Comments on: Jaguars, Josh Scobee making no progress on contract

By: b1gwin

b1gwin — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:16:04 +0000

Considering the fact that this admin was dumb enuff to waste a 3rd round pick on a punter Scobee should high out til they make him the NFL’s highest paid player.

By: dietrich43

dietrich43 — Sun, 06 May 2012 20:54:11 +0000

They spend an early 3rd round pick on a punter, and aren’t throwing money at a good placekicker? Yeah, this makes sense.

By: themurph60

themurph60 — Sun, 06 May 2012 18:32:41 +0000

Second best player on the team is a kicker! Thats all you have to say about that franchise!! and to get better lets draft a punter ( a punter!) in the third round.! We dont need no stinking linemen, linebackers, wide receivers, DBs, !! we need a player who is kicking the ball to the other team!! brilliant !!

By: andymc58

andymc58 — Sun, 06 May 2012 18:30:14 +0000

Oakland ruins everything.

By: jaxdolfan

jaxdolfan — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:06:20 +0000

Scobee is the second best player on the team.

Sign him up.

By: dspyank2k11

dspyank2k11 — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:52:43 +0000

must be the offseason…..

By: beeronthefridge

beeronthefridge — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:23:26 +0000

Scobee do, where are you?

By: dnorris99

dnorris99 — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:36:02 +0000

I find it hard to believe that Josh & Gene won’t get this ironed out before the season. However, in fairness to Josh, it should be before training camp opens up. There should be no doubt that Josh is our guy. Kinda hard not to get this down when you pick a kicker in the third round.

By: pftstory

pftstory — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:14:52 +0000

This is where reality gets lost.
“He’s making X in Oakland.”
“Well fine, Oak will pay that for a kicker. We think that is overkill. We would not have paid what Oak is paying him either.”
“Yes, but Oak set the market and I’m better than him.”
That’s what doesn’t make sense to me in football contracts. Team A overpays (or justly pays) one player and everyone decides that ‘sets the market.’
It should set the market for what THAT team is willing to pay for that position in relation to that teams need, the value they place on that position, and the contract status of the player in question.
I feel the same way about slotting of draft picks.
Hypothtical example….
If Wash is willing to pay a premium to get RGIII signed right away, and Indy is not as concerned about getting Luck signed ASAP. Then it would make sense for RGIII to maybe sign a ‘bigger’ contract. Indy should not have to match and premium Wash agrees to.

By: jthammerstix

jthammerstix — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:13:44 +0000

Dude…you’re a kicker.

By: maddenisfordorks

maddenisfordorks — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:10:25 +0000

Theyll get this done – and the great Colt killer will nailing field goals for four more years in jax.

By: bittersmuggs

bittersmuggs — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:08:54 +0000

When I saw this post about the Jags’ kicking situation, I figured the PFT staff was looking for an easy excuse to use the name Long Ding in an article. I read all the way through it and was shocked that there wasn’t a mention of Long Ding. Poorly played Alper. LONG DING!