Jacas

[mayoclinic]

He hasn't played a snap. Why are people on this board so quick to write draftees off before they've even been on the field?

Exactly.

No one is writing off Jacas. But the longer it takes for him to become an active participant, the less likely he is to have an early impact.

I find his situation confusing. If delay is holdout, he needs to be signed. If it is health, he should be present and visible even if non-active.

The Pats moved up to get him aggressively, and 6 weeks later nada. He is losing valuable time compared to other draftees.

 

[manxman2601]

Exactly.

No one is writing off Jacas. But the longer it takes for him to become an active participant, the less likely he is to have an early impact.

I find his situation confusing. If delay is holdout, he needs to be signed. If it is health, he should be present and visible even if non-active.

The Pats moved up to get him aggressively, and 6 weeks later nada. He is losing valuable time compared to other draftees.

My guess is the team know what they're doing. I'd rather he recovered fully from whatever ailed him than risk a recurrence of an injury while practicing without pads with many more practice sessions to go.

 

[mayoclinic]

I hope you are right. The total lack of any clarification is part of what throws me for a loop. Apart from showing up at rookie minicamp and not participating, Jacas seems to have gone into a black hole, and there has been little discussion of his situation, none by the team. It's weird, and spooks me a bit.

I want Jacas to succeed spectacularly, and I'm certainly not writing him off. But I will feel much better when I see him signed, present, and participating.

There is certainly nothing here that a 16 sack rookie season can't fix.