Every off-season it’s the same thing. Bad teams make bad moves and good teams make good moves. I understand that the Jaguars have to pay a premium to free agents to get them to sign with them, but this is still too much money for the inconsistent Beadles. The 6 million dollars in annual value on this deal is the 10^th highest in the NFL. He’s not a top-10 guard.

Beadles has been a starter since being drafted in the 2^nd round in 2010, but he’s been massively inconsistent. As a rookie in 2010, he was very solid as a guard, but struggled mightily as a tackle. In 2012, he had his best season, grading out as Pro Football Focus’ 17^th ranked guard. However, in 2011 he was 73^rd out of 78 eligible and in 2013 he was 51^st out of 81 eligible. All in all, he’s about an average starting guard, but in no way does he deserve 6 million yearly, not even from a guard needy team that needs to pay a premium to sign free agents.

Grade: C

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