(06-20-2020, 05:46 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(06-19-2020, 05:38 PM)Hard_Eight Wrote: Yes please!

We'd be in the exact same situation with Adams that we are in now with Yan.  A disgruntled player who wants a big new contract.  So what's the point?

Adams is demanding to become the highest paid safety in the NFL. That would require he be paid at least $17 million per year. Yannick says he won't play for the Jags regardless of the salary. Although I doubt that is true, I also doubt Caldwell will pay him what he wants. That being said, a deal for Adams makes sense. He is the best safety in the league, young, and a playmaker on defense. He would also cost less than Yannick (say $3 million per season). The need is definitely there as safety is a weakness on the Jags defense. 

Skeptics will say $17 million is way too much to pay a safety. No doubt that is very true, but everyone is overpaid in the NFL. The Jags have cleared a tremendous amount of money from their salary cap and can afford it. 

The bigger questions are whether Adams would agree to come to the Jags and whether the Jets would pay Yannick what he wants. Most likely, the answer to each of these questions is a resounding "no," but I'd still try to make this deal.

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