Quote:It really is a tough call. Scobee is still one of the best in the league with one of the strongest legs in the league. That said, Myers leg is even stronger and he's much younger and cheaper. The only question with Myers is can he remain gold in clutch situations, but we have no reason to think he can't. I doubt they'll be able to manufacture an injury in order to IR Myers, so I'd do whatever I could to trade Scobee while taking my chances with Myers. I say this fully knowing that Josh is a top ten player on this roster.

Quote:yeah sad to think that Scobee might not be the Jaguars kicker but he is 33 compared to 24 year old Jason Myers.

1. 33 is not old for a kicker. Scobee's not a running back.

 

2. The Jaguars are not hurting for cash or cap space. "He's cheaper," is not a valid reason to replace a reliable veteran with a guy who, despite having a booming leg, hit 24-of-38 in college and wasn't able to make an AFL squad last year. This isn't 2001.

 

3. Did I mention that Myers hit 24-of-38 in college and couldn't win an AFL job last year?

 

If Myers wins the job, he wins the job. If he doesn't win it but the team thinks highly enough of him to keep him around, I'm sure that Caldwell will find some way to give him a paper cut on September 3rd, have him soak it in week-old bath water on September 4th, then put him on IR with an infected finger on September 5th.

 

I don't understand why people here are so quick to call for the release of guys like Scobee, Poz, Clemons, even Henne. Again, this isn't 2001. The Jags don't have to award starting jobs based on salary cap hit anymore. If Myers is better, he's better, but the fascination with keeping him seems to center around the fact that he's younger than Scobee with a bigger leg.

 

Do you know how many kickers out there are younger than Scobee and have a stronger leg? Do you know how few of them will ever amount to anything at the NFL level?

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