Las Vegas Raiders: Where would Julio Jones fit on the offense?

The last time the Raiders traded for a star WR

Every Raiders fan remembers the clown show that was Antonio Brown, and the sense of disappointment watching him walk away from the team. To say that offseason was a circus would be a complement to the abysmal way Brown handled himself and the largely unprofessional way he conducted himself.

Julio Jones is not the diva that Brown is, and would not be the kind of distraction that he ended up being. Still, Raider Nation has to have some kind of bad memories when it comes to the team trading for an elite wide receiver, even though Jones is likely a better fit, and player at this point in his career.

All of this being said, the Raiders could use his services since the best receiving weapon they have is Darren Waller, who, in his own right, is a matchup nightmare. Giving a quarterback more weapons isn’t bad, it’s actually encouraged.

However, the price could be too high for the league’s most consistent receiver since Marvin Harrison. Trading away a Day 3 pick would make sense, but the Raiders do not have the first-round draft capital they once had, and it appears the Falcons are starting the bidding with a first-round pick.

If leveraging the future means gaining in the present, is the cost worth the reward?