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Durant has been a monster... all over the field. I drafted Da Smith hoping he would become the man in Jax... but that doesn't look like its going to happen.
I can't imagine Ingram sitting, he's their only guy who can play SLB. I think all of it depends on Peterson's recovery and his willingness to reduce his salary, along with Durant's development in the offseason. Durant will be in the mix, seems like it will be hard to get him off the field.
Peterson is making huge money next year(5 MIL?). Like the earlier poster said, Peterson is probably gone without a pay cut.
...if the bring in Gregg Williams look out!!!..odds are Peterson will be back next year.. Contract wise (I may be off a year) but I believe MikePete has next year left with the folowing season as a 'club option' type thing in his contract.. I'd say based on how the Contracts play out for Jax that Ingram will be the odd man out... as somone mentioned earlier, JD has freakish skills ~couple that with Smiths ability to play all three LB positions very well then I'd say it'll be Smith(SLB), Peterson(MLB), and Durant(WLB).. if there's a negative it's been MikePete's propensity to get hurt the last couple years.. and that could indeed lead to some changes.. aside from that.. those 3 LB's should be as good as it gets in the NFL next year..
Williams was in fact hired today. This should be interesting....if the bring in Gregg Williams look out!!!..odds are Peterson will be back next year.. Contract wise (I may be off a year) but I believe MikePete has next year left with the folowing season as a 'club option' type thing in his contract.. I'd say based on how the Contracts play out for Jax that Ingram will be the odd man out... as somone mentioned earlier, JD has freakish skills ~couple that with Smiths ability to play all three LB positions very well then I'd say it'll be Smith(SLB), Peterson(MLB), and Durant(WLB).. if there's a negative it's been MikePete's propensity to get hurt the last couple years.. and that could indeed lead to some changes.. aside from that.. those 3 LB's should be as good as it gets in the NFL next year..
That is a lot of money for a guy who has been shut down in the last 2 yrs.SLB IngramMLB DurantWLB SmithJD was a monster when he was starting... I'm a Smith owner and JD should pass him for the MLB.It seems Smith will be WLB for his career; he has had 2 attempts at MLB and really didn't impress.
I agree, interesting. What would Gregg Williams running the D mean for the Jags LBers.If I'm correct the MLB's has piled up very good numbers (even during the Lemar Marshall days) during Williams regime in Washington. However, the OLBs has been decent at best (see Marcus Washington).Can we expect a similar development in J-ville?
There really shouldn't be any change in Jax LBers FF value... MLB Should be in the top 15 - 10 w/ a chance @ top 5; depends on talent The WLB might increase some, really depends on the talent... if its JD, you could be looking at atleast top 25. Rocky Mac was doing very well before his injury.I agree, interesting. What would Gregg Williams running the D mean for the Jags LBers.If I'm correct the MLB's has piled up very good numbers (even during the Lemar Marshall days) during Williams regime in Washington. However, the OLBs has been decent at best (see Marcus Washington).Can we expect a similar development in J-ville?
a key where Smith is concerned is that he is solid at all 3 LB'er positions.. Ingram doesn't seem to have that 'every LB'er position ability at this point..so you could see Smith playing the SLB role...Durant (who last season excelled when used in all 3 places as well) is simply a 'freak' with lightning quickness.. and may end up being one of the true steals of last years Draft.. Jax is in great shape Cap wise this offseason so they may hold on to 'Mike Pete'...although if there is opportunity to gain value for him in some fashion don't be surprised if a move is made....as mentioned earlier, Peterson not being able to complete the last two years healthy could play into this...don't be surprised if they don't attempt to bring in yet another LB'er that has experience in Williams' system though... they also seem to have lots of what most say "adequate bodies" for DL..(especially DE~ but the guys they have either rush the passer well or play the run well.. but not both))they are looking for that dominant DE who can play run and pass both...DT is solid IF Henderson and Stroud stay healthy...add in Derek Landri's emergence as a force at the end of the year and they definately look to have more over all tools in the front 7 than the 'Skins have had the last few years....pressure from that "up front" group could make their DB's look very good this coming year..
Depends on what Williams decides to do. His primary background is an aggressive 4-3 with some 46 concepts, but he's drifted toward a read-and-react scheme in recent years and used a lot of Tampa-2 over the past season and a half. MLB should hold as much value as any other MLB -- talent and opportunity driven. OLBs are dependent on the percentage of variations he uses. More 46 and blitz packages will mean the OLB is a better target in big play leagues. More Tampa-2 would give the WLB better value obviously. His gameplans may depend most on what kind of pass rush he can coax out of the current front four or acquire this offseason.Del Rio is more of a read-and-react guy with some zone stuff, so my guess would be that you'll see the more recent Gregg Williams scheme melding with the current Jags scheme. Hopefully we'll get some information in his opening pressers and then the draft and minicamps.I agree, interesting. What would Gregg Williams running the D mean for the Jags LBers.If I'm correct the MLB's has piled up very good numbers (even during the Lemar Marshall days) during Williams regime in Washington. However, the OLBs has been decent at best (see Marcus Washington).Can we expect a similar development in J-ville?
Still, he never topped 70 solos in a 16 game season in that scheme. It was all big play driven and before Williams became interested in the Tampa-2.
My money's on Durant. If they were pleased with Ingram's long term upside potential and pa-zaz, they wouldn't have gone after Durant.Didn't the Jags trade up to get that draft spot, the spot they drafted Durant in? It was the #48 pick; Harris, David falling at the #47 pick.
