(05-31-2021, 08:03 AM)WingerDinger Wrote: [ -> ] (05-31-2021, 07:47 AM)RicoTx Wrote: [ -> ]There was already plenty of excitement around here with the drafting of Lawrence.
Yeah, I disagree.. We just went through hell and back because of the draft, or should I say, because of Meyer's draft choices.
But why would you expect anything else?
Before every draft there is pro and con debate over various subjects.
Which direction should the team go?
Offense or defense?
Trade up, trade down, or stand pat?
Is player A good or not? Who should we take between two different players?
While I don't always agree with the conclusions a poster or posters will reach (nor they mine), most of the debate and disagreements are reasoned and have the Jaguars best interests at heart. However, none of these discussions involve the Jaguars' brass. We will link to various clips or quotes from team officials or coaches trying to get some indicia of what they are thinking, while also hoping they don't tip their hands to the other teams.
So when the Jaguars actually pick the players, why would the dynamic change any if the pre draft debate was earnest, honest, impassioned, and engaged with the Jaguars best interest at heart? If the Jaguars have the temerity to actually disagree with some of our takes
and go in different directions, why wouldn't there be some disagreement?
It stands to reason there would be some pro-con debate afterwards. Those who were opposed to drafting a RB in the first round before the draft won't be pleased when the Jaguars take a RB in the first round, whether it was UM pulling the trigger on the move or some other coach. Those who strongly advocated for a TE pre draft are naturally going to strongly express their disappointment when no TE at all is drafted by the team, and the only attempts to upgrade the position are Chris Manhertz and Tim Tebow. That would have happened no matter who the coach was. It wasn't going to be simply an UM thing.
I will say that after the 2014 and 2016 draft, this board was pretty much uniform in being happy about what the Jaguars draft produced. Very few complaints to be heard. It turns out, those drafts wound up pretty good.
However, I hasten to add the overall tenor of the board in the immediate aftermath of the 2009-20111 drafts was "in Gene we trust." Almost everyone here rubber stamped their approval on everything the team did. Where did that get us? Did the general lack of dissent make those drafts any better? No. I get no satisfaction being one of the few voices of dissent in those years, because it means the Jaguars were unsuccessful. I'm sure if you polled those critical of this year's draft for whatever reasons, you'd see a similar sentiment.
I can't recall a single voice of dissent over the Trevor Lawrence pick among the regulars on this board. Subsequent picks? Yes, there was disagreement. But again, why is that unexpected?
To be honest, the only thing I care about is that the team got it right.