(04-29-2021, 09:07 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: [font=Arial][font=Arial]Vic Ketchman is such a putz. 
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He poopoos the Jags for ordaining TL as the next great thing before seriously entertaining trading the pick for other valuable picks. 

Meanwhile, he previously claimed if Carolina could trade up and acquire TL, it would be the master stroke for long-term improvement of the team and help to enlarge their fanbase in, you guessed it, his resident state of South Carolina. 

Up yours, Vic.

Carter from Fernandina Beach, FL
Vic, I imagine your comments regarding Trevor Lawrence on Monday led to an interesting inbox on Tuesday. Yet, aren't the questions/issues you raise exactly the kinds of questions/issues an NFL GM must address and answer regarding every draft pick, let alone the first pick in the draft? That said, if you were acting as the Jags' GM, is there any other pick you would make at No. 1? If Lawrence's name isn't on the card turned into the league, I would imagine it would be torches and pitchforks and tar and feathers coming to One Stadium Place.
So what would it be if Lawrence is a bust? Oh, that's OK, everyone said he was the right pick? It doesn't work that way. A franchise twists and turns with every first-round pick it makes. It agonizes over what player it should select. I haven't seen enough agonizing by the Jaguars. This pick was made months ago. Is there another player I would pick with the first overall selection? I don't think that's the right question to ask. Lawrence belongs in the top spot. The question is should the Jaguars trade that pick and collect the king's ransom that would help the Jaguars rebuild quickly? Could they trade the pick and still get the quarterback they need? I haven't seen enough debate along those lines.

Michael from Sanford, FL
Regarding Dustin from Orlando, "The Jaguars donated $11,203 to Trevor Lawrence as a wedding gift to give to his charities. He, in turn, donated $20,000 to Jaguars charities. Something about this rubs me the wrong way. I'm assuming it's allowed but it just doesn't sit well with me. What's your take on it, Vic?" That's a significant misrepresentation of facts. Jags fans bought him and his wife a high-tech toaster and then kept at it by donating money to charities he supports. In return, they donated $20K to charities based in Jacksonville. The Jaguars organization had nothing to do with any of it, and that detail seems important to me.
My answer remains the same: Too close too soon. You people are so love-struck with Lawrence you're acting like teenage girls. Buy him a wedding gift?

"Trade the pick and get the QB they need"

C'mon Vic, we been picking those second rate QB for twenty years now. I don't remember him advocating Indy trading away R1 P1 when Luck was in their sights. My biggest complaint with his response, though, is that he suggests that we didn't even consider moving off the pick. He has no idea what Urbz, Baalke, or Shad have discussed behind closed doors. Just because they don't speak to the matter publicly doesn't mean they haven't discussed just how much it would take them to come off of #1. I think there is a lot of business that Urbz keeps behind the curtain.

Along with this, he has already stated that this draft is suspect, that opt-out, extra eligibility and the like have thinned the pool in this year's class. Not sure why we would want a glut of picks on top of the ten we already have.

He's so out of character on this topic. I have been a faithful reader for years, even while he was at GB, and I've never seen him making these kinds of statements. He was equally dismissive of the Tebow questions while he was here, but in no way should Tlaw and Tebow ever be considered equals.

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