(09-27-2021, 04:35 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(09-27-2021, 04:33 PM)Mikey Wrote: I think we've banged this drum before, but Caldwell's biggest fault was overvaluing position especially early in his drafts. Henderson and Chiasson alike were reactionary picks to compensate for other, better players we failed to keep here long term.

The argument came up earlier, who was worse, Gene or Dave, and really you have to point to Gene - We have had no core team to build upon for so long that we continually over-draft to fill gaping holes in the roster, which not only robs you of better players that may not fill as glaring a need, but also allows other teams to acquire those better players and remain flexible in future drafts. And because of this, we are still in this endless cycle, pursuing players to fill a void rather than picking long-term value we can consider fixtures.

They both had their flaws. The current regime has their flaws. Until we can consistently get talented guys who can play, and want to do so in Jacksonville, we'll be repeating this song and dance every couple of years. It sucks, but dammit, I'm in love with this stupid laundry.

Go Jags.

Weren't you the same guy kept arguing this team should of drafted for need?  Lol

no, I was arguing that need and talent intermingle to form value. I'm not going to waste effort restating that same argument, you'll still refuse to budge off your pedestal. It's what you do.

Are you saying that there were no other similarly talented or equally valuable players at R1 P9 or R1 P20 last year, and that Henderson and Chiasson were drafted because they were simply better than others, or do you think that the position they played weighed more heavily?

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