Bullseye

(04-02-2022, 01:24 PM)Jag149 Wrote: ok assignment complete. my thoughts for better or worse guys.

Bullseye1.  How many new starters do you expect to come out of our free agency haul?  Who are they?
      I believe we will begin the year having all of them start at the beginning of the year. By Mid season Fatukasi and Aluokun will be rotational players. Key will supply depth.  Zay Jones will fall into a receiver rotation.

2.  How many immediate starters do you expect to come out of this draft?
      None.  Now that doesn't mean they will not play, they will just need some seasoning before consistency and trust is established. This will be a good thing guys, not a reflection of any of our selections. One or two will begin to flash and stand out in the second half of the season. This is highly dependent upon the injury situation that could force a couple into more predominate roles. I would view that as a negative....

3.  Are there any guys drafted last year that did not start for whatever reason last year to be starters this year?  Name them and if applicable, name their positions.
    Obviously,  Etienne and Cisco but, who knows here.  I am really hoping Etienne provides the impact expected and Cisco lives up to the flashes seen last year. I am intrigued to see how Daniel Thomas does this year in this new system. (he also flashed, but on very limited play time) Add Little to this.

4.  Given the number of new starters combined from the questions listed above, would you say that is a good or bad total?  Why?  Do you think the number of new starters is a reflection of a job well done in terms of player acquisition, a function of how bad the roster was in the first place, the need for newer players to fit the new schemes, or some combination? Will the players be clear upgrades or scheme fillers?
There is always increased turnover even at the college level when the HC is changed it is predictable and a normally a good thing. (we have had years of a good thing no?) Being a 3-14 team something clearly needed to be done but action can sometimes be confused with progress. Good or bad ?  No one will know that answer till sometime during the season next year despite many on this proclaiming they did.  I will say on the surface our roster appears to be improved on paper.  The link below to see the acquisitions all in one place in a depth chart format. Disclaimer I am not responsible for who is listed as starter so take it with a grain of salt.....

https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/depth/_/name/jax
  
5.  Do your expectations rise or fall depending upon who has the most sway in the draft room between Baalke or Pederson?
      Actually, since we will never really know how that works I just can't get myself to spend the effort worrying about it. I do believe we have a little more going for us this year. First, we totally rebuilt the scouting department last year so they had their hands full getting organized and getting ready for the draft.  This year they have had a year to build their processes and acclimate. This should lead to better/consistent player evaluations. Second, I really do not believe Urban had much positive input to the process last year. When faced with having to make a decision or choose he thought more about how to delegate blame if the outcome was not positive. (corporate Teflon) Our new coach doesn't seem to have that weakness and isn't going to "spend a year" getting to know the Pro game.

6.  Would your expectations be any higher if Baalke had been fired or an EVP beeh placed above him as promised by Khan?
    We are Jaguar fans, EVERY draftee should always be all-pro their first year or they are a bust. How could they be higher? We live in a fantasy world during this time of the year because real life would make us pull our hair out!  Last year we even were able as a group to convince our self the WR room was really strong!!

7.  Of all of the positions deemed to be needs on this team, what's the one position you somehow think will not be addressed by round 3?
     Center,  right now I see that as our biggest immediate need. Shatley is our only center at the moment. He actually in my opinion is an average center currently. We do however need someone as backup. We have no one currently. I am also a bit concerned about the tackle position as CAM is a one year rental. ANY tackle coming out of college takes at least half a season to get acclimated to this level. Even our only HOF player took some time and I don't see anyone of Boselli's level. Next year is too late to address this.  The current regime seems to me have sat down and made a comprehensive plan. They are moving along executing that plan and we just have to trust this will yield the results to get us where we want.   It is getting interesting in a different way this year.

I will give my answers a little later.  I want to hear your thoughts.

1.  A curious answer on a couple of levels.  First, why do you think Oluokun, Fatukasi and Zay Jones will be demoted by midseason?  You indicate they will be starters early on, but fall into a rotation?  Are starters incapable of being in a rotation?  Second,how many new starters do you think we have from this free agency class?  Are you counting these three that will fall into various rotations as starters or no?  What of the remaining free agents?
All three players are good solid veterans. They can be depended on to be where they are suppose to be and play consistently.  The coaches will trust this and early on it will result in more playing time for them over the rookies.  Over the course of the season I am expecting 3 of our rookies to develop to the point the coaches are confident enough to give them equal or greater playing time than these three. Demotion probably is not the adjective I would use. All three are on 3 year deals with a 2 year out. Unless they really show out I would expect they were signed to raise the level of our depth after next year.  

Scherff, Kirk and Engram will all start, I had forgotten about Treadwell but my best guess is he will provide receiver depth.  I guess you can use this answer for question #2 as well. My bad for being vague...


2.  If after drafting at the top of each round, this team doesn't have any new starters coming out of the draft, that would be very disappointing to me, unless you were to suggest that Pederson didn't believe in starting rookies.  But that would be problematic for me as the season wore on.  At minimum, there would be worry about whether thee guys were busts. 
 3 draftees, (D-lineman, a WR and a LB) but they have to do the work get consistent, gain the confidence of their teammates/coaches and push their way into playing time. See the answer above.


3.  First time I've seen Daniel Thomas included in this.  An interesting choice.  He has flashed some. 
  Yea, Auburn grad here so I like watching guys from my school. Ford is a Tiger as well.

4.  "...action can sometimes be confused with progress."  I like that quote!


5.   Fair enough.

6.   Spoken like a true Jaguars fan!
Yea they even have my name on the wall in the stadium for being foolish enough to buy season tickets all these years.

7.  I am concerned about what is planned at LT.
Yea, so am I.  Actually I am interested in how they are planning to rebuild this entire O-line. The only thing we know for sure is Scherff will be playing guard. We just have to trust their plan and watch it unfold. Now until the draft is the season of misdirection by all teams and the sportswriters they have influence over on their intent so the cards are close to the vest. If  I were Peterson I would get with Balke and the Kahn's make a full size poster of our draft choice. Cover it with a cloth put a camera on it and watch to see who peeks to leak it.  Of course it would be of Ronald McDonald in a Jags uniform...

Sorry for the late response just joined the Covid alumni club...

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