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re: I’m not sure this team is good enough to pay a RB what we just did Etienne.

Posted on 3/10/26 at 8:36 am to
Posted by St Augustine
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 8:36 am to
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The Jags would be making a mistake if they let Etienne hit free agency after what he showed he can do in Liam Coen's offense.


The jags now have a FO and GM who are VERY confident in their algorithm for finding mid round picks that become plus starters. It’s an offshoot of the Rams model. You’re not likely to see them pay the Devin Lloyd’s and Etienne’s of the world.

No idea if it works but it’s way better than Baalke’s system
This post was edited on 3/10/26 at 8:39 am
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 8:40 am to
Helps to have Matthew Stafford and McVay anchoring your franchise
This post was edited on 3/10/26 at 8:41 am
Posted by touchdownjeebus
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 9:03 am to
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Kamara and a mixture of dogshit, yes. We’ve needed new blood at RB for some time. But muh money!


Not “muh money” but we paid top 3 RB money for a poor facsimile of Kamara. He may be better than Kamara today, but is he elite RB money better, and he isn’t the kind of back that you see in Moore’s system as a main cog. He’s a luxury piece, and unless Moore thinks that cog is already on the roster, asking Etienne to be a 20+ carry guy is asking a lot.
This post was edited on 3/10/26 at 9:03 am
Posted by touchdownjeebus
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 9:05 am to
So a top 10 back getting top 3 money…
Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 9:08 am to
Because some people are just miserable.
Posted by Sauce Castieaux
Asheville, NC.
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:29 am to
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People on here are never able to adjust their brains for when contracts go up because of salary cap increases.


Yep, thats why I brought up cap %. Its a better perspective in regards to how good or bad that contract is.

In some people's minds, the cap is still 150 million lol
Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:30 am to
I posted a video from Florio and he addresses that about Mickey. Cap dollar today isn't worth a cap dollar tomorrow
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:33 am to
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RB money


Exactly
Posted by High Life
Member since Dec 2014
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:34 am to
Jags ditched Etienne because their rookie is just as good.
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:34 am to
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Helps to have Matthew Stafford and McVay anchoring your franchise


It’s the model that GOT Stafford.
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:36 am to
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Jags ditched Etienne because their rookie is just as good.


Disagree there. Tuten’s vision is pretty bad. He definitely has more burst but Etienne was much better at taking what was available. They are very confident in bringing in more guys though.
Posted by GynoSandberg
Bay St Louis, MS
Member since Jan 2006
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:40 am to
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and he isn’t the kind of back that you see in Moore’s system as a main cog.




There’s only one 4.4, 6’ 233 lb RB in the NFL

Etienne is the same size as Kamara and has ate 300 touches multiple times in his short career. He can catch and run. Every year the new contracts are resetting the market. The fact that he’s top 3 paid means little. He will fall out of the top 10 highest paid sooner than later, then you can have a value :)
Posted by Geauxldninja
Member since May 2018
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:48 am to
It’s not top 3 money though. He’s the 7th highest paid right now. That will change.

We also have Devin Neal who I thought played very well. We might actually have something with this current group.
Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
40491 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 11:09 am to
Stfu
Posted by bonethug0180
Avondale
Member since Jul 2018
5646 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 11:16 am to
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top 3 RB money
He is 7th, not top 3, and 3 of the guys ahead of him in rushing (he was 11th) are on rookie deals, while others just behind him in avg pay got deals more than a year ago before the cap massively jumped this year.
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