I've been wondering.......

by Hurricane8765 on Dec 21, 2011 1:25 PM EST

I've been wondering: What are our chances of getting someone like Troy Polamolu in the draft to take Mathis' place? I think that with our defense healthy with our current players we are 5th in the NFL, replacing Mathis with a Troy Polamalu could take us to #1 or #2 in terms of defense. If we had a Polamolu this year, we could be sitting at 8-6 right now: beating Carolina in week 3, the Bengals in week 5, Steelers in week 6, Texans in week 12.

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so you want to replace a cornerback with a safety?

maybe we could draft a darelle revis type to be that dominant pass rusher off the egde.

by Jagsrok9008 on Dec 21, 2011 1:30 PM EST reply actions

I've already told this guy before...I don't think he gets it. (said something along these lines in a comment a few weeks ago)...smh

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by T.Holmes on Dec 21, 2011 1:33 PM EST up reply actions

I said someone like Polamolu.

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by Hurricane8765 on Dec 21, 2011 1:35 PM EST up reply actions

but what does that mean

polamalu would probably be a mediocore CB at best. His game is not that of a CB, it is that of a safety.

Rather say you want a Revis or an Asmougha etc.

by Jagsrok9008 on Dec 21, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions

I didn’t say that I want Polamalu himself. I want a CB that is hard-hitting like Polamalu, rather than a CB like Mathis who hand tackles.

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by Hurricane8765 on Dec 21, 2011 2:13 PM EST up reply actions

Drew Coleman hits hard, and

we’ll get him next year.

by aibtureman on Dec 21, 2011 2:15 PM EST up reply actions

Let's

Make Coleman the starter. He has played well, and Mathis is 33. hand tackles, and has an injured knee. He will likely never be his old self again.

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by Hurricane8765 on Dec 21, 2011 2:22 PM EST up reply actions

he is better suited as a nickelback

hows about either mathis return since he is not that bad or if a guy like Claiborne falls to our pick, select him and start him?

by Jagsrok9008 on Dec 21, 2011 2:31 PM EST up reply actions

Much better as a nickel corner.

Coleman is an awesome rotational player, but would be slaughtered as an exery downs outside corner imo. I was just saying he’s a hard hitter, not advocating making him a starter.

by aibtureman on Dec 21, 2011 3:06 PM EST up reply actions

I like Claiborne in the first.

Admittedly, I am caught up in the WR frenzy though.

by aibtureman on Dec 21, 2011 3:07 PM EST up reply actions

the WR thing is like this to me

Blackmon >>>> the rest

So, if he is there at our pick which figures to be top 6 or 7 then I would consider it, but otherwise there is going to be a better pick than the next best WR

by Jagsrok9008 on Dec 21, 2011 3:17 PM EST up reply actions

I can't get on board with Blackmon.

If he somehow grew 4 inches, I say do it.

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by Joe Fisher on Dec 21, 2011 3:18 PM EST up reply actions

in terms of at all

or that high?

by Jagsrok9008 on Dec 21, 2011 3:38 PM EST up reply actions

that high

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by Joe Fisher on Dec 21, 2011 10:19 PM EST up reply actions

I'm not a Blackmon apologist

but the dude can jump higher than Plaxico (as evidenced by the Sports Science episode with Blackmon), so the height is not the thing that bothers me. I just don’t see that AJ Green top 5 pick skill.

by CheapSeat on Dec 21, 2011 7:54 PM EST up reply actions

Jumping high

is not the same thing as being tall.

by Ewdtrey on Dec 22, 2011 7:36 PM EST up reply actions

well that was poorly explained

I would prefer a CB with excellent coverage ability and who “hand tackles”

by Jagsrok9008 on Dec 21, 2011 2:19 PM EST up reply actions

How old are you?

serious question.

by aibtureman on Dec 21, 2011 2:14 PM EST up reply actions

Why do most people want Mathis gone?

Sine he has been hurt, you see how thin we are in the secondary. He said its not about money and he wants to retire a Jacksonville Jaguar. Yes, Jaguars need to bring in young talent at CB, but you never can have too many good corners in this league.

by True Jag on Dec 21, 2011 2:30 PM EST reply actions

If Mathis is willing to sign a reasonable contract, I'd love to have him back, but

we can’t pay him what he would have been worth before tearing his ACL. It may sound harsh, but we could get a decent rotational Mathis for a bargain. I feel terrible for the guy though. He’ll forever be a Jag.

by aibtureman on Dec 21, 2011 3:09 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

No doubt

he’s not worth as much post injury. Personally I would just put him on PUP to start the year. Let him get really healed. I don’t want another Aaron Kampman situation. It’s all or nothing.

by Ewdtrey on Dec 22, 2011 7:38 PM EST up reply actions

Troy Polamalu is special

You just don’t go out and get a Troy Polamalu. You luck out finding a guy like him. Finding a player like him is like drawing a straight flush

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by MadKow on Dec 21, 2011 2:31 PM EST reply actions

BRO?????

C’mon SON

by crash904 on Dec 21, 2011 2:50 PM EST reply actions

Seriously

You seem really confused…but even if you weren’t. Who the hell wouldn’t want Troy Polamalu.

Hey guys! We should get a Calvin Johnson and an Aaron Rodgers in this year’s draft. Sound like a plan?

by CheapSeat on Dec 21, 2011 7:56 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

You want a guy who makes an impact on defense like Troy Polamalu but who plays CB like Rasean Mathis right?

If thats your question then I think the answer is LSUs defensive back Tyrann Mathieu, who passes the “holy crap” test to me. I don’t know where hes slotted to go, but he looks like a play maker who can play a few positions in the defensive backfield.

I’d rather get a WR though…and I’d like to bring Rasean back for another year if the price is right.

by jstnblke41 on Dec 22, 2011 6:01 AM EST reply actions