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D6 · 03-14-2021, 04:48 PM

(03-14-2021, 03:18 PM)jaguarmvp Wrote:
(03-14-2021, 01:16 PM)D6 Wrote: Bullseye, thanks for taking the time to put together the list of Trent Baalke's draft trade history with the 49ers. This is excellent reference material.

One draft strategy in particular that I can envision the Jaguars using this year is trading one or two 2021 draft picks to acquire future draft picks. The Vikings under Rick Spielman and the Patriots under Bill Belichick have a long history of using this type of strategy.

Being that the Jaguars have a highly favorable draft pick situation in the 2021 Draft and the team brass almost certainly expects the Jags to be further along in 2022, having more draft leverage in 2022 makes a great deal of sense. That much more with the overall 2021 Draft crop being much more risky than a typical draft crop because of COVID-19.

A few problems with this:

1. The patriots draft has not been good the last few years. They had the Goat playing for them so they had the luxury of not needing a stellar roster. I can't speak for the vikings because I don't follow them enough. Jefferson was a home run though!

2. This team needs immediate help now. It's hard to justify trading current picks away for the future. The way I see it, this team needs as much help as possible now.

3. Meyer wants to win now. I see the focus as building this roster as strong as possible as fast as possible.

In recent years, the execution of the strategy has worked better for the Vikings than the Patriots. Far too often, the Patriots haven't taken advantage of the opportunities they created.

One way of getting both help in a present draft and a future draft is along the lines of the following illustration. The Jaguars use a 3rd Round pick in the 2021 Draft to trade for a lower Round pick in the 2021 Draft and a 3rd Round pick in the 2022 Draft.

Because the Jaguars have the most salary cap space in 2021, they have the flexibility of filling needs with veteran players that no other team has. That's one reason why I believe increasing future draft resources will be at the very least be seriously considered by Urban Meyer.