Quote:It is true that the team is moving on via. the formentioned second round draft pick(s). It's also true that B14CKMON will have one of the 53 man roster spots when he's reinstated per GM Caldwell...


W/that being said... We the Jaguars have not given up on B14CKMON...


NH3...

 

I don't doubt for a moment that IF he is reinstated he will immediately be given a roster spot, but that isn't really relevant.

 

Its not the same as giving up on him, but they have planned for a future without him and that is a pretty strong statement. They have accepted the reality that there is a better than average chance he wont be back or won't be reliable and have taken steps to try and minimize his loss. Do you think if they believed Blackmon would be back, even if it would be a whole season out, they would have spent 2 high draft picks on the position?

 

They have said time and again, Justin Blackmon is a luxury, he equivalent to the track star who runs a 4.20 signed as a UDFA who could be the next big thing or could fall flat on his face. Yet people are still clinging to a beer and skittles fantasy where every minor snippet of news and speculation somehow shows Blackmon to be on the right track and ahead of schedule. Maybe he is, it would be great to see him out there again, but I, and more importantly the team are not putting any eggs whatsoever in that basket.

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