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On Beachum, bringing him in on a 1 year contract creates instant competition for Joeckel with both having something to prove- Beachum that his knee is sound and that he is deserving of our or somebody's LT position; Joeckel that he can be more than mediocre.

 

If Beach succeeds, Joke becomes the swing guy and a pretty valuable one, frankly. We then have the inside track to signing Beach longer term. If Joke wins out, we have a solid LT. We win either way, I can't see any downside to signing him if his knee checks out.

 

 

PF,  good point about the competition factor for the Jaguars at LT.   It doesn't seem like Luke Joeckel has had viable competition at the position the last 2 seasons.    Though Joeckel may never be close to the player that the Jaguars and many other teams envisioned back in 2013,   the Jaguars need to find out for sure what they have in Joeckel in 2016.   Assuming Kelvin Beachum will be healthy enough to contribute early in the season,   his presence on the team's roster would be huge from a competition standpoint. 

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