(12-27-2021, 05:08 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Why would the Bengals trade him? It's foolish on paper. Burrow has Higgins and Chase. They're coming off a huge game where they took the division lead over the Ravens.

Some of you guys crack me the [BLEEP] up on here. Good teams with proven commodities, not only proven, but, young, inexpensive and no known issues as a teammate on or off the field are not easy to come by.

You don't take that away from your 2nd year franchise QB. If anything, you're looking a year or two ahead to see how you can extend Higgins contract so he has a Harrison/Wayne combination to work with for the next few years to win it all.

Jacksonville needs to resign Chark, look to bring back Robinson or hope that Adams somehow gets out of Green Bay. Which would be shocking. They then need to make a decision in the draft.

There's no receiver worthy of a top three selection. However, there's a good core of options to be selected and you'll probably see a run on them starting around the 12th - 15th overall selection. If you like London, Burks or Williams you may have to trade back up on opening night.

If not? On day two you're probably looking at Bell, Pickens and Dotson. Another idea would be Ross out of Clemson. If he tests well and clears medically he's more than likely worth that early 3rd RD pick for Lawrence since they have history.

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I'm just throwing things against the wall and see what sticks. In over 25 years as a Jaguars fan, this is the most depressed I have ever been. For many years, we were just a QB away from being a true contender for a Super Bowl. Now, we have a QB and that's all we have. We have zero talent surrounding him! This is unquestionably the worst Jaguars team we have ever fielded. We are starting from scratch. This team could barely beat a mediocre high school team. 

Maybe the Bengals wouldn't trade Higgins, but it never hurts to try. They have Ja'Marr Chase and Tyler Boyd as well and several other receivers as backups that would probably be WR1, if they were on this pathetic franchise, so anything is possible if the offer is good enough. The WR position is their biggest area of strength and they are very deep. 

I'm all for re-signing Chark, but it's gonna take him at least an entire season to get back to being the player he once was after the injury. We need someone to be effective right away to boost Lawrence's confidence. If Lawrence starts out the season in 2022 with players unable to get open and dropping passes again, he's probably lost. The same thing happened in Cincinnati a long time ago. They drafted a talented QB named David Klingler, but the rest of the offense was completely devoid of talent. After taking beatings week after week, it got into his head and he flamed out. If we did that to Trevor Lawrence, who knows how long it might take to get another franchise QB. 

I agree that there is no WR worth passing on Hutchinson or Thibodeaux and I wouldn't pass on them. We must take the BAP with our first pick, if we keep it and that means selecting a pass rusher. With that said, the only WR in this draft that I would trade back up into round 1 for would be for Jameson Williams. As a rule I am completely against ever trading up in a draft, unless you need a franchise QB. In this case though, we are in desperation mode, so I would trade up for Williams, but only for him. He's the only receiver I see as a "safe" pick.

As I said, I like Bell, but I don't see him as a "difference maker. I really believe Dotson will be taken in round 1 and I'm not touching Pickens. I believe he is the most over-hyped receiver in the draft. I see "bust" written all over him. I also am not touching Ross. That guy is a walking I.R. He can't stay healthy and almost had his career ended due to a neck injury. Never draft a WR with a reputation for being "fragile."

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