(10-20-2018, 03:32 PM)rpr52121 Wrote:

(10-20-2018, 03:20 PM)SeldomRite Wrote: Ah excuses. "It would be okay to do things wrong, because we're so close!" See Jaguars Circa 2008.

As for the rest, regarding only being able to come up with two QB examples, I'm not someone that follows all 32 teams' needs closely and examines all of their draft picks, but I do follow the Jaguars, and they've been making the same mistakes for as long as I've been paying attention. However, right off the top of my head the Giants of 10-15 years ago drafting defensive line even when they already had guys like Strahan. Worked out fine for them in 2007, didn't it?

The main point is no one could have seen the Jaguars having the kind of injuries they're having this year. Drafting one more guard early in the draft instead of Bryan or Chark wouldn't necessarily help with what's going on right now. The draft is about having a core of elite guys, not having a bunch of guys that were playing the right position. If Bryan turns out to be an elite player in a couple of more years he'll have been a great draft choice unless Lamar Jackson Suddenly starts being able to play (LOL, not happening).

But the issue is not "they didn't get depth". They were in position to get some offensive position makers who were more NFL ready than Chark. 

The majority of the draft was forward looking to 2019 at best and more likely 2020. By then, the defense won't have that many elite-level talents, and quite possibly Blake may have run out of rope. It will be a totally different team and the window will probably have past.