Quote:This whole argument is ridiculous.  The teams are so hampered now by the NFLPA agreement and the very limited practices, the rookie camp is important.  People are always arguing that the players need to be ‘coached up’.  The coaches are getting their first (or one of the first) up close experience with these players.  That's the whole point, there are no veterans there.  Only rookies.

 

Using the proposed logic…and I use that term loosely…we shouldn’t have OTAs either.  The veterans are just running around with the shorts on anyway and we ‘know they are going to make the team anyway’.  So we should just limit all coaching and preparation to the two weeks of training camp.  I mean, we shouldn’t be making these players prepare when it doesn’t matter anyway.

 

Let’s just ignore the fact that the players are going to be running around in full pads…at close to full speed…once training camp begins.  If anything, that’s where you should be worried about an injury.  It was a freak accident.  There was far less contact than there would have been in training camp.  [BAD WORD REMOVED] happens.  Get over it.  I find this whole premise laughable.

Thank you sir for your post. It was a freak accident. Nothing more, nothing less. Like you stated the new CBA has really limited the time coaches can get teams ready in the off-season. The teams that are already established like the Pats or Cowboys (more veteran players) are not at the disadvantage so they may not need their draft picks being as active in rookie camps if even at all. Teams like the Jags on the other hand need this time. We rely heavily of draft picks and young players and this is time for philosophy instillation and to get a look at them in some live action. There may be some sense of pageantry for the fans but again teams like the jags don't have a Peyton or Brady for them to have a sense of adoration towards. This is how we get our hype built. 

 

Yes it sucks but to down play the importance of a rookie camp for a team like the jaguars is foolish at best. With minimal veteran presence, these guys need as many reps as they need. I personally would not change a thing. It's almost the same thing as installing your system at the senior bowl to get guys that you are most likely gonna draft and they tear their ACL..... Sometimes stuff just happens. Teams have to be creative in ways they can get their young players as many reps as possible.

 

Rookie mini camps are fine. This is just typical overreaction on the part of fans.  

 

 

On another note, I am very proud of this franchise giving this guy his contract and not trying to skimp out on the money with language written into it. Shows me that they are pretty set on where this roster is and that they are comfortable with him basically sitting out a year.

 

Go Jags

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