(11-02-2021, 10:38 PM)navyjagfan Wrote: Jags just need to draft better.  

And spend more wisely in free agency.  Look at some of the high-priced free agents, Rayshawn Jenkins, Roy Robertson-Harris, Shaqille Griffin, etc.  Lots of salary cap dollars and high draft picks invested, but the Jags have the worst defense in the league.  Can't rush the passer, can't cover, can't create turnovers.  

Trading picks for players won't help.  Fix the true problems.

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We had guys who could do those things.  Young guys we acquired through the draft for the most part.  We utilized four firsts and a third to get them.  Throw in 2 or 3 free agents as well.

But the team, fans, and local media talking heads found it necessary to trade or cut every single one of them.  

Every.

Single. 

One.

It's not as though they were all old and past their primes.  Every single one of those guys-save one- are making some kind of contribution to their teams.

The one guy who hasn't yet just got traded, is a year and a half into his career, has more ability than any CB still on our roster.  He still has the chance to turn his career around.  Carolina could yet reap the benefits  of a top ten pick without the first round investment. 

Every single one are on teams better than we are.

Every.

Single.

One.

Now we're wondering why we can't do these things.  

Wondering why our defense is at the bottom of the league.  

Wondering why we had to spend another first round pick on a RB, why we made it a point to sign Carlos Hyde in free agency, and why we have zero depth at RB when James Robinson went down.

Wondering why we have no leadership.

Funny how that works.

Maybe, hopefully, in the not too distant future, before we completely ruin or otherwise waste Trevor Lawrence's tenure here, we can utilize the draft effectively to add some more guys who can do the things highlighted above and more.

Maybe then, we can stop listening to those who are quick to label players as team cancers and prescribe cures that are worse than the disease.

Maybe then, we can retain some of those best players and develop a roster of talent, production, leadership, maturity and continuity instead of giving them away for pennies on the dollar-at best-of the first sign of disagreement or problems.

Maybe then, we can have a team that isn't a league wide embarrassment for years on end.

The depressing thing is so far, this current administration seems unable to draft productive guys so far.

Sigh.

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