Quote:You posted this in the other thread bruh. That scenario is REALLY REALLY unlikely. Some team will give him LT money before he takes RT money to come back to JAX.

 

I don't think the move is brilliant, it's just a move he knew he'd make the day they took Joeckel. I've always thought the Jags might of been better off if they immediately played Joeckel at LT and moved Monroe to RT (who was better at run blocking than pass blocking), so it makes sense that they realized the same and knew he'd never come back to be a RT and be paid as such. They know Joeckel can be the better LT (due to his skill set and make up, he's a classic LT.) Might as well get a 3rd and 4th rounder for him instead of moving him to RT and slapping the franchise tag on him and getting nothing when he walks.

 

It's a great move because we got something for  nothing.   We traded away a 12 game contract, games we weren't going to win anyway.  And now we have some more draft picks.   We're better off doing  this than not doing this.  

 

At the end of the year, we either have some extra draft picks from this trade, or we don't.   Either way, we don't have  Eugene Monroe, because he's a FREE AGENT.  

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