(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.

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It's quite possible that Garoppolo could be traded this weekend.  It'll be interesting to see what they could get for him.  On the one hand, he has QBd the 49ers to a Super Bowl and is still relatively young.  There will still be some QB desperate teams out there by the middle of the first round.  On the other hand, it's beyond obvious the 49ers have given up on him.  Despite his resume, the 49ers feel he is obsolete for their purposes.  My guess is they get a 2nd or 4rd round pick for him.

As for Minshew, I would be okay with the team keeping him, as long as we only see him in a preseason game, or in mop up duty in the late stages of a blowout Jaguars win.  If he stays, though, it would be quote the dynamic.  Two popular QBs on the team...both with interesting hair.  You couldn't have two more different personalities-at least from what I've seen.  You have Trevor Lawrence, straight laced devout Christian, already married, highly drafted, tall, strong armed.  Then you have Minshew, the mullet wearing Burt Reynolds reminiscent, spunky guy who got an offer from a porn site to do exercises, who has worn some outlandish clothing for laughs.   As for why they didn't trade him before now...who knows?  Maybe they think they will get more for him if another QB gets injured.  Maybe they'll get more for him as the draft progresses.  Perhaps the most interested said to wait until the draft.  Maybe they actually like him and they want strong competition for the back up spot.  If we deal him, I wouldn't expect to get more than a 4th or 5th.  But if he's traded, I too hope he goes to a good situation, as long as it isn't to a team I hate, and as long as he doesn't come back to beat us.

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