(09-17-2019, 05:02 PM)dennisp3 Wrote:

(09-17-2019, 04:21 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: If the Jaguars are smart, they don't trade him away unless it's a REALLY good deal.  The problem is that a team trading for him is going to have to give up high draft picks (relatively) as well as pay him what he wants.  I would be surprised if a team is willing to that (though I shouldn't really be).

From the press conference it appeared to me that he was making a half [BLEEP] attempt to calm the situation a bit and supposedly "not be a distraction".  Like it or not it is a distraction.  Just from his body language and the responses that he gave it appears (to me) that he isn't happy with the organization as a whole.  It could be coaching and/or it could be the way that players are/are not getting paid.  I tend to think that it's partly both.  It's about the money and it's about winning.

I would keep him, play him and keep him on a tight leash.  Any more drama then just bench his [BLEEP].  This isn't the NBA.  Whether he likes it or not the team owns the rights to his services for this season as well as next right now.  Like it or not the team is holding the cards right now.

As far as getting rid of coaching staff... you don't do it just because one player is unhappy.  I agree with most in that if we don't have good results by the bye week we should look at a change.  With that being said, you don't fire your head coach or anyone else for that matter after week 2 or 3 in a season.

He keeps commenting that Yan should be paid, well he was offered a contract of 19 million and that was a very fair number. He wanted a longer contract and refused the deal. So it is not like the team did not try to sign him and give him a contract that was fair money wise.  He is trying to make himself look good by seeming like he wants his teammate paid. It's not about Yan it's all about himself and he does not want to play for the team anymore.  The reason why is all speculation and rumor.  If I had to guess he is unhappy with the coaching staff.

That's fair.  However, I tend to think that it goes beyond the coaching/schemes.  I'm starting to think that it's all about the money and the fame.  I agree with you the most in that it's all about him and nothing more.  He can pay the "lip service" all he wants regarding his current teammates.  In the end though it's all about him and I think that it probably has more to do with the money/contract situation.

The bottom line here is that Jalen is putting himself before the team.  His teammates will support him because they want him to get what is best for him (nothing wrong with that).  However, like it or not he has become a distraction and a problem.  The team and the organisation as a whole should not cave to him.

I think that the coaches/coordinators should still use him as they have been.  If he doesn't perform and/or "takes plays off" or "doesn't do the job he is assigned" then bench him.  I doubt that he would do that only because it would hurt his chances of either getting the "payday" that he wants or getting a trade.

The best solution to this whole drama would be for the organization to work a deal for not only Yan, but also Ramsey long term.

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