Camp News: Jaguars waive QB Smith and Del Rio speaks on Harvey

Thats what scares me the most.

I was completely wrong on Smith. I suppose it’s the O-line injuries that did it, but I really thought Paul had a future with the team.

-Chris

It seems like every camp report told of his inaccuracies. While most recent camp reports mention Lemon throwing touchdown passes. I think we’‘ll be fine at QB and it looks like the coaching staff feels the same way.

Too bad for paul smith. He seemed to have the guts… but I guess that wasn’t enough.

This Harvey issue just gets me. Everybody has known the deal since April. Blame it all on the agents/reps. He’s going to hold out until late August. He thinks he deserves all this cash from the b.s. he’s been fed since college.
(Well, they told me I was going to make this great six figures when I graduated school and I jumped at the first one to offer me a quarter of that.)
He’ll miss half or a third of the games because he’s not ready. He’ll get pushed all over the field like Mario Williams his first and second year. He’ll have one break out season and then want to be traded because he doesn’t like the organization.

Sign the friggen PAPERS!

when it came out. Maybe there only $80 dollars away. That would have put the JagS bank roll over the top and could have afforded him by now. C’mon Harvey, let’s play some freakin football!!! It is about the money, but, earning a Superbowl ring as a rookie sure would look nice on his resume. Get to camp and be a PART OF A GREAT TEAM!!!!

Maurice Jones Drew makes $800,000 year. Harvey hasn’t done anything yet. This holdout shows a guy looking for one big payday. If Quentin Groves gets endorsement deals, good for him. He will be a welcome addition to the team. Derrick Harvey is following in Byron’s footsteps. Hold out, believe you are worth a lot and then be surprised when the bottom falls out.

Walk away from him Jags. Pay the people on the field.

Harvey and Keith Rivers are currently the only 2 players left who aren’t signed. This could get ugly really quick if things don’t fall into place very soon.

Derrick Harvey is asking for more than:

Fred Taylor and Mike Peterson COMBINED.
Rasheed Mathis, John Henderson and Greg Jones COMBINED.
Reggie Nelson, Reggie Williams, Mercedes Lewis, Maurice Drew, COMBINED.
...and in the last group, throw in Justin Durant and Clint Ingram as well.
In fact more than our best 4 linebackers COMBINED.
More than all the other Defensive Ends COMBINED.

That is a lot of our football players in one salary with only a 50% chance to even play at an NFL level.

Something has to change and it has to change fast..

Good point Tkopa. And not only is Drew not getting the ‘big bucks’, but he is willing to play his best every down. He blocks better than any other back. He scored 26 times in 2 years…..isn’t that twice what Hester has scored? Yet, you don’t hear him bitchin’!

Harvey,.....take what the Jags offer you. They ain’t screwed any of our current players and they ain’t gonna’ screw you. Get your ass in here and play.
Oh, and trust me, they will soon reward MJD with an extension worthy of his skills. Loyalty is EARNED dude, remember that.

The rookie saleries are going way over the top. Teams are signing players to the largest contracts in history to players that haven’t proven themselves, or even practiced yet. If I were a rookie I would sign the contract ASAP and be thrilled to just to get on the field.

This may be a bussiness, but its beginning to go over the top….

P.S. Didn’t Matt Ryan just get something like a 30% increase in pay over the guy who was picked in the same spot in last years draft? Thats just plain crazy….