(08-27-2017, 05:31 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(08-27-2017, 05:04 PM)archer56 Wrote: A case could be made as this evidence of the crappy coaching we've had during the gus era.  As it always seems our people go to teams and actually are productive.

Exactly!

Caldwell drafted Smith, who, according to the Bengals, is a good player. It was up to the coaching staff to make him better and allow him to play. I can't blame a GM for trading a player the coaching staff had given up on after three years.

There are some decisions where I didn't like what Caldwell did, but as far as actual picks and free agent signings it's hard to say just how much is on Caldwell vs. the coaches. Since 2013, no DB, whether a draft pick of free agent, has improved from year 1 to year 2 with the Jags. That's true of RB, OL, and LB too (Telvin was just as good as a rookie).

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(08-27-2017, 05:05 PM)navyjagfan Wrote: People just need to relax.  Calm down and just accept that this franchise is the worst in the NFL and will continue to be the worst for many years to come.  Maybe someday in the future we luck out and finish 6-10 or something.  

Just enjoy those few precious wins each year and lower your expectations.  

If you think that this team is good at anything - drafting, talent evaluation, coaching, player development - you will just be disappointed.  So don't stress yourself out and don't waste your entire Sunday watching Jags football.  Listen to it more like background noise.  

Life is much easier with this approach.

Bite your tongue. Every year the Jags win the offseason.

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(08-27-2017, 01:55 PM)jaguarmvp Wrote: My problem with taking Bortles #3 overall

1. He never has been a "natural thrower" of the football.  A big red flag right there

2. Bortles has never shown signs of high intelligence, wonderlick score etc.  Look at the great Qb's playing today.  They beat you more with their mind than talent.

3. Going into that draft, I have yet to see anyone (draft guru, draft board, etc.) have him ranked in the top 5 of that draft.   Caldwell seems to have that smartest man in the room syndrome.  The problem is he is not.

I didn't like the Bortles pick at the time either, but there were a lot of mock drafts with Bortles going to Houston with the top pick. If he wasn't in the top five he was at least generally considered the #1 QB prospect that year.