(06-04-2021, 08:12 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(06-04-2021, 05:26 AM)mal234 Wrote: ...

His trainer and the other radio host talked also discussed options on what the Jags could do if Gardner continues to be disgruntled. They mentioned possibly trading him and talked about how many QB's the Jags might carry on the team. They could trade Gardner and roll with Trevor, CJ and Luton. Or even keep Gardner and have Trevor, Gardner and CJ. If they kept Gardner I think he would continue to be unhappy on this team, but the Jags have a pattern of trying to keep unhappy players who don't want to be on the team on the roster. So par for the course.

Is this your opinion, or the radio host/trainer?

Because that is so very far off base. I'd love to see the list of unhappy players we've kept on the roster. Every time someone has voiced their discontent publicly, yes the team has tried to mend fences, but if the player stuck to their demand, that player was gone.

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(06-04-2021, 06:52 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: Minshew's curse is that he got a taste of stardom. Remember his aspirations of becoming a coach after his WSU days? But the brief adulation he received here has altered his trajectory.

I wanted the guy to succeed as much as everyone else, but he simply doesn't have the talent.  Of course it didn't help that he was in a downward spiraling organization at the time and surrounded by talent who were incapable of propping him up, which in turn imparted some bad habits into his game (he's gone a little rabbit). He got a bad break, but the simple truth of the matter is that was his best shot and the cards just didn't go his way.

I kind of wonder if he does win the backup job, do we offer an extension? Something tells me that would make a lot of this go away. I don't see him as a long-term starter anywhere, and unfortunately he may just have to learn the same the hard way.

They held onto people like Yan longer than they should have and acted like there was a chance of working things out. Even though it was very clear he didn't want to be on the team and was posting that discontent publicly for a bit before they did anything. Who knows how long Gardner has felt this way, especially considering the organization has treated him over the last couple of years. (Benching him when they shouldn't have, especially when they tried to use the what gives us the best chance to win argument as one of the excuses for doing it. Which was not true.) Now granted there is a new regime in place now, but they still fall underneath the Jags organization.

Also, I don't think trying to give him an extension is going to work. Not at this point. He's young and he's not going to give more of his future/potential to start away to the Jags. I do think he wants make more money, but I believe he wants a chance to do that with another team, where he can bet on himself more. If he was like Ryan Fitzpatrick's age and/or has already been on multiple teams he might would consider it. Or maybe if he had a family to feed or something along those lines. But not now, in his current situation.

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