(04-18-2020, 01:35 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(04-18-2020, 12:33 PM)MalabarJag Wrote: In the spring of 2019 they signed a former 1st round pick they could afford and traded up to draft an OT in the 2nd round, one who was projected to be drafted by the Jags in the 1st round. The Jags were struggling with the cap before the 2019 season. How could they have done more? I guess they could have used the Foles money to sign a free agent OT (was a good one even available?) but then who would be the QB? Note that I wanted them to sign Fitzpatrick instead of Foles, so maybe that would have left enough to pay a higher rated RT.

But please, tell us specifically what urgent move they could/should have done (not using hindsight).

I have already provided a list of the underwhelming moves. 

* Trotting out Cam Robinson at left tackle last year after his just barely being cleared to practice after the knee surgery/rehab with no credible insurance plan (and his questionable rookie season) was a lack of urgency. 


* Rolling with AJ Cann after two straight years of poor performance with an underwhelming 4th round failed RT prospect as your only contingency was a lack of urgency. 

* Hell, drafting Will Richardson ^  as your only real plan to replace an aging/fading Parnell was also a lack of urgency.

* Rolling with the same depth of Shatley, Walker and *gulp* Chris freakin Reed for year after year showed a severe lack of urgency to even remotely push the starters ahead of them or to upgrade depth. 

I count all of these decisions as failures.

And you can easily add to this list  ^ all of those patch job attempts and/or bargain hunting blind shot-in-the-dark revival signings like Beachum, Ogbuehi, Warford etc. 
I'm not going to cull through four or 5 years of free agency and draft history to give you alternatives. Sorry. Just don't have the time for the tedium today.  The short answer would be they should have chased the better free agents over bargains and they should have invested more draft capital. 

Each of these acquisitions or moments of complacency I've referenced represent opportunities where they should have done more. 

I understand your position. You are pointing out lots of great examples of where they "tried" to mend a position. 
I'm just emphatically of the opinion that many (not all) of the acquisitions were half-measures, or a day late and a dollar short. 

I didn't have this opinion 2 years ago, I agreed with your take.  But now I believe I recognize an ongoing trend. 
Yes, moves are made around the line. But looking back there are an inordinate amount of failures - and also too many attempts at bargain patches rather than a real commitment to improve.