(04-20-2024, 01:19 PM)cland Wrote:

(04-20-2024, 12:05 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: I wouldn't read anything into it until the guaranteed money, if any, is known.  If there are little to no guarantees as I suspect, it may be just a precautionary move in case they have a Guard or Guards on their targets list but are unsure he/they will be there when they are slated to pick, so let's shore up the position a bit in the event that we come out of the draft with no viable Guard prospects.

A contract with little to no guaranteed money is basically just a camp invitation acceptance.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/jacksonville...ley-14931/

His last contract had 2.3M guaranteed.  If the new deal is similar, that's a good amount of money for a camp invitation.

NYC4jags Wrote:exactly

While I'd prefer they seek a different camp body with more upside, this guy knows the offense and could potentially be useful to any youth added to the IOL as they learn the system.

I somewhat agree with the "knows the offense" point, but I would think that there would be a much better backup/borderline starter available post-draft, as you said.  The ZBS isn't exactly an unknown system, and there are already vets in the offense that can teach it.  Not trying to nit-pick a minimal ~2.3M (if that's what it is,) but I just don't like that they keep going back to familiar faces when the current system has not worked.

Reading anything into a vet backup familiar with the system signed to a camp body deal is absolutely "nit-picking"

Let's see what the depth chart looks like in September before unnecessarily making something out of nothing. 

They just signed a Center and a LG who are worlds better than Shatley and they've interviewed, worked out, or gone to pro days of a half dozen guys that could be the heir apparent to the aging player at RG.

I'm not worried about Shatley and I doubt he sees the field after preseason, if he's even on the roster at that point.

Regarding doubling down on the "system" I'd love to see Doug alter his run scheme - and based on his comments it sounds like he'll be removing some of the unnecessary bells and whistles he has baked into his version of ZBS.  
I welcome that change and hope they can fix last year's short yardage issues that way.  Adding Shatley doesn't tell us a damn thing about that though.

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