(02-09-2018, 01:20 PM)JagJohn Wrote:

(02-09-2018, 11:58 AM)JackCity Wrote: Without delving back into the Kirk Vs Bortles Vs draft pick debate,  (Y'all know where I stand by now), I am actually quite interested to see how Blake looks next year.

Has the confidence bump from the playoffs and can really hone in on his craft. Last offseason was all about getting those mechanics acceptable and was fighting for his job all the way up to week 1 of the regular season. This year maybe he can spend more time fine tuning what he built on.

Although on the flip side of that he still is fighting for his job this year if he remains a Jaguar. Could argue theres much more pressure this year as we are expected to win, have a really tough schedule and will be on national TV a lot.  Either way it'll be interesting to see how he develops if he stays here.

I have a sneaky feeling that Blake will be starter next year, and he will come out of the blocks absolutely on fire, and this whole discussion is quickly forgotten. I think this season has been a bridge to getting his confidence back and he'll be ready to truly kick on and become a no-question franchise QB. 

Either that or he absolutely sucks. The problem with Blake is that, at this point at least, you just can't know what you're gonna see on any given Sunday. I completely understand those people who do want to move on from him.

(02-09-2018, 01:41 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(02-09-2018, 01:31 PM)Bullseye Wrote: There are other considerations and sources of uncertainty.

1.  We have a team that has proven capable of going deep in the playoffs in the most recent season.  If the franchise has decided the Super Bowl is the ultimate goal, that Super Bowl windows for teams are typically short in duration, and it has decided QB is a position that is hindering us from reaching that goal, the most likely way of this team reaching it is with an experienced QB.    Rookie QBs, even capable ones, typically should not be counted upon to succeed in the first year.

2.  If the team has decided to use a veteran to upgrade, there is a limited window to obtain those upgrades.  Free agency happens prior to the draft, and those experienced QBs who would represent an upgrade would be in high demand for other QB needy teams.

I submit if the draft were held in a vacuum, absent the context of where the team is in overall development, then relying on a first round QB (who may or may not be there at 29) might be advisable.  But given where this team is, that might be the most economical but least viable alternative.

Yeah. Understood. 

My suggestion is predicated on winning with Blake in 2018 by bolstering the offense around him while the team develops a rookie behind him to take over in 2019. 

Of course if the team has identified the QB position as a tipping point, they would need to approach it with the "win now" method in free agency/trade. 

I'm just advocating what I see as the most cap friendly solution in hopes of keeping the defensive roster intact moving forward. Hitting on a QB that could start in 2019 would keep some big spending at bay for a few more years. I think that possibility makes it worth an early pick in this draft. (I'd even advocate moving up ahead of Buffalo to take a QB if there were one they felt strongly about falling to pick 18 or 19 unexpectedly.)