04-23-2014, 09:40 PM
What positions do you think the Jags have neglected the most throughout their draft history? I can think of 2 or 3 off the top of my head. I'm just wondering if my thoughts are the same as everyone else.
I had a tough time with the #1, but I'm going to go against the grain and say that it's linebacker. This team has never really targeted any stud linebackers in the draft. They have rarely seen superior play from that position as well over the years. It's been one of the nagging weak points of this team for far too long.
The second would have to be QB, but not so much for a lack of trying, but how they went about it. They always tried the quick fix by grabbing one high without enough certainty that the player could be "the guy" for the next several years. Happened with Lefty and again with Gabbert. The only 2 real developmental guys they took were Rob Johnson and David Garrard. I hope that trend ends this draft. I would love to see some young guys brought in to sit, learn, and develop. What I hope doesn't happen is the same reach and grab that got us Lefty and Gabbert.
My third is pass rushers. Whether it be a DE or a pass rushing LB. They took shots with a guy here and there, but never found one. I think that given more attention, they would have found that guy.
Last, I would say interior offensive line. Meester was rock solid in the fact that he was always there, and never injured. He covered a huge hole in the interior for a very long time. Had he gone down, The line would have been that much worse. There have been some guards, with Manauwai leading the bunch, but also not many mid to late round developmental guys. I hope they use some of these later picks to change that.
Those are mine.
I had a tough time with the #1, but I'm going to go against the grain and say that it's linebacker. This team has never really targeted any stud linebackers in the draft. They have rarely seen superior play from that position as well over the years. It's been one of the nagging weak points of this team for far too long.
The second would have to be QB, but not so much for a lack of trying, but how they went about it. They always tried the quick fix by grabbing one high without enough certainty that the player could be "the guy" for the next several years. Happened with Lefty and again with Gabbert. The only 2 real developmental guys they took were Rob Johnson and David Garrard. I hope that trend ends this draft. I would love to see some young guys brought in to sit, learn, and develop. What I hope doesn't happen is the same reach and grab that got us Lefty and Gabbert.
My third is pass rushers. Whether it be a DE or a pass rushing LB. They took shots with a guy here and there, but never found one. I think that given more attention, they would have found that guy.
Last, I would say interior offensive line. Meester was rock solid in the fact that he was always there, and never injured. He covered a huge hole in the interior for a very long time. Had he gone down, The line would have been that much worse. There have been some guards, with Manauwai leading the bunch, but also not many mid to late round developmental guys. I hope they use some of these later picks to change that.
Those are mine.