With the Jaguars owning the top pick in the draft with Trevor Lawrence looking like he'll declare and be the best QB prospect to come along since Luck, the temptation is to get an offensive guy to maximize the chances of developing Lawrence. While there is no doubt that Lawrence's development is paramount, I think it's most important that we get a good coach. If he happens to have an offensive leaning, that's icing on the cake.

There are three recent examples of teams teams hiring offensive coaches to develop the young QB only to have the overall team suffer as a result.

Denver hired Josh McDaniels from the Patriots in 2009. After finishing 8-8 his first year, he got fired after 12 games his second year.

The Bucs hired our old offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter to replace Lovie Smith, a coach who had taken the Bears to a Super Bowl, to develop former first overall draft pick QB Jameis Winston. Now there were plenty who thouhgt this a dubious hire considering how Koetter's stint at Arizona State ended. Nevertheless, the Bucs got rid of the former Super Bowl coach for Koetter, and after three nondescript seasons, the Bucs got rid of Koetter.

Most recently, Cliveland hired Freddie Kitchens yp help develop 1st overall pick Baker Mayfield. However, after one poor season, the Browns dumped him for Kevin Stefanski, who ran more of a run centered attack with Minnesota. This year, Stefanski wound up taking the Browns and Mayfield to the playoffs.

I do not suggest offensive guys can't be successful. To the contrary, offensive coaches have performed at a championship level in the NFL. But just focus on getting a good coach. If he's worth the hire, he'll see to it Lawrence gets all the support he needs.

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