(03-19-2024, 10:19 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(03-19-2024, 08:07 AM)Mikey Wrote: That deal likely means you can't afford Trevor or Josh, or you have to start gutting the rest of the roster. You still make that deal?

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Maybe Devin has a faster, cheaper twin brother.

The Eagles traded for AJ Brown, signed him to a big contract and then the very next summer signed Hurts to a big contract.

Trents biggest issue is that he can't draft which means they don't get the luxury of having really good players on rookie deals. I would have done that trade for Aiyuk because I think he's exactly what Trevor needs and he's only 25. Ridley will be 30 but Aiyuk would be someone Trevor can continue to grow with (Allen/Diggs Hurts/AJB Burrow/Chase)

is it?

or was it?

The reason we're having this discussion is because we have a number of guys worthy of second deals. There's a good chance we can land a good receiver prospect in this draft. Sadly, he won't be 25. Even worse, he won't take up an abundance of our (unavailable) cap room. If this draft were crap for WR, I'd be all for the big swing. Lamb went at 17 in his draft. Jefferson at 22. Deebo went at 36, Aiyuk at 25. Higgins at 33.

Those are some of the top young receivers today, and they all prove you don't have to pick in the top 5 to get a franchise guy, nor do you need to spend 100 million trying to acquire one.

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(03-19-2024, 11:02 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(03-19-2024, 10:25 AM)JagsFanSince95 Wrote: Problem is you can't keep everybody. Allen would probably have to walk, or you don't re-sign Walker. Can't have 7-8 guys making 25+ mil/yr then sign a QB to a 50 mil/yr deal. The rest of the team will be draft picks and UDFAs.

You need to be savvy. 

The Eagles currently have Reddick at 21 million, Lane Johnson at 16, Hurts 14, AJB at 13 and Slay at 11. Those are their 5 biggest cap hits for 2024 per Spotrac.

The Chiefs have Mahomes at 37, Thuney at 27 (probably restructure), Taylor at 25, Sneed at 19 (the tag), Kelce at 15. However, they are drafting very well with Creed, Karlaftis, McDuffie, Rice, and Trey Smith playing on rookie contracts.

Keep your stars and draft well. Something the Jags have historically never done.

Where's CJones in the chefs' mix? He may be cheap THIS season, but those 30 and 40 million hits in the next few years are gonna start whittling away at those middling cap hits. Which is exactly the point - sure you can sign Aiyuk today and make this year dirt cheap, but in a year or two that cap room is necessary for much more important moves. How much better would it be to have a comparable WR around 7M per than the same caliber eating up 25-30?

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