Quote:Their D is good, but without a QB that makes the plays during the crucial stretches of games they don't make it here. They would have lost to the 49ers in the NFC championship if not much sooner with a guy like Henne or Schaub in the backfield.

 

Like I said, the crucial part is they essentially won the lottery on Wilson. Not only did they get a franchise guy, but they got him for a 3rd round pick. They were able to stick to always taking the best guys on the board and still got a franchise guy. It's not likely to happen for us, but if it does that will be what makes the difference.

 

When you spend draft after draft reaching for guys and signing cast-offs in free agency like Henne you never get anywhere. The Jaguars need to follow the seahawks lead and always take the guy that makes sense, not the guy they think they need to fill a roster spot with.

 

Not that I am knocking Seattle's drafting, but this presumes they didn't reach for any of their picks.

 

They drafted a T out of Alabama in the first round-James Carpenter.  After struggling at RT, they eventually moved him inside to G.  While there are definitely some that are worth first round picks, I'm not sure, as a general rule, taking guards in the first round is not a good thing.  If they drafted him with the idea he had the bulk and the athleticism to be a RT, and they have shifted him inside to G, that likely means they reached on the pick. 

 

Furthermore, they took Richard Sherman in the 5th round in 2011, more than a full round after they drafted WR Kris Durham, who is no longer on the team.  If Sherman is among the top 2-3 CBs in the NFL and great value at 5, then taking a WR over him who is no longer on the team has to represent a reach to some degree.

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