(03-31-2022, 09:39 PM)jessepeck1213 Wrote:

(03-31-2022, 07:28 PM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote: Dave Caldwell was the king of drafting injured players, thinking we got great value, when in reality all we got were injury-prone players.  Just look at Dee Dee Westbrook, Marqise Lee, and many many others.  Myles Jack did turn out to be a 2nd round bargain from injury though.

Aaron Colvin is another rhat comes to mind.

Lots of good examples in the thread on these roll-of-the-dice-injury-value picks. And we have seen quite a few. 

I feel like it's important to note that the common denominator among GMs in Jax (Baalke has done it with draft and FA acquisitions too) is that teams who are rebuilding have to maximize their cap space and draft capital so these type of calculated risks are a somewhat common practice for teams in that landscape of roster deficiency. 

It's a way to (ostensibly) use an early pick on a coveted candidate and then use the next pick on a "would-be-coveted" candidate. Risky, but when it pays off it can kick start a rebuild. (which has been a nearly perpetual ongoing process for us) 

I realize this stuff is probably obvious, but wanted to get it covered here for perspective.

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