(02-03-2024, 01:21 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(02-02-2024, 10:52 AM)Mikey Wrote: The first part of your statement has some merit, but then it all goes to poop.  Consider top three receivers by team:

the "group of guys" Stroud threw to: Nico Collins (darft), Tank Dell (darft), Dalton Schultz (darft)
Love: Jayden Reed (darft), Romeo Doubs (darft), Dontayvion Wicks (darft)
Patty: Kelce (darft/re-signed), Rashee Rice (darft), Justin Watson (darft)
Loins: Amon-Ra St. Brown (how you don't know a 1500 yard receiver dude?, darft), Sam LaPorta (darft), Josh Reynolds (FA)

noticing a trend, yet? These "group of guys" are building teams through the darft. They are the next generation of Beckhams and Hopkinses that are going to be the names everyone knows in 5 years, if not already. The difference between these teams and us are we are spending like oil barons on WR/TE while these teams are doing it on the cheap, possibly excluding KC due to Kelce's deal.

Will it sustain? Time will have to tell. If these guys do become household names, or their QBs ride the wave of success to sign their own megadeals, will the QB/WR tandems stay intact? That's left to be decided. This is what gives me pause about paying yet another WR - we tie more cap into that room, and DL, OL, etc are left to build via darft on the cheap. Is one easier than the other to find production? Look at the list above and tell me what you think.

Schultz was a free agent that multiple teams passed on for some reason

And yes, at some point the Jags must draft some talent at WR to sustain the roster and its cap.

I agree with this. Currently with or without Ridley we have all the toys, but cannot fully use them because of the offensive line.  On defense our LB's, CB's and safeties are quite fine. In fact our edge pass rushers are fine. We lack in the middle of the defensive line. Improve there and the rest will get magically better. Nature made a lot of small to medium fast and quick guys but only so many strong and quick big bodied guys.

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