(10-10-2023, 11:20 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(10-10-2023, 11:11 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: I realize you aren't asking me, but I see first round r-back selections as a no-no unless you feel 100% certain they are a Barry Sanders type difference maker or you have a really stacked roster already. 

I don't think anyone saw ETN as some generational talent, but rather Meyer and Baalke were trying to roster a position with traits deemed crucial to the intended offensive system they'd run. 

I'm thrilled it worked out - He's fantastic -I just much prefer the lower stakes game of selecting a mid round RB every year and supplementing the depth with late round picks and UDFA. 

It's just a more efficient way of addressing a position that gets reloaded often in the NFL.
Look at it like playing the $5 roulette table at the casino for your RB - and reserving the high roller tables for positions that aren't as commonly hit on cheaper. 

This goes hand in hand with my tendency to want to spend draft capital on the OL.
A good OL would be making Tank Bigsby look like a superstar right now. We have the 31st ranked run blocking unit in the league.

This is how I see it too.

People love to use hindsight when discussing ETN as if the Jags didn't have (at the time healthy) James Robinson fresh off a great season. What happens if JRob doesn't get hurt? The Jags then used a 1st round pick on a RB to put him in a timeshare?

I'm VERY GLAD the Jags have ETN but drafting RBs in round 1 rarely works out long-term because almost no running back lives up to their 2nd contract. I would prefer to have my 1st rounder on the team for 10 years.