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Originally Posted by Daseal
Isn't this the same thing they say about Taylor Jacobs yet you're ready to toss him out the door too. The difference is Jacobs plays special teams and is much, much cheaper.
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The Taylor Jacobs situation is very different from David Patten's for a couple of reasons:
1) Taylor Jacobs has never done anything in this league. Patten has, he was an effective deep threat for the Pats. So you have to at least give Patten a chance to show that he can be that player again now that his knee is healthy.
2) Jacobs is the epitome of a practice field player. He wows the coaches on the practice field, and then on game-day he can't get anything done. It's because he's a major pussy, when the bullets start flying he hides in his litte shell like a turtle. He had plenty of chances last year to make an impact with Patten and Thrash both banged up. He didn't get it done.
And lastly, how cheap Taylor Jacobs is has nothing to do with anything. The only reason to care about a player's cap figure is when you have other holes to fill on your team. The Skins have only two areas that could use upgrading, IMO. That's the offensive line depth and CB depth. But at this stage of the offseason, there is literally nobody available who would represent an upgrade at those positions (well Ty Law, but we couldn't afford him even if we cut Patten). So, since we can't do any upgrading, cap space is not an issue for us. You simply keep the best player.