(01-26-2024, 12:15 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote:

(01-26-2024, 11:25 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: It's 100% a Jags/Baalke burner account. Some of the stuff they tweeted that ended up coming true are insane.

And now Josh Allens camp is unhappy that Baalke hasn't even engaged with them in contract talks.

Baalke is on a heater!

Can you post some examples of it being 100% a team official burner account?  I scrolled back pretty far and didn't see anything that agrees with that statement and got tired of scrolling.

Misstep by Baalke during the press conference.  Specifically the "far away" from a contract remark.  All he had to say is "We have not started negotiations yet, but we have a time table for that coming up soon. Next question."

Perhaps they favor just having him prove it again by playing on the tag this year.  They have the leverage by being able to tag him again next year.  Cisco, Little and Campbell are set to hit free agency next year and none of them would get the tag over Allen at this point.  Obviously they risk pissing him off and not wanting to sign here, but facing two years on the tag might make him sign a more team friendly deal.

Hardballing the current "Mr. Jaguar" that way would be about the dumbest thing this franchise could do. You piss off a team leader, show the rest of the roster that you don't value them, show the free agent pool that they don't want to come here, show the coaches that you don't care about getting and keeping the best talent, and show the fans that you care more about your own ego than whether or not the franchise is successful.

Therefore I fully expact Baalke to do exactly that.

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