(07-31-2023, 12:45 PM)ChrisJagBoy Wrote:

(07-31-2023, 12:35 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: The only reason I would give him Herbert money today (which again, the Jags can’t and it’s hypothetical) is because that contract will be cheaper than the one Trevor signs next season.

The odds that Trevor won’t be as good as all of us believe are extremely low. It’s not like the Jags are gambling on someone who hasn’t shown he can be the guy. Trevor has shown it and he’s just beginning to scratch the surface of his potential. And if the Jags gave him Herbert money today, it’ll look like a bargain in 3 years when QB contracts are even more insane.

And the reason I wouldn't is because we've seen half a season give or take of him being worthy of that contract, and I'm not a gambling man. The potential to save 2-3M/year dosen't outweight the devistating effects of giving a guy hundreds of millions of dollars in gurantees if he suddenly turned out to not be all that. 

It's not a slight to Trevor to be cautious when dealing with the franchises future, it's just common business sense. And it should be even more obvious to Jaguar fans considering we paid Foles 84M to play 4 games, and extended Blake Bortles only for him to find himself on the bench the second half of that year. 

And both of them got pennies compared to what we're talking about, our team would be in shambles for many years to come if he got that contract and then faultered. 

I think he will be fine, but at this point in time (even tho it's not possible) it would be extremely rash to make him the highest paid QB in the league.

Extending Foles and Bortles was always a bad move. Never made sense.

And if you can’t see how Trevor is vastly different than those two, then this conversation is likely over.

Trevor is going to be the QB of this team for 10+ years. I don’t see a single scenario where he doesn’t improve which will lead to the richest contract in NFL history.

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