Luke Joeckel’s struggles provide apt comparison to Jaguars

Luke Joeckel isn’t a bad left tackle but he isn’t particularly great either. The Week 17 loss to the Houston Texans highlighted his not-quite-there play and gives us a look deeper into the organization.

As far as symbols go, there’s no player more symbolic on the Jacksonville Jaguars roster than left tackle Luke Joeckel. He was the change the organization began preaching as soon as general manager Dave Caldwell and head coach Gus Bradley took over.

The first pick by Caldwell in his time as GM, Joeckel was brought in to replace stalwart left tackle Eugene Monroe. Monroe, who played just four games with the Jags before being traded in 2013, was an excellent left tackle, but as the Gene Smith…