(01-22-2022, 08:33 AM)Caldrac Wrote:

(01-22-2022, 07:36 AM)SeldomRite Wrote: The draft isn't about need, it's about having the chance to take great players. If Neal is a Boselli/Ogden and the pass rushers aren't on that level then take Neal. There isn't a team in the league that doesn't need elite players along the offensive line. Also the main reason the Jaguars were so bad in pass rushing last year may have been related to trailing constantly. Having a functioning offense would probably help a lot.

That's the problem. Neal has not been touted as the next Boselli/Ogden/Munoz. Otherwise I am all for it. That's why I said you take the DE that has more value there while also addressing a need. Makes no sense on paper to take a guy No. 1 overall, move him from left to right, when, you already invested in Walker Little the previous year and you can get away with tagging Robinson who was serviceable. 

Taylor's a weak link. We all know that. That's why you force Robinson or Little to compete for that role and move the loser to Guard. 

While I'll agree that trailing didn't help last year. (Cited the imbalances above). That still doesn't make up for the fact that you still need and want a dominate pass rusher off the edge to command double teams. They had opportunities in first halves to get after the QB, they didn't get it done. Again, they were 5th overall in blitzes called last year. They didn't hit home enough.

That's the point. All of a sudden, if you add a guy like Hutchinson or Thibodeaux, and, you're keeping Cullen here and he's aggressive like he was last year? All of a sudden you might have three pass rushers on this team with 8.0+ sacks each or Josh Allen turns into a double digit monster on his side of the field, etc.

Essentially it all comes back to evaluating players. I don't like what I've seen of Hutchinson's ability. Looks way too stiff to succeed as an elite pass rusher, to me, but maybe Thibodeaux can be it. Either way we need a good GM that can separate the elite guys from the guys who just had a lot of stats against college level players. I get the feeling Hutchinson is one of the latter, which only leaves Neal and Thibodeaux. I wouldn't be upset if they go Neal and either let Cam walk, or just figure out how to get all three guys on the field.

Another thing that is worth thinking about is even if the Jaguars want Cam around, does he want to stick around or is he going to force his way out of town by exhausting the franchise tag? If either side doesn't want to do a long term deal then suddenly Neal fills a massive need, too.

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