(12-23-2021, 12:50 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(12-23-2021, 11:49 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: The Etienne pick was 100% a needs-based pick from Meyer. No doubt at all. 

He had zero clue what kind of back he had in Robinson and no intention of leaning on him.
Additionally, he was certain his offensive strategy would not work without someone in that hybrid Scatback/WR/Gadget role - so he drafted one straightaway.

I have high hopes the next regime can utilize Etienne to his potential and he could be a great player, but it was a needs-based pick all the way, and a pretty [BLEEP] stupid one at that when you consider what we could have gotten instead.

So who do you think was his BPA on his board that he passed up for "need"?  I think Etieene was the top guy on their board.  They wanted Toney bit he was gone. Those are the top of guys Meyer likes the most.  Athletic, game breaking speed guys.  Balke mentioned multiple times that they were going to take the top guy on their board regardless of position, their drafted looked exactly like what he said he was going to do

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The playmakers and guys with game breaking speed are going to be the top players on Myers board

so we're starting this cycle already?

What's to say need/perceived need didn't artificially inflate Etienne's rating to the top of their board, whether warranted or not? Urbz already said that they were targeting Toney, so they were seeking a mold, rather than weighing individuals or position groups at that pick. The head scratching nature of either preference was that a month prior they threw around 7M per at a guy who was cut in that very mold (Agnew).

It's the same criticism we've had of Dave for his years here, too. The illusion of need carried so much leverage, especially in the early rounds, that we often appeared to reach for picks, but as the darft continued, the value started weighing over need.

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(12-23-2021, 01:23 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Getting back on track here - here's another blurb about Moses returning to practice.
I really hope he gets to see the field  before the season wraps. Would be cool to get some idea of his recovery/ability.

https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2021/12...jury-list/

I think it would be a huge boost to his confidence and offseason effort if he can see the field before season's end.

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