(05-31-2021, 03:52 AM)JaguarJosh2 Wrote: Why aren't the Jaguars a player for Julio Jones?  Chark would be about unstoppable on the other side.

Age.  Julio Jones is 32.  That's an age where players at skill positions start to decline.  They start having injuries more frequently.  Besides, at this stage in the team's development with a rookie at QB, we want guys who can grow together.  By the time TL is reaching his peak-say 4th year-we'll want him to have receivers who can still get open and make plays. Julio Jones will be 36 by then.

His contract is also very costly.  While we probably have the cap room to accommodate it, we shouldn't.  We are coming off a 1-15 season.  We have holes in many spots on the roster.  We also stand to lose a lot of our current OL in free agency.  We have to ensure some quality and experience at OL for TL and ETN.  

Finally, the cost in trade to get him is more than I would certainly want to pay for a guy his age.  The rumors circulating was that the Jaguars would send LaViska Shenault and a 2022 2nd round pick for Julio Jones.  That's NOT the way to build a young nucleus.

If we were talking about Julio Jones from 5 years ago, I'd be all for making a move for him if the cost was reasonable.

But not now.

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