Jaguars gift Bortles new 3-year, $54M deal

[countryroads316]

Jaguars signed QB Blake Bortles to a new three-year, $54 million contract.


Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Feb 24 - 7:31 PM



Guess they are out of the Cousins race

 

[deanpet21]

wow. didn't see that coming. looks like a team friendly deal.

 

[chillerdab]

$18 million a year.

With the Jags out, that leaves the Jets, Broncos, and Browns as the most likely serious bidders for KC's services.

All AFC teams.

The Vikes might be an option, but it's hard to fathom them moving on from Keenum, Bradford, AND Bridgewater. If they do, maybe the redskins will sign one of them to be a backup (preferably Bridgewater, bc Keenum will most likely be signed).

Good times.

 

[Stymietee]

$18 million a year.

With the Jags out, that leaves the Jets, Broncos, and Browns as the most likely serious bidders for KC's services.

All AFC teams.

The Vikes might be an option, but it's hard to fathom them moving on from Keenum, Bradford, AND Bridgewater. If they do, maybe the redskins will sign one of them to be a backup (preferably Bridgewater, bc Keenum will most likely be signed).

Good times.

I believe that Denver is out as well. Elway's going younger in the draft, or less expensive via free agency.

 

[Buffalo_Nickel_1]

Kirk fucked himself ..looks like only team wants Kirk is the jets why why is that because jets are the only team that would pay top dollar for Kirk lol or every team is smart hmmmm i guess jags passed on kirk just like are gm but are gm get bashed Jags just said bottles is better then kirk

 

[Buffalo_Nickel_1]

Wake up Kirk is a douchnoodle
.. jags 9ers redskins said fuck Kirk there will be more lol

 

[gkekoa]

Kirk fucked himself ..looks like only team wants Kirk is the jets why why is that because jets are the only team that would pay top dollar for Kirk lol or every team is smart hmmmm i guess jags passed on kirk just like are gm but are gm get bashed Jags just said bottles is better then kirk

Or the Jags knew they could not afford KC and Bortles in his final year because of injury. So they extended him to reduce this season’s cap hit.

I wonder which of us is smarter?

 

[Buffalo_Nickel_1]

Maybe Bruce did the same thing we can not afford king Kirk any more .. or maybe Kirk said I'm king kirk I'm the best qb ever fuck the skins I want 30 mill a year yeah

 

[Buffalo_Nickel_1]

We have to wait till FA to start to get comments about Alex and why but the King Kirk lovers will not believe anything Bruce or gruden will say

 

[gkekoa]

We have to wait till FA to start to get comments about Alex and why but the King Kirk lovers will not believe anything Bruce or gruden will say

Why would we? Bruce does nothing but lie and Gruden is a pussy.

 

[Rowdy]

Bortles injury wasn’t going to effect the fith year option

 

[deanpet21]

$18 million a year.

With the Jags out, that leaves the Jets, Broncos, and Browns as the most likely serious bidders for KC's services.

All AFC teams.

The Vikes might be an option, but it's hard to fathom them moving on from Keenum, Bradford, AND Bridgewater. If they do, maybe the redskins will sign one of them to be a backup (preferably Bridgewater, bc Keenum will most likely be signed).

Good times.

The Cards could be a sneaky team. I agree with the other three.

 

[gkekoa]

Bortles injury wasn’t going to effect the fith year option

Very true. The fifth year option is what did it. They never could afford KC then.

 

[Buffalo_Nickel_1]

Why can't Kirk do a deal like bottles answer long Kirk is a douchenoodle

 

[gkekoa]

Why can't Kirk do a deal like bottles answer long Kirk is a douchenoodle

Because he is far better than Bortles and is looking for a commitment from the team, like he always did.

 

[chillerdab]

Or the Jags knew they could not afford KC and Bortles in his final year because of injury. So they extended him to reduce this season’s cap hit.

I wonder which of us is smarter?

The Jags didn’t extend Bortles. They offered him a 3 year deal at $18 million a season. Bortles, not having any delusions of grandeur (unlike KC), signed the team friendly deal.

KC’s options got more limited.

 

[chillerdab]

Because he is far better than Bortles and is looking for a commitment from the team, like he always did.

KC got a commitment from the Redskins. He got a multi year contract, but it wasn’t to his liking, so he bet on himself and won’t sign a LTD before free agency.

Nothing wrong with that.

It’s telling that the Jags aren’t interested in KC, a qb who is better than Bortles, without debate. It could be that they think his asking price is going to be ridiculously high. If it was going to be reasonable, You could argue that the Jags would have been KC’s best fit.

 

[chillerdab]

The Cards could be a sneaky team. I agree with the other three.

The Cards have David Johnson going for them, that’s true. They have a porous online, an ancient Fitz, a new coach, and are now the second or third best team in the NFC West, and could be the worst team in the West if Garappolo is the real deal.

Not ideal for Kirk “I just want to win” Cousins.

 

[Wamu]

I believe that Denver is out as well. Elway's going younger in the draft, or less expensive via free agency.

Alotta Bronco fans around here want Cousins in Denver. Plus when it comes to drafting QB's Elway so far has been terrible.

 

[skinsdad62]

you know the rewriting of history here is amazing . the skins could have had KC for multi years in 2015 when this started , and again in 2016 . the skins FO drove the market up by their lack of foresight .

the jags in a similar situation showed faith in a young qb they drafted and got him on the cheap which is what our team should have done in 2015

the kicker is if bortles flops they can get out of it with little or no pain and they also send the signal to their other young players the the FO will invest in their futures as well if they perform

a lot of people here want to resign BB. maybe BB doesnt want to be here because of how they handled other players they drafted here and he doesnt want to commit here

i dont hear anywhere near the debate for BB not wanting to sign here because of the bungling FO though now do I . havent heard the word greedy applied to him either