Quote:Blackmon and Ball have done fine as replacements, point is without gutting the secondary we could've focused on the lines.

 

Once again, the "gutting" that you're talking about involving Derek Cox didn't happen.  He wasn't coming back to Jacksonville.  Go back and read some of the reports.  The Jags extended an offer and his agent made it pretty clear they were exploring other options.  So, the team did attempt to retain him.  They just weren't going to overspend for his services based on first-hand knowledge about his injury history. 

 

You can retort with the usual "he signed a cheap deal with San Diego" all you want.  However, he could have countered whatever the Jaguars were offering.  He and his agent chose not to continue discussions, and they signed with the first team that put an offer on the table. 

 

That's not the fault of the Jaguars front office as you'd like to portray it.  He made the decision to go to San Diego, probably because he felt they were closer to being a playoff contending team than the Jaguars are.  There's nothing wrong with that.  But, let's not try to blame this front office for not keeping him here because that's really disingenuous. 

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