Quote:To illustrate my previous post, which I have done a few other times in other topics (and probably this one earlier even). JJ Watt had literally the all time best all around defensive end season in 2011. In that season he had a 19% positive impact percentage, which is phenomenal. That combined sacks, pressures, tackles, deflections, etc. There is realistically very little chance that Clowney will ever have that good of a season. 

 

That means that 81% of the time Watt was rendered completely ineffective. Are we really going to pass on a franchise QB prospect for a guy who even if he does turn out to be an all time great DE will still be completely useless 80+% of the time? I sure as heck am not. 

 

It's fun to think OMGGGGG BEST PROSPECT EVER!!!, but you all are drastically over romanticizing the impact a great DE has. 

The Jaguars need a DE and QB.  If you grade the DE higher, then you take the DE.  Both positions are important.  If QBs are so important (theres only about 5 elite franchise QB), then why was Brady (6th rd, yes lucky but the pats were built on D), Wilson (rd 3), Kaep (rd 2) in the final 4?  

 

49ers and Seahawks can get to your QB w/o blitzing basically eliminating your franchise QB.  Clowney would commend a lot of double teams and easily make everyones life on defense easier.

 

I'm not trying to downgrade Bridgewater who I believe will be great as well, but I feel like Clowney is better. 

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