Quote:Ill start with defense.

 

Clemons will fortify our pass rush and our run defense.  Marks will keep the lineman off of our LBs and Alualu will set the edge

 

Dakota Watson will bring speed and athletic ability to our LB corps.  Poz is probably going to be in the top 5 in the NFL for tackles and Russel Allen will be shown to the bench.  Then on 3rd downs Watson will put his hand in the dirt and bend the edge and make the QB walk the plank

 

Our secondary will be the weak link however they won't be as raw as they were last year.  Blackmon will give them leadership, Gratz will see things much slower, and Cyph will be even better with another camp under his belt.  Evan will be pushed by #22(forgot his name) and with 11 picks in the draft we have room to clean that part of the defense up.

 

On offense

 

We will be sorely missing MJD, it won't be a secret, unless for some miracle he comes back once he sees nobody is interested in a RB with a lot of miles on his tires.  We will certainly be drafting a stud in the first 3 rounds.

 

WR is a little shaky but if Blackmon can clean his act up then we are instantly stabilized.  We know we have a 900 yard and 8 TDs in Cecil Shorts, Blackmon is a 1000 yard WR all day long and again, we have flexibility to draft a WR in the draft.  I think Sanders is ready to take on a heavier load and he will seize the moment.

 

Lewis can still be a threat in the run game and passing game.

 

Meester moves on, so we have an opening at Center and Nwaneri was replaced by Beadles.  I think we will sign a FA once things settle down, and again we can look at the draft for more help.  Don't get it twisted, Luke Joekel will hold the left side of the line down and Paztor is serviceable. 

 

Scooby and the crew will hold the special teams down as they always do.

 

Most importantly I think Gus will have confidence to be more aggressive with his gameplans.

 

As of right now we are a 7 win team.  We could make a run for the playoffs if we hit on atleast 3 picks in the draft.  The rest will be developmental guys and icing on the cake.

 

Thoughts.

I could NOT dis-agree with you more. Particularly on your offensive side. If MJD does go somewhere else, frankly I don't believe he will be sorely missed because his place will be filled nicely by Toby Gerhart. I think Gus Bradley and the GM recognized this as well and don't think they will lose one ounce of sleep if MJD takes a powder. In fact, if the jags make more good OL moves and improve their passing as well, I think TG will make Jags fans forget about MJD rather quickly...........if he stays healthy.

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