Quantcast
Channel: Richard Woodford
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 6202

Caldwell says he’s willing to sign older jersey (von xiaofeng01)

$
0
0
Maybe by the Jaguars, whom Jon Lester Authentic Jersey GM David Caldwell said will use the majority of their eight picks on defense."Yeah, we said something about that," Bullard said. "If that happens that’ll be nice to play with him again. He’s an excellent player and I think he’s going to come back better than he was."Bullard said he texted Fowler on Wednesday but didn't mention the video posted on TMZ.com that shows two women connected to Fowler brawling in the lobby of an apartment building."I just shot him a text to make sure he was OK with everything he was going through," said Bullard, who had 66 tackles and 6.5 sacks and was an All-SEC first-team selection in 2015. "I didn’t really ask any questions. It’s not my business. I just saw what ya’ll saw, but he’s a close friend so I just shot him a text, told him I was thinking about him [and to] keep his head up." Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell is ready to change his approach in free agency.Caldwell says he’s willing to sign older players -- those that are into their 30s -- to fill key roles. It’s a departure from what he did during the first three seasons, when 18 of the 20 free agents he signed were under 30.It’s also a sign that Caldwell believes the Jaguars are now legitimate contenders for the playoffs and the AFC South championship.http://www.authenticredsoxstore.com/authentic-9-ted-williams-jersey.html "The first couple years, we knew we weren’t ready to compete so to sign a 30-plus-year-old veteran player [didn’t make sense]," Caldwell said at the NFL combine. "That was probably true early on into what we did in free agency, like when we signed Roy Miller and Sen'Derrick Marks and those guys we hoped to be here for Year Four and Year Five and Six."Now that we’re at that point in time where we can compete and compete for championships I have no issue with signing guys that are 30, 31 and 32."The oldest free agents Caldwell signed were defensive back Marcus Trufant (2013) and defensive end Chris Clemons (2014), both of whom were 32. Trufant was cut before the season began. Clemons had 8.0 sacks in his first season with the Jaguars but had just 3.0 last season and is expected to be cut before free agency begins next month.http://www.officialducksshop.com/authentic-17-ryan-kesler-jersey.html Trufant and Clemons are the exceptions. Generally, age 27 is considered the sweet spot for free agency. Their first contract is done, they’re ascending players, and they’re likely to be productive for several years. Of the 18 free agents Caldwell signed that were younger than 30, 11 were 27 or younger, including tight end Julius Thomas and cornerback Davon House.Two years ago Caldwell wouldn’t have considered signing players as old as defensive end Chris Long (30), defensive end Robert Ayers (30), linebacker Tamba Hali (32), safety Reggie Nelson (32) and safety Eric Weddle (32). Now they’re viable options, as well as defensive end Mario Williams (30) and center Alex Mack (30) should they become available.The Jaguars are expected to aggressively pursue Weddle to fill a void at free safety, and it also would make sense to go after Hali (86 career sacks) and Williams (96 career sacks) to boost a pass rush that has been one of the league’s worst over the past three seasons.http://www.authentickingsshop.com/authentic-32-jonathan-quick-jersey.html They are short-term solutions to problem areas, but they can give the Jaguars extra time to draft and develop replacements. Caldwell said the team will use the majority of its eight draft picks on defense.

Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 6202

Trending Articles