(03-29-2022, 02:27 PM)TrivialPursuit Wrote:

(03-29-2022, 01:58 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: I'm not totally sure that Hutch is the best player in this draft (I think he's really good) but I do think he's the safest and the Jags can not afford to miss on this pick.

If they roll with Neal/Walker/Icky and they are a bust, it will be a #BecauseJaguars moment. Missing on Hutch though would mean that everyone would have missed because he's the consensus top dude right now.

Just like Joeckel was in his draft.

Not everyone thought Joeckel was a sure thing. I was infuriated when we drafted him. Personally, I wanted us to select DeAndre Hopkins, but his stock was falling, because of an incident at a hotel room where it was trashed. It was a bad look, but I thought Hopkin's talent outweighed that and in the grand scheme of things, players had been accused of doing way, way worse. I also remember the 2013 draft being one of the weakest I had ever seen. I had Eric Fisher as my #1 overall player (which I would have whiffed on as well,) but once he got drafted we needed to go in another direction. I hated Texas A&M OT's, because they all showed good footwork, but lacked functional strength and got destroyed by bull rushers. If you had a good bull rusher, Joeckel was as effective as a speed bump.

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(03-29-2022, 02:48 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(03-29-2022, 02:27 PM)rpr52121 Wrote: Is he though? I read/listen to many mock or draft guys projecting him to Jags because they believe Jags are taking safest pick, not the guy with a chance to challenge for Canton.

I totally understand not wanting to make the mistake, but if a few of the other top 5 do get closer to their ceilings higher than Hutch, it will still be interpreted as a #BecauseJaguars moment

I don't disagree at all with what you're saying but I can see the Jags reasoning (which they'll never admit) if they do believe Hutch is the safest.

Hutchinson has zero character concerns, zero work ethic concerns and has a high motor. This will likely lead to him being a consistently good player in the NFL. Now if he can couple that with learning a few pass rush moves, he can then become a great player. I can't fault the Jags for taking Hutchinson because my guess is that most GMs and teams would do the same.

With all that said, trade down is still the best option lol

Agreed. I just don't see that happening though.

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