Deadpulse Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Sony Michel for a 4th. You're welcome Jacksonville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, Raves said: That's fine, but I'm sure they could've gotten a 6th or 7th for him instead of just straight up releasing him. Given they just worked the phones for Yan, I'm sure they asked around for a pick on Fournette and got nothing in return. Sure, there is "former top 5 pick" upside to be had, but there are a lot of soft tissue and ankle injuries as well as "malcontent" issues (the on field fight a few years ago) that would scare off a team. He's a two down RB, doesn't really catch the ball much - market for that is dying quickly. I'm sure there's a market for him, but not at his price tag... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpulse Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Just now, ET80 said: I'm sure there's a market for him, but not at his price tag... I imagine he wont latch on to a new team until he clears waivers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Just now, Deadpulse said: I imagine he wont latch on to a new team until he clears waivers. I'm thinking New England or New Orleans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Deadpulse said: Sony Michel for a 4th. You're welcome Jacksonville That would be the most Jaguars thing to do. Spend even more draft capital on a RB with injury issues when we're bound to be terrible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 While supply/demand is a real thing, so is negotiating from a place of weakness. Everyone knew that they didn't want him, and with his limited skillset out of the backfield and his salary, with his malcontent issues, it's not surprising that they couldn't shop him. Make no mistake, he's a starting RB in a downhill scheme, and I actually would love to see the Titans sign him and just kill people downhill with that Henry/Fournette combo, but trading for him wasn't going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Buzz Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, ET80 said: Given they just worked the phones for Yan, I'm sure they asked around for a pick on Fournette and got nothing in return. Sure, there is "former top 5 pick" upside to be had, but there are a lot of soft tissue and ankle injuries as well as "malcontent" issues (the on field fight a few years ago) that would scare off a team. He's a two down RB, doesn't really catch the ball much - market for that is dying quickly. I'm sure there's a market for him, but not at his price tag... He can catch the ball. He caught 70 passes last year. He's just an old style running back with very little wiggle that also has vision issues at times and also isn't the "power" back you'd expect from a guy his size. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raves Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 minute ago, ET80 said: Given they just worked the phones for Yan, I'm sure they asked around for a pick on Fournette and got nothing in return. Sure, there is "former top 5 pick" upside to be had, but there are a lot of soft tissue and ankle injuries as well as "malcontent" issues (the on field fight a few years ago) that would scare off a team. I'm sure there's a market for him, but not at his price tag... It was only a little over $4 mil. A lot of back-ups get that much even. So doing it for one year shouldn't have been an issue. Maybe every GM felt like no one else would bite so no one wanted to give up an asset to guarantee getting him on a 1 year flyer deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, ET80 said: Given they just worked the phones for Yan, I'm sure they asked around for a pick on Fournette and got nothing in return. Sure, there is "former top 5 pick" upside to be had, but there are a lot of soft tissue and ankle injuries as well as "malcontent" issues (the on field fight a few years ago) that would scare off a team. He's a two down RB, doesn't really catch the ball much - market for that is dying quickly. I'm sure there's a market for him, but not at his price tag... Fournette caught 76 passes last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Just now, jrry32 said: Fournette caught 76 passes last year. Well, I wasn't expecting that...so, strike that from the list. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 I'm sure they trade to trade him for peanuts but there were no takers What bugs me about this is they didnt even prepare for this on the roster. Who is there? Armstead and Ozi plus a 3rd down injury-prone Thompson Also, Marrone should've been fired last year so now you give him an even worse roster than he had in 2019 so the excuses for keeping him around are already there. How can you expect more than 6 wins with the way they have gutted the team 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Buzz Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 People saying a team could have got a pick after a player is cut just kills me everytime. Like...you realize how valued picks are, right? You think instead of working the phones, which have been done since March, that a team would decid to not ask around prior to letting a guy go to try and get compensation back instead of nothing? Like, what?.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmen Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 minute ago, JaguarCrazy2832 said: I'm sure they trade to trade him for peanuts but there were no takers What bugs me about this is they didnt even prepare for this on the roster. Who is there? Armstead and Ozi plus a 3rd down injury-prone Thompson Also, Marrone should've been fired last year so now you give him an even worse roster than he had in 2019 so the excuses for keeping him around are already there. How can you expect more than 6 wins with the way they have gutted the team They don't. That's sort of the point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Buzz Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Just now, Gmen said: They don't. That's sort of the point We aren't picking high enough unless Minshew flops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Just now, .Buzz said: We aren't picking high enough unless Minshew flops. ... which is a definitive possibility. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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