Quote:I'm gonna go off topic, but that ship appears to have sailed anyway so I don't feel too bad.


My biggest thought on the Fowler injury is that it puts a bit more of a spotlight on Andre Branch. He's coming up on contract time soon, and he's shown a flash here and there. His play time likely went up when Fowler went down, although I'm sure the original plan was for them to be on the field together quite often. If he stays healthy and finally figures the game out, look out for the Jags D in 2016. I feel like I've been saying "Look out for the Jags .... In 20.." for a while now, but hopefully I hit for once this decade.


Ok, back to whatever the hell you guys are talking about.

The injury benefits Andre Branch but probably not the 2016 Jags defense. Branch is entering a contract year and if he plays well he's probably moving on to a team willing to pay the most for his services. With Ryan Davis also entering a contract year (who IMO is more valuable to the team), expected improvement from Chris Smith, and the return of Fowler the chances of Branch returning in '16 are pretty slim.

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