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          Paul Posluszny isn't going anywhere

          • Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterMar 25, 2015, 02:00 PM ET
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              Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.
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          JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- One of the questions that I get over and over on Twitter and whenever I encounter Jacksonville Jaguars fans is: When are they going to cut Poz?

          Fans see middle linebacker Paul Posluszny's struggles in pass coverage and the fact that his cap number in 2015 is $9.5 million and $7.5 million in 2016 and just assume it's a matter of days before he's released. They're always skeptical when I tell them Posluszny is not going anywhere.

          For proof, I give you what coach Gus Bradley said Tuesday at the NFL owners meetings in Phoenix. He was talking about the characteristics the Jaguars look for in players, whether it's in the draft or free agency, and he listed three: humility, intelligence, and a warrior spirit. He mentioned only one player on the current roster that has all three.

          Posluszny.

          Here's Bradley's quote. It's a bit long and Bradley rambles a bit, but I've bolded the important stuff about Posluszny:

          "There are three aspects we try to look for. One is humility; another is intelligence. Now intelligence to us may not be, hey, he had a high score in the Wonderlic test. It's more that he can make on-the-field good, spontaneous decisions, guys that can adjust real quick. Football intelligence. ...And then this somewhat warrior spirit, these guys like Troy Polamalu who have this humility and great intelligence and when it comes to Sunday they turn into 'aaaaahhhh!' They turn into where you see this guy with unbelievable spirit and passion and then when the game's over he flips the switch and goes back to this person.

          "Out of all those three traits we have a guy like that with Poz, who has that humility and intelligence and that warrior spirit. It's hard to find those three traits, so which one do you give on? That's why it's hard in free agency. Does this person have humility? How do you know? The spontaneous decisions you can see that on tape and that warrior spirit you can see that on tape. Really the humility is the ability to identify your weakness. Will they allow you to coach him? ‘Hey, I have these weaknesses.' Good, he identifies them, we identify them, now he has a chance to get better."

          Bottom line: Bradley and the Jaguars love Posluszny and he's not going anywhere.