I was listening to 1010XL on the radio this morning and they had an ESPN Writer Matt Williamson on as a guest. Williamson is a former scout for the Browns. Anyway, they were talking about potential Free Agents for the Jags among the WR and TE class and the two names that came as good fits for the Jags were

 

Michael Crabtree - WR - 49ers -  6'1" 214 lbs - 28 Yrs old (in 2015 season)

 

and

 

Charles Clay - TE - Dolphins

 

Williamson suggested that the Jags would most likely have to overpay to get free agents much like the Raiders, but that Crabtree working over the middle of the field out of the slot would work well with the rest of the Jags young talent on the outside.

 

Here is what Michael Crabtree has done the past four seasons:

 

2014 - 68 Rec - 698 Yds - 4 TDs

2013 - 19 Rec - 284 Yds - 1 TD

2012 - 85 Rec - 1105 Yds - 9 TDs

2011 - 72 Rec - 874 Yds - 4 TDs

 

This resume will not command BIG MONEY but compare what Michael Crabtree has done to what Eddie Royal of the Chargers

 

Eddie Royal

 

2014 - 62 Rec - 778 Yds - 7 TDs

2013 - 47 Rec - 631 Yds - 8 TDs

2012- 23 Rec - 234 Yds - 1 TD

2011 - 19 Rec - 155 Yds - 1 TD

 

Both are slot WRs. Both should command around 4.5 Mil/Yr

 

Comparing the two - I like Michael Crabtree

 

Williamson talked about Jordan Cameron and Charles Clay. He felt that Clay would become Bortles favorite target because of what he does. Williamson worried about the concussion history of Jordan Cameron but if that was fine then Cameron would be a Big Talent for the Jags to sign. He thought that Julius Thomas of the Broncos would not be the same player without Peyton Manning.

 

In the end, I got the impression that Charles Clay - TE - Dolphins might be the better signee over Cameron in Free Agency.

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