(03-12-2019, 03:43 PM)sfljaguarsfan Wrote:

(03-12-2019, 12:10 PM)Mikey Wrote: Because we do so at the expense of the future of the franchise? There's two sides to that coin, of course. If we had drafted better talent in years prior, we wouldn't have to continually break the bank on day one of FA. If we drafted better talent, we could afford to trade players and recoup value. If we had deeper roster depth, we could allow players to play out the duration of their contracts, and get comp picks when they depart in FA.

I'm glad they did something, but did the FO paint us into a corner with that contract? We've already had to jettison some guys to make room for this deal - which guys in the future will be sent packing because they are no longer affordable?

I mean, that's literally exactly what's happening with the exiting FAs they're being replaced by guys we drafted. Hell Malik was already becoming a rotational player with Taven Bryan starting by the end of last year, no?

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(03-12-2019, 02:33 PM)SeldomRite Wrote: My problem with the Foles signing is tying up franchise QB money in the latest Matt Flynn.

People wanted to get rid of Bortles for the next Patrick Mahomes, not a slightly less limited version of Bortles that can't run. If this move means the Jaguars pass on yet another franchise QB then it was a horrible move. The team needs to find management that can identify franchise quarterbacks in the draft.

I'm pretty sure all 32 teams have been looking for a Patrick Mahomes since the league started lol

And this team took their turn passing on him.

Mahomes is an extreme example, but point is there are franchise QBs in drafts even when they're not widely regarded as such before the draft. The problem is you have to have management that can do more than just make picks based on need and actually figure out which players will become stars instead of just contributors. I've seen way to much need picking on the first round from this team, and if any QB available to them when they pick in the first round goes on to be a franchise guy then it's an indictment on this front office if they pass on them.

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