(11-13-2022, 05:34 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: So the Jags used almost all their draft picks in 2022 on defense and spend an extreme amount of money on it….. and yet some of you guys are wanna double down again in 2023?

I’m not teaching for offensive players in 2023 but if my grades are close or equal, it’s offense all day long.

My stance as well. We invested plenty on the defense. Need to give the offense a facelift in the off season. Ridley was an early start but you still have to keep stacking around that. He's not a guarantee. Our goal was to get better against the run to win this division. They kind of did that. 

Your goal is to win your division. You win that and you're guaranteed a spot in the play-off's. They now need to get better around Lawrence. It's obvious now that Lawrence can bounce back mentally, make the tough throws, make the plays with his feet, keep you in the games or even take the lead. 

The defense has been crippling this team off and on all year. It's been a bit of give and take but I think if you get Lawrence a 50/50 receiver that's 6'4+ on the outside to go along with Ridley, Kirk and Jones? We MIGHT have next years Dolphins style offense going for us. MIGHT. We won't know though unless they go and GET those receivers. 

I think the offensive line has a position or two that needs to be addressed BUT.... they need to figure out what the hell they have in Walker Little. If he's playing RT next year with Taylor hitting the market. Fine. If he's playing LG, great. At any rate. I think they're going to need at least ONE solid starting LG or T and another late round pick that's probably REALLY GOOD at one thing and needs some work in the other so they start grooming him to replace Scherff. 

My biggest concern though is the TE group. I cannot stress and state this enough. We will not have ANY of them back next year as it stands. They need to figure out and determine if Engram, Arnold and Manhertz are worth working into the offense more to justify potentially over paying one of them or two of them next year to stay around. Still have to draft some potential players there for the receiving game. 

Again, there's some behemoths at the WR and TE position next year. Just giant targets. Johnston, Demus & Perry are pretty big for receivers. Washington, Kuntz and Kincaid are giants for tight ends. Not going up to get one of these guys or landing at least two, three of these guys would be a disservice to Lawrence.

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