(03-27-2021, 05:59 PM)ATLjag Wrote:

(03-27-2021, 04:33 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote: My reaction when I saw the news was to say "I hope we aren't paying him guaranteed money."  Barring injury, I don't see Josh Jones making our 53 man roster.  Jenkins starts at strong safety.  Daniel Thomas is given a chance to develop as his backup.  We have Jarrod Wilson for free safety, but I would be surprised with all of our draft picks if the Jaguars didn't draft a safety (probably early in the draft) to beat Wilson out or at least provide competition.  Safeties often fall in the draft.  If beaten out, Wilson would remain as a backup.  If not, the draft pick remains as the backup.  We also signed Rudy Ford as a free agent who can provide depth, but is an excellent special teams player which makes him unlikely to be cut.  That's five.  I don't think you keep six.  I don't see Josh Jones or Andrew Wingard making the team.  If they are just camp bodies or are here in case of injuries to others, fine.

If they do keep 5 safeties, they have Wingard, Middleton, and Jones fighting for the last spot.  On a side note, Brandon Watson/Rusnak is a developing player that can play both safety and corner, and is a good special teamer.  With his versatility, he may sneak into the last spot also.

In regards to the 5 safeties, I listed five.  Which one did I list do you not think will make the team?  Do you think they will not use one of their 10 drafts pick on a safety?

In regards to Watson, special teams and versatility definitely helps, but there's a lot of competition at cornerback too.  If the Jaguars take one in the draft with one of their 10 picks, that position is full too.  If they don't, Watson would still be competing against Chris Claybrooks, Josiah Scott (a 4th rounder from last year), and others for a single roster spot.

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