(12-27-2020, 01:16 PM)Predator Wrote:

(12-27-2020, 10:20 AM)SeldomRite Wrote: The problem with saying you prefer "B" is that your GM might never get a shot at an elite QB. If you think Lawrence is going to be elite then you have to take him and the average GM and either replace the GM later for someone better, or hope during one of the many consecutive years you're going to the playoffs (since you have an elite QB) that the stars align and you get a Superbowl win.

The QB position is too important, we've seen that here first hand since we've never had a great one. It's been so bad here that a middle of the pack starter like Brunell is considered our all time best. It's no coincidence that even with a future hall of fame coach and an all star level team we never even made it to the big game.

If you believe Lawrence is an elite level QB then the Jaguars would instantly become a national level team when you draft him, like the Steelers or Packers, and it's going to really piss the mainstream sports media off.

We had a shot at drafting most of the elite QBs in the NFL but our GMs passed on the pick.

It's not about draft position. It's about recognizing the players who have all the tools both mental and physical to be elite.

I don't disagree, but you can't actually guarantee a great QB will come along while a guy is GM of a team.

From 2006 to 2013 if you weren't picking number one overall in 2012 there was no elite QB that came out. The closest was Matt Ryan and he went #3. If you have an elite GM you're not picking at #3 and you're either hoping they find the next Mahomes where no one understood what they were seeing, or the next Wilson, which was a case of the same.

Like I said, the argument depends on whether Lawrence actually is an elite QB in the NFL. If he's not then sure taking an elite GM is better, but if he is then he's worth much more than an elite GM. Much the way a team like the Packers had their pick of coach and GM, if you have an elite QB everyone wants in. Heck, even free agents will take less money to play for the team with a great QB. Remember when the Jags thought they had signed Cobb, but then he went ahead and signed with Green Bay for less money? Get an elite QB and that kind of thing happens for us instead of against us.

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