“He’s a tremendous player and even a better person. I would say that’s Priority No. 1, to make sure that he comes back to Jacksonville and that he’s a Jacksonville Jaguar,”Caldwell said. “Hopefully, we can get that done where he’s here for a long period of time.”
This will definitely hurt the pursuit of an edge rusher through free agency.
90 mil in cap space and a GM who is desperate to win. I wouldn’t say anyone is out of our price range
So caution is needed
Currently without cutting other players to free up cap space, they only have $1.2M available. Yannick has already said he won't sign or play under the franchise tag. Remember he held out in training camp looking for a new contract. It was reported that he was willing to take a home-town discount then, but being that no negotiations were made, he said he will not do so again. If they tag him (he won't sign it), they will need to account for the tag's cap hit ($17M). They will have to clear the decks just to tag him.
I think he will hit the market.
If I was spending the money I'd re-sign Golden and sign Judon.
Him or Dupree.
Oh interesting. I have not watched more then 5 Ravens games this season . but Judon has flashed nicely in the games I saw. I would way rather throw big money at this guy then Leo Williams. Judon is a stud
Please explain this conclusion.
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but if we overspend were basically getting Olivier Vernon 2.0
Please explain this conclusion.
I'll help you out. Just so we are comparing Apples to Apples, I will look at each player's 4 years in the league.
OV managed 29 sacks | 0 Int | 3 FF | 137 Solo Tackles | 43 TFL | 74 QB Hits
YN managed 37.5 sacks | 2 Int (1 Pick 6) | 14 FF (3 he recovered with 1 returned for a TD) | 105 Solo Tackles | 42 TFL | 85 QB Hits
The Ravens let Zadarius Smith go last year so they can resign Judon
Jags are a sinking ship.
Jags are a sinking ship.
He has already said so. He has stated that he won't sign or play under the tag. Of course, that is posturing to some degree as after July, he can only play on the tag. Bell was the only player that I can remember that opted to sit out an entire season before hitting FA. But the simple fact is the FT for DEs is a huge chunk of cap space that must be allocated while the player is tagged. They are $1.2M under the cap. They will have to clear the decks if they are to tag him with no guarantee that he'll sign it until the start of the season. There will be no home-town discounts for the Jags. If they want him without using the tag, they will have to pay the market value. In which case, they will still have to clear the decks to fit his contract under the cap. For Caldwell who was basically given the ultimatum to win or else he and Marrone are gone next year, he has some tough decisions to make.
Not that I think he'll end up here, but that is a nice thought. The guy is a beast. It would go a long way toward feeling better about losing out on Young.
They will have to trade him. But there won't be any cap savings whether he is traded or on the roster. But they have already named Minshew the starter for next year. You can't have the odd dynamic of Foles standing on the sidelines while Minshew is taking the hits.
I like your idea of trying to trade for Linder. It is out of the box thinking, but Caldwell in an effort to clear space might sacrifice a player like Linder for a draft pick. And with regards to Yannick, I think the losing in Jax has worn him down. Of course, that doesn't mean he would be eager to join our losing ways, but until he signs somewhere else, I'll keep banging the drum to sign him. He is a legit stud.
Btw, Coughlin now has the distinction of leaving the Jags in bad cap shape twice in his career. It’s a two-fer!