(04-30-2023, 05:35 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(04-30-2023, 05:29 AM)ChrisJagBoy Wrote: Balkes late draft blunders are soley based on the fact that he goes out of his way to either find somebody who is freakishly athletic with underwhelming game tape (reason they fall) or somebody who was projected to go higher, but had a serious injury.

In other words, he takes the boom or bust approach. And it typically fails. But with that being said, most teams don't find great players late in the draft in general, it's even more of a crapshoot than the first 2 or 3 rounds.

I think that's a reasonable approach.  If you don't do that, you're basically saying "I think this guy definitely belongs in the 6th round."  Why draft guys who predictably suck?  Why not draft guys who look like they have a chance to become something?

No I agree, I have no issue with the approach. But I think this is why it's more likely for him to have more misses than say, a team that takes the overall BAP who may be an okay contributor and not deemed a complete waste.

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(04-30-2023, 05:47 AM)jessepeck1213 Wrote: Jacksonville Jaguars: B
Top needs entering the draft: CB, OT, DE, OLB, TE

Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke made two trades down in Round 1, acquiring extra fourth-, fifth- and seventh-round picks in the process. That's a coup for dropping down just three spots and still getting an offensive tackle who could start as a rookie. With Cam Robinson facing a suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy, Anton Harrison (27) might have to be thrown into the fire on the left side. Harrison allowed just one sack over the past two seasons. He had a lot of fans inside the NFL.

If Baalke & Co. didn't go with a tackle in the first round, I thought they might go with a tight end. The Jags filled that need with Brenton Strange (61) in Round 2. Strange had been rising since the combine; I went back to study his tape after his combine workout, and I liked what I saw. He has the talent to turn into a solid pass-catcher. I also liked the value for edge rusher Yasir Abdullah (136) and safety Antonio Johnson (160) on Day 3, but I would have gone with running back Roschon Johnson over Tank Bigsby (88) in the third round. Bigsby is a physical runner, but does he have the speed to rip off chunk yardage? It was just a little high for me.

Jacksonville ended up with six selections in the final two rounds, and my favorite was wideout Parker Washington (185), who has a chance to contribute early out of the slot. Baalke took a few fliers late, which I always recommend.

There's not much flash about this class, but the substance is important, as Harrison and Strange fill holes and have high-level potential.

Kipers grade and write up on the jags draft. Echos what some of.the more level.headed people on the board were saying.

Both Doug and Trent have said he fits a need for short yardage situations, his speed in terms of breaking a big run off isn't really a concern. That's what ETN is for.

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