(05-01-2021, 11:32 AM)Bullseye Wrote:

(05-01-2021, 11:28 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: Nothing to do with Etienne and everything to do with value.

To clarify, do you not think he represented value because you believe RBs should not be taken in the first, or do you not think Etienne was not worth a first round pick?  If you are saying it has nothing to do with Etienne, then I surmise it isn't the latter.

Or was Etienne less valuable to the Jaguars because he was not as much of a need as someone at another position?

It’s a multitude of things.

1. I think Etienne is a very good player but James Robinson and Hyde would have done just fine this year.

2. If they didn’t have JRob, I would feel better about the pick.

3. I don’t value any RB in the first round unless they are a generational type RB talent. That’s not Etienne.

4. There were so many good options at 25 (Newsome, Barmore, Jenkins, Moehrig, Batemon, Elijah Moore, Oweh).

5. This team has so many holes that value and need could have been met with a myriad of players not named Etienne.

Now if Etienne ends up being the full time starter and is a 3 down back, great. But right now, that’s not what he’s going to be. For every pick except Trevor, I would have gone in a different direction but I’ll support all the players and coaches until proven otherwise.

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