Quote:He also probably wants to tell everyone to not keep asking if he will be back this year or anything.

 

Also it is marking. He is highlighting about the situation in a positive spin "He will be great next year" rather than "He will be out this year".

 

It is another way in which the entire administration has basically been considering this entire year as a walkthrough to figure out what current players will stay next year and to future build up depth through another draft and possibly a few FA signings.

Although the season basically is a walkthrough in some ways, the team is not thinking that at all. They are just trying to win games. But that topic is for another thread.

 

"He will be out this year" does not need to be said. Reporters know ankle fractures take several months to heal and the Jaguars have no chance of going to the playoffs, so they can figure out themselves Luke Joeckel is headed to injured reserve.

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