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

(04-17-2021, 07:23 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: Easily, Byron Leftwich. I really liked him in college. He was accurate and had a strong arm. I thought the touch pass would eventually develop, but it never did and that was his downfall. No matter if he was throwing a long, bomb or a simple 5 yard screen pass, he would fire the ball like a cannon with that long, windup. A lot of times his passes would bounce off the receivers hands or even their helmets and get picked off. I just don't understand why he couldn't take something off his passes when a little touch was needed? I thought sure he was gonna be a good NFL QB. I was extremely wrong.

Another guy I was off on to a lesser extent was Jalen Ramsey. I did not like the guy at all. I was praying we either took Ronnie Stanley or Laremy Tunsil. I desperately wanted to trade back a little, get one of those guys and add picks. Ramsey turned out to be a shutdown corner, but I still don't like him as a human being though. At least if we would've drafted Stanley or Tunsil, they might still be on the team, so I should get half credit on that one. LOL.

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.

It does seem like the Jaguars have had more than their share of 1st round busts due to reasons other than talent. Of all the guys mentioned, Justin Blackmon was the most avoidable. I remember hearing that the Bucs had a scout camped out for a week at a bar which Blackmon was known to frequent. After seeing way too much of Blackmon during this time, they took him off their draft board. The least understandable was Coughlin drafting Soward. Those 2 guys could not be more different, but Coughlin must have felt like he could change R.J.'s bad habits. If Coughlin were being honest and asked what was his worst decision ever as a coach or administrator, selecting Soward would have to be the clear-cut winner.

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