5. Jones-Drew isn’t going to stay.
After last season’s fiasco of contractual hold out, I doubt anyone in the Jaguars fan base will be surprised if he asks to be traded as soon as the regular season ends. Why not beat the star RB to the punch? The Jaguars don’t want to pay him more than Florida sunshine to play for them while talented backs such as LeGarette Blount are stuck playing behind a persistently throwing-to-no-one-he-knows Tom Brady in New England. LaGarette Blount is a Florida native so he’s already familiar with the taste of sunscreen-flavored disappointment. Maybe he can show us how he got it out of his mouth. When MJD hits free agency in 2014, watch for him to be skipping away from EverBank Field along those pawprints painted on the road to the stadium.
4. His jersey doesn’t sell anymore.
I work for a well-known athletic apparel company in the Jacksonville area. You can buy any Maurice Jones-Drew jersey you like there. We have the old plain teal jerseys, the alternate black out jersey, and the current jersey designed to melt into the player’s skin and instill hope. I’ve seen customers walk past the display, point, and remark, “Why would you want to buy that?” Sometimes I’ll pick one up off the floor because people can’t be bothered to even put it back. I think a family of Palmetto bugs asked me how much rent would be one time. That’s how long those same jerseys have been on the rack.
3. It’s a passing league.
Okay, have you ever played with WR Cecil Shorts III on Madden 25? First of all, stop looking at me like that for playing as the Jaguars. I’m 9-2, alright? With a decent quarterback, Cecil Shorts, Justin Blackmon, Marcedes Lewis and all the rest of the receiving core aren’t half bad. If we are going to strip our team down to rookies, 2-3 year development projects, and veterans who Cris Collinsworth doesn’t even know exists, why not go all the way? For the money MJD is asking for, maybe we can satisfy the 11 people who turned up for the Bring Tim Tebow Home rally and give that kid a good salary for trying so hard.
2. Without MJD, imagine the free stuff fans would be offered just to show up.
Last week, EverBank Field offered free beer to anyone who bought a ticket. They already give out free tshirts. Last time I went to a Jaguars game, an “ice cold Miller Lite” was $7.25. The guy selling it to me was right, it was ice cold, but it was NOT the best Miller Lite I ever had for that price. Think about it. With the money saved by trading MJD, the Jaguars could hold free try outs for the running back position. House cats can run up to 30 mph even when it’s windy. Imagine the Ws the Jaguars would rack up on cuteness alone.
1. It’s not all a loss. ESPN recently said the Cleveland Browns are the most hopeless franchise in the league.
Hey! We could trade for RB Trent Richardson and th ---- what? Awww mannnn.
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