Blackmon is a draft pick from the previous regime, he's on a short leash just based on that.  I think giving his locker to Bortles is yet another message to him.  I for one no longer even consider him a Jaguar.  


If he's reinstated and is on the roster, I'll cheer for him.  But I'll remain skeptical of his character and his on play untll he can stay on the field for 16 straight games.  

 

Until then he's just a guy that we have on retainer.  He had 1 great game against Houston his rookie year, and a very good game against Denver last year.  Over a 2 year period I'm not impressed.  Just because he has potential doesn't mean I'm going to lose my mind if he never suits up with the Jaguars again.  

 

With that said, the concern about building chemistry is overrated.  To me, if/when he comes into the Jaguar locker room I have a feeling he will be treated by the rest of his team-mates with alot of apprehension.  The guys in the locker room are going to have AND HAVE ALREADY HAS alot of bonding time without him.  I wouldn't be surprised if the guys consider him to be just some dude as well,  It's not like he's had tons of time with our team to build bonds.  He's gonna have alot of work ahead of him both in terms of his play and his relationships with his team-mates.  

 

Personally, I think the best case scenario is to trade him, but that's long odds considering his track record.  If they just cut ties with him, I personally would be OK with it.  Who cares if he turns into a Chris Carter player for another team.  How many Superbowls did CC go to?  

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