(04-17-2021, 07:47 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(04-17-2021, 07:38 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

Take every ounce of credit you can get, because when you get it wrong-and you will-you will certainly hear about it.  I think fans on this board are too passionate and memories are too long for it not to happen...and I think it makes for a better board in many instances.

As far Ramsey, I didn't know about him as a human being to comment on him at FSU,

I think that's the biggest thing to misevaluate-character.

As I think about it, character has been the biggest factor among all of the Jaguars busts.  Soward had speed and quickness for days, but egads was he dysfunctional!

Reggie Williams and Matt Jones back to back both had character issues...and then there was Blackmon.  Ugh.

Ramsey certainly was no bust, but his career with the Jaguars ended way too prematurely and in disappointment in part because of his character.

Agree 1000%. Since we are not privy to the one on one interviews or the background checks on prospects, we can only go on what we see and hear in the media. On that front, I really like what I've seen and read on Lawrence. He seems like a very happy, content guy, but also a player who wants to be the best at his position and works hard at it. Hopefully, this translates to the next level. 

Ramsey ended up being a much, much better player than I gave him credit for. I just wish he wasn't such an ego-maniac. Maybe he would still be here and our secondary wouldn't be so atrocious!

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I hated seeing Ramsey go for any number of reasons.  But right now I see it as a blessing in disguise.  His presence here may have changed the result in one game (though I can't think of a specific one at the moment), and we wouldn't be in a position to draft Trevor Lawrence.

But moving forward, this team has to do a much better job of drafting AND retaining as many of its star players as possible.  Now assuming we hit on TL, we'll have to pay him a ton of money on a second contract, and people will have to be let go to accommodate that.  Though I would hate it, I can live with that knowing we have our franchise signal caller.  But not having a franchise signal caller and allowing playmaker after playmaker walk without even reaching the last year of their contract borders perilously close to malpractice.

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