(12-03-2018, 06:22 PM)Mikey Wrote:

(12-03-2018, 02:01 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: There are actually a number of fans that wish the Jags to select an o-lineman (or WR) in the first round and a QB in the second. 

I think that if they identify a QB they deem a potential franchise starter - then they have to take him early. 
It's too big of a need for the team right now to roll the dice on guys falling or not falling to your later picks. 
Getting your guy at your first pick or trading up to get him puts you more firmly in the driver's seat. 
While it may turn out to be possible to wait, it may not be.

If we are picking early in the second and they identify a potential franchise starter, I absolutely see them moving up to 27-32 and taking them at the end of the first.  That fifth year option is well worth the added draft capital to spend to get back into day 1 drafting.  I also think you need to do that to get the jump on some other teams that might look to do the same.

If they think the kid is gonna be their starter by season's end, I'd rather they take him with their first pick and avoid the possibility of losing their opportunity.  But we don't have much feel yet for where this class of QBs is going to be distributed across big boards yet. Specific scenarios will make more sense post combine/pro-day season.

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