(01-03-2020, 12:21 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(01-03-2020, 10:09 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: I love when people say this.

If CeeDee Lamb or Jeudy is there at 20 (they won't be), the Jags should pull the trigger on them. Both would pair very nicely with Chark.

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Did I say he was?

No one is a "sure fire" (whatever that means anyway) prospect but Tua is certainly an elite one. And like someone else said, if his hip checks out, he most likely won't fall to #9 anyway. Which is why if he did fall to #9 (like Watson), I would take him.

Three possibilities (with estimates that could come in between):

1. Tua's hip will definitely heal with no long-term problem.
2. Tua's hip is probably career-ending.
3. The status of Tua's hip is still unknown.

Are you saying you'd take him at nine without an OK on his hip (case 3)? That would be a bold move indeed.

I do agree that before the injury Tua was an elite prospect. I see Gardner Minshew as a shorter Joe Burrow (or Burrow as a taller Minshew) and am not going to reach for a QB to replace him, but if Tua falls to #20 I'd grab him as long as he didn't get a case 2 report on his hip.

If it comes back as option #3, I would have a very difficult decision but I think I would still draft him. His upside is off the charts but he clearly has risk to him as well.

This may all be a moot point as Tua may return to school and if he does, I wouldn't think about drafting a QB at #9 but possibly #20 or in round 3.

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