(03-18-2021, 06:05 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote: I can't believe all of the excuse making on this board.  The Jaguars have sucked before in their history and they had no problems signing free agents in the off season.  Players overwhelmingly follow the money.  It's true that occasionally a player might take less to go to a certain place, but that's the exception.  When it happens, you move to the next best player.  You don't make signing a kick returner, a special teams gunner and a 30+ year old failed running back your priorities.

Yes, agree that they follow the money in the majority of instances.  However, if the money is similar (meaning you aren't outbidding everyone and overpaying), then the tie usually doesn't land in the Jacksonville favor today.  Hopefully, that will change with wins. Baalke (and Meyer) just before free agency stated they were signing players to a certain value, and would favor players where there was a connection.  I do believe that they went after certain higher 'splash' players, but were outbid to the values placed upon them.  Within the first day of free agency, they were able to acquire 12 new players.  I would have to check, but I don't believe these 12 players were all failed running backs and special teamers.

It would have been nice to see a couple more 'splash' players, but their free agency production was not horrible. Nice thing with the remaining cap is we still have other plan B free agents that can be signed, camp cuts to come, 1st priority in the waiver wire on other releases, room to sign desired extensions (ie. Chark), and room to sign a draft class without cuts.

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