(01-08-2022, 09:45 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(01-08-2022, 09:40 AM)Caldrac Wrote: When do the Jaguars ever draft well though? They have had a total of 74 selections since 2013 (Khan officially bought the team towards the end of 2011, however, the 2012 draft was still under James Harris).

Out of those 73 selections. 11 of them were first round selections. 11 of them were second round selections. 10 of them were third round selections. 11 of them were fourth round selections. 

I won't bother looking at the 5th - 7th rounds. 

Players on the team from 2021's class: Won't bother factoring this in, too early. 
Players on the team from 2020's class: What, maybe 6 or 7 out of the 12 selections they had that year?
Players on the team from 2019's class: Allen, Taylor and recently Armstead. 
Players on the team from 2018's class: Cooke, Richardson, Bryan (probably gone soon), Chark (potentially gone soon)
Players on the team from 2017's class: Cam Robinson (probably gone soon) & Smoot
Players on the team from 2016's class: Myles Jack
Players on the team from 2015 and down: Just Brandon Linder (It's been six years of full football, so that's somewhat reasonable)

Show me where they've drafted well in the past. Show me where they drafted well, managed to exactly get it right, and yet, still [BLEEP] it up by letting those players get away for a plethora of reasons? 

Clown show has already been here my guy. This team has squandered over 10 years worth of selections. High quality selections at that. 29 selections overall within the top 75 over the last 10 years. 7 within the top five and 3 within the top ten. Name me one [BLEEP] cornerstone player they've landed out of those choices. Name me one [BLEEP] player that you can confidently say that he's either elite or will be here long enough to land a 2nd contract. 

You can't do it. My line of thinking is this. Maybe they should trade more often, gain more picks in later rounds where they tend to get better, since they can't land anybody worth a [BLEEP] with the higher quality choices anyway, add some mid to late 20 something's that have actually showed the ability to compete better than what's on this roster in the NFL in some of these deals. 

Because the draft? It ain't working!

I understand what you are saying, and it's all true, but Gene Smith and Dave Caldwell are no longer here, so there's no point in saying the Jaguars can't draft decently in the first round, unless you think there is something inherent about this franchise that goes beyond the people making the decisions.

Yes. Khan. He's incapable of making the right decisions to right this ship and turn this [BLEEP] around as an owner. Baalke was here in 2020 when those selections were made as well. He was here last year with Meyer when they drafted the no brainer selection in Lawrence. The Etienne selection was and still is a head scratcher. Campbell looks like he turned it around. Little and Cisco are just now getting some playing time. 

Jury is still out. I didn't highlight those selections for that reason. I can only base my conclusion on Baalke's entire body of work and checkered past in San Francisco. He's not, at least on paper, shown that he's good at making the best decisions for a franchise. Same with O'Brien. 

The only thing that can be concluded at the end of the day, is that, Khan has this team at a 41 - 118 (soon to be 119) record since he bought the team officially on December 11th, 2011. (So much for that universal luck of 1111 I guess if you're into that sort of thing). 

If he cleans house, a new GM is put into motion and place. We can start the process of [BLEEP] and complaining or singing his praises if he gets the right man in the building (or woman, hell, who knows, it's 2022 and women are everywhere now in the NFL).

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