Quote:If we don't take QB at 3, would you trade up for Carr?

 

Would surrendering a mid round pick or two to get into the 20s to take Carr represent "overpaying," for the Jaguars?

 

What's the latest you would wait to draft a QB this year?

 

 

I would draft Carr in the late first if we could trade a mid round pick and make that happen but I don't know if that would be enough to trade back into the first.  If we draft Carr I think he benefits from sitting for a period of time which means we could see Henne for all or part of this coming season.

 

Then half of me thinks "That mid round pick could be valuable given the depth of the draft" but either way I will trust Caldwell and his scouting of the QBs.  If he thinks Carr is a potential Super Bowl level QB by all means trade back into the first and take him.  I'm not convinced Carr even lasts into the 20s though. 

 

Personally the only QBs that I would draft 2nd round or higher (as guys with potential to be big impact QBs) are Teddy, Bortles, Carr, and Johnny Football.  The only one I would be OK with at 3 is Teddy.  Guys like Jimmy G, Murray, Fales, strike me as at best QB purgatory level QBs.  They may get you Andy Dalton level status but they're never going to take you any further than that, if they get that far.  They are going to keep you out of reach of a real impact guy at QB for years and suck you into that 'QB purgatory' that is so devastating for franchises.

 

I would draft a QB with our 2nd rounder depending on availability...after that point I don't see anyone that is worth anything higher than a 5th rounder.  Logan Thomas is an interesting draft and develop guy (or try him at a different position, hell of an athlete) that I would take late.  I think he goes higher as well on measurables alone.  Teams will take a flyer on him before them because of his athletic potential.  

 

This draft is going to be amazing to watch...already sitting at 10 picks and I hope we can add a few more along the way.  Ideally as I mentioned in a different thread we trade out of 3 (outside the top 10 completely if at all possible) and add several more selections either this year or even more ideally...next year.  

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