(03-07-2018, 10:24 AM)Etdavis2006 Wrote:

(03-07-2018, 09:51 AM)JUNGLE CAT 2017 Wrote: Yeah, can you imagine the reactions if the Jaguars had selected Eastern Washington WR, Cooper Kupp, in the third round instead of Dawuane Smoot? 

Caldwell doesn't draft the best player available. Better NFL teams do. 

Is it really the goal of the organization to stack pass rushers? Why didn't Caldwell trust his own work in free agency? Calais Campbell was signed in March.

Drafting Smoot over Kupp in the third round last year was a gigantic error on his part. He didn't want to hurt Robinson's tender feelings by bringing in competition? He didn't want to frighten young and tender Allen? Is it really the goal of the Jaguars to draft less talented players on purpose so they can build a second string with a huge talent gap?

I really don't know why Tom Coughlin is holding onto Caldwell. Really?

We really won’t know this for at least another 2 years. If smoot turns into a 10 sack guy and Cupp is still just a slot getting 600 yards and 3tds that was a win for us.

A couple of years? Where's Tavon? You can wait around to determine Kupp is exceptionally talented and has a very high probability of sustained greatness in the NFL, but the league is woke.

Imagine this...what if Bortles' last throw sailed into the competent hands of Cooper Kupp and not bounce off Caldwell's latest secret weapon, Westbrook? Sometimes a single botched draft pick is the difference between pretty good and greatness. 

Funny, Westbrook graded higher than Kupp, but was drafted a round later. Smoot who was drafted instead of Kupp was taken a round too soon. Did Caldwell know nobody wanted Westbrook and he would be able to draft him in the fourth so he took Smoot way early figuring he would not still be around for the Jaguars' fourth pick? Cooper Kupp NEVER occurred to Caldwell? Not likely. He rather didn't draft him because he knew he would by nature challenge the status quo.

Better teams approach the draft not even knowing which players they will take. They trust their own work in free agency and their own field scouts have put together a great board and draft day is simply a matter of gazing up at the board and selecting the best available player.

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