(04-29-2021, 06:29 AM)mal234 Wrote: I think this could definitely end up being one of the most interesting drafts that has been had in a bit. We know what the Jags are going to do with the #1 pick, but I am interested to see what they do with other picks as well. I'm also interested in seeing what teams do in general. Some predictions I have are that Jimmy G could be traded tonight, possibly back to the Patriots. I could also see the Patriots/Bill Belichick having good enough fortune to get someone like Trey Lance, maybe even Justin Fields if he falls that far. Speaking of Justin, I don't think his draft stock should have fallen the way it has the past few weeks. I really do feel like he should still be considered the #2, no less than #3 QB in this draft. A team passing on him and choosing someone like Mac Jones could end up in some ways mirroring what happened regarding what happened Mitchell Trubisky was taken higher, when teams passed on Deshaun Watson.

I also wonder if Gardner will be moved at all during the draft. I'm not sure what the Jags will end up doing with him. Urban mentioned liking him, but he hasn't really voiced that he thinks Gardner should be a solid #2 behind Trevor. Plus, the team signed CJ which seems to go against them keeping Gardner. And they were trying to get Alex Smith. Plus, Jake Luton is still on the team. If the Jags wanted to trade Gardner, they really should have done it once teams started asking about him weeks ago. That was the best time to move him and the best time to get compensation. 

Since then his value has been diluted like other QB's such as Teddy B and I think even Sam Darnold, who both probably could have gotten higher returns in other years. The Jags seemed to have dragged their feet regarding Gardner, and I'm not sure what their reasoning was behind that. Maybe they are just waiting until they officially draft Trevor to get rid of Gardner. I don't know. If he's traded I hope he goes to a good situation, but there are less options out there for him now. The Falcons need a backup QB, they currently don't have one behind Matt Ryan, so they might be an option. I have also heard people speculate Tampa Bay may be a landing spot for him. He wouldn't start there either (at least not anytime soon barring injury), but that is a good place for him to learn how to be apart of a winning culture.

Agreed with what you said but to your point in bold, I don’t think it has fallen quite as much as the media claims. It’s always easy, around this time, to forget that media may have some inside scoops but they aren’t the front offices. He could and still probably is #2 on most draft boards. I find it funny as well that a guy can not play a snap for 6 months yet according to the media, he is far behind lance and Wilson. 

Good thing for us is the thoughts around Trevor have not waivered much, if any, since his last snap. Great day to e a Jaguar.

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