Quote:They cannot reach on developmental guys in the first 3 rounds of this draft. They need to draft guys who they think can be the 1's from the start.

I agree that the team's draft picks this year need to contribute, but the same could be said every year. Would you pass Colin Kaepernick to draft Andy Dalton? That's the question you approach when saying that the team needs to draft day-one guys. If the Jaguars believe that a guy can be a star if he sits for a year, I'd rather they draft that guy than take the player who'll start on day one and plateau almost immediately.

 

I do strongly agree with you on the safety situation, although I think you're being a little generous in considering Prostinksi a strong safety. I think of him more as a slice of toast. A very fast slice of toast, no doubt about that, but toast all the same.

 

Also, if Telvin Smith stays at his current weight, he may find it very hard to land a linebacker job. That's not to say it can't be done, especially in a scheme that favors smaller linebackers like the one Lovie Smith runs, but sub-220 lb. linebackers--true linebackers, not guys who only play special teams and wear #50 because it was available--are few and far between.

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