not in a negative way but is he worth the pick/money. I think we all thought he was a good addition when we traded for him and would be another weapon in the WR room.

I understand what you are stating, however, I don't think it should be viewed as divisive.  The fact that Ridley was acquired and performed to the level that he can now command a $20/year million salary shows that it was indeed a good trade.  As such, when you have good players, tough decisions need to be made.   We've always had easy decisions of letting players leave because our drafts were pretty much horrendous from 2007 through 2018ish. 

I think the Jags would be looking at this totally differently if we didn't give up 150+ yards to Derrick Henry and lose to the Titans in the final week.  It could have been the Jags once again winning in the 1st rounds of the playoffs against the Browns and advancing to the divisional round vs the Ravens.    That said, other position weaknesses on the Jags was totally exposed so now they're left to question how to better spend their $$$ as there are glaring needs on both sides of the line and in the secondary.

I actually think your right and that's what the FO's thinking was. They would have kept Ridley but they will have to pay Josh and make some moves in FA to strengthen the roster in other areas and Ridley became a luxury they probably would have kept but couldn't afford. Plus with Kirk, Zay, Engram, Washington and maybe another WR added they thought they could get similar production without him. 

Like you say it's what makes being a GM such a tough job. Getting those big calls right more than wrong and making the whole roster as strong as possible.

They let 3 starters go in Rayshawn, Williams and Fatukasi and would probably have had to let Scherff and Cam go to keep Ridley so your just making more holes to fill.

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