adam Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page/32for...-nfl-teams-2018 Looks like he is going to be off the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingtwig Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page/32for...-nfl-teams-2018 Looks like he is going to be off the market. I've been hearing rumors of the same thing for several weeks so I can't say I'm surprised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger226 Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 I've been hearing rumors of the same thing for several weeks so I can't say I'm surprised I have read many places that Robinson and Watkins are both going to not leave their teams by tags or extensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASHKUM BEAR Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page/32for...-nfl-teams-2018 Looks like he is going to be off the market. This will increase the value of tier two WRs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo3451 Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 I've been hearing rumors of the same thing for several weeks so I can't say I'm surprised I am surprised. I would never tag a guy injured as much as he has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingtwig Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 I am surprised. I would never tag a guy injured as much as he has been. We tagged Jeffrey. Injured all the time and much less body of work compared to Robinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo3451 Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 We tagged Jeffrey. Injured all the time and much less body of work compared to Robinson I would think Jeffrey is more accomplished and coveted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingtwig Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 I would think Jeffrey is more accomplished and coveted. I'd disagree as Jeffrey shows flashes but hasn't put together anything since 2014. We tagged him because of his 2013 and 2014 season. Since then he's basically become a 50 catch 800 yd receiver and he's had Cutler and went throwing to him. Robinson has had Blake friggin bortles and still managed a 1500 yd 14 td season in 2015 and take away this yr he's proven to be available come game day. Had started every game the past 2 seasons in 2015 and 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger226 Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 I'd disagree as Jeffrey shows flashes but hasn't put together anything since 2014. We tagged him because of his 2013 and 2014 season. Since then he's basically become a 50 catch 800 yd receiver and he's had Cutler and went throwing to him. Robinson has had Blake friggin bortles and still managed a 1500 yd 14 td season in 2015 and take away this yr he's proven to be available come game day. Had started every game the past 2 seasons in 2015 and 2016 Jeffery is not a #1 but Robinson can be that provided he stays healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingtwig Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Jeffery is not a #1 but Robinson can be that provided he stays healthy. Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ54 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 This just got a bit more interesting. Jacksonville just signed Bortles to a 3yr contract extension. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000091...ar-54m-contract Robinson reportedly does not like Bortles as his QB (too inaccurate). It is easy to find all sorts of reports on this: http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/nfl-jaguar...-allen-robinson The Bortles deal is at just $18mil/yr but it puts the team in a spot now where they are a playoff team with that defense and won't typically be drafting high enough for years to come in order to get one of the best QBs. The extension also does not appear to affect their cap space significantly although full details are yet to be released. It is clear they aren't going to spend big on a FA QB this year now. What does Robinson think about playing with Bortles for what is likely 3 more seasons in the prime of his career? If Bortles stays the same inaccurate QB then he's looking at working with a rookie down the road. The Jags D is built to win now. No doubt the team will argue that with Robinson on board the offense/Bortles would be much improved and ready to compete in the playoffs. How will all this affect negotiations? Franchise tagging him, as is typical from a player's perspective, won't help matters and might put Robinson into a spot where he just takes the 1yr deal even more determined to leave in 2019. With limited cap space, tag-and-trade options could be in play for the front office but again we have a player coming off a serious injury. Will other teams risk draft picks along with the big contract? I expect he'll get the franchise tag but this could easily be a situation that drags out into the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingtwig Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 This just got a bit more interesting. Jacksonville just signed Bortles to a 3yr contract extension. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000091...ar-54m-contract Robinson reportedly does not like Bortles as his QB (too inaccurate). It is easy to find all sorts of reports on this: http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/nfl-jaguar...-allen-robinson The Bortles deal is at just $18mil/yr but it puts the team in a spot now where they are a playoff team with that defense and won't typically be drafting high enough for years to come in order to get one of the best QBs. The extension also does not appear to affect their cap space significantly although full details are yet to be released. It is clear they aren't going to spend big on a FA QB this year now. What does Robinson think about playing with Bortles for what is likely 3 more seasons in the prime of his career? If Bortles stays the same inaccurate QB then he's looking at working with a rookie down the road. The Jags D is built to win now. No doubt the team will argue that with Robinson on board the offense/Bortles would be much improved and ready to compete in the playoffs. How will all this affect negotiations? Franchise tagging him, as is typical from a player's perspective, won't help matters and might put Robinson into a spot where he just takes the 1yr deal even more determined to leave in 2019. With limited cap space, tag-and-trade options could be in play for the front office but again we have a player coming off a serious injury. Will other teams risk draft picks along with the big contract? I expect he'll get the franchise tag but this could easily be a situation that drags out into the summer. The extension helps the team significantly. Bortles was already gtd $19M this yr and that was all on cap. The extension gives him an extra $7M gtd but lowers his 2018 cap hit from $19M down to just $10M. So from a team perspective and bortles it's great as they will want to see if he can take another step forward like he did this yr. And I think this move all but guarantees that Robinson will be retained by either the tag or long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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