(06-09-2017, 02:00 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(06-09-2017, 11:41 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Thanks, gents.

Don't go so soon.

I'd like to hear some of the rationales for your decisions.

Why Lamp over Robinson?  Was the trade up cost not worth Robinson, were you scared away by Robinson's off field stuff, was G a bigger need, do you think Lamp is a better player...or what?

Why Webb over Smoot?

I'll try and help because I and NYC had similar tastes. 

We gave Seattle a value pick so they wouldn't take Robinson. That's why pick swaps happen this way (This is also how you can explain the niners/bears trade - The Niners at least convinced Chicago that they were taking Trubinskiy at 3). I believe that Robinson will be a better Guard in the NFL because of his lack of footwork and Lamp projects as a better guard than Robinson. I don't believe Robinson will be a premier LT and I believe 32 GM's felt this way. Character concerns or not, this draft showed us that teams are really not worried to take risks on premium talent if they believe that it exists. - Overall, keeping the 6th rounder means a developmental player or starting special teams player. I don't dislike the pick at all, but would have deviated in a different direction

Now, I know the general consensus is to start making sense of the Smoot pick, but I was pretty blunt in my dislike for the pick. Webb is equally a risky pick- I think he would have provided a spark in Bortles as well as a developmental Insurance Policy. Even if the season imploded and the Jags have a top 5 pick again, they'd have a chance at a QB and still have an impressive Arm behind him. Webb is an impressive prospect and went to a good situation. Webb is clearly an arm talent, system QB at this point. I very well believe that Webb will be starting games in New Jersey in the next few years.

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