(05-03-2022, 09:16 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(05-03-2022, 08:34 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Lol, drafting for "need" is why you got a DE, 2 LBs, and 2 DBs in this draft. It's why we wasted a pick on ETN in the 1st last year. It's why we wasted the Ramsey haul on replacements for him and Yannick the year before when much better players were available. I can tell you that defense isn't what this team needed and that the free agent class was just mediocre. This team needs offense but we settled for a big fat "Meh" instead. A team that doesn't have a #1 receiver for their prized franchise quarterback spent two two 1st round picks on defensive players and actually traded UP to get a linebacker. I don't get why you guys don't want a team that scores points, but you all seem to think that you're going to hold the ACF West teams to less than 12 points a game so the Jags have a chance to win. It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to know that isn't working in the modern NFL.

so the solution was to put TLaw in a situation where he had to put up 35 or take the L?

This is very pouty, sorry that the team didn't take the guy(s) you wanted. Outside of that excuse, there's very little to fault the actual picks that were made. These core guys weren't reaches. They're going to be valuable parts to a defense that will need to be affordable and productive while the offense garners so much of our capital, whether that be through FA or contract renewals.

You can't hold the current regime for the poor strategy Dave employed with the Ramsey haul. We can all agree that need took priority over value for those picks. And if you think taking D. Lloyd at 27 is close to the equivalent wastefulness of taking ETN at 25 last year, no words are going to matter in this conversation.

I'm willing to see what all the FA WR and other supporting cast can do before I start climbing the stairs of the modis building. Give us a wave once you reach the top, man.

No, I want a team capable of scoring 35 a game regardless of the outcome; then we fix the defense problem after we can do that. You know, like the Chiefs did. You'd rather lose games 24-10? Because that's what the current strategy gets us, a decent defense with an offense that has trouble getting first downs. I'm not suicidal over this, but I disagree with the strategy we're seeing. I hope it works out in the end, but I think we're just building another roster that gets us what we already had. Pederson is the key, can he make chicken salad from this?

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