(03-22-2024, 01:10 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(03-22-2024, 12:42 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: I totally agree with the bolded sentence.  All this offseason improvement can go away with one single injury to either the offensive or defensive line.   We really need some young talent, because guys like Scherff, Robinson, and Morse are not young, and are not signed long term.  Plus, Armstead isn't young either, and so far, he's the only significant addition to our defensive line.

Everyone wants to have depth at those 3 positions. It would be great if they could hit on those positions.

However, it's very odd that the Jags haven't taken a WR with a top 100 pick since Trevor has been the QB. That really does need to change in this draft. This draft is so deep at WR that they should be taking one at 17 or 48. I would even double up in this draft at WR. For me, the entire draft should be OL, WR and CB.

50/50 for me. I cited a minute ago, too, that, they could potentially package up picks 113 & 115 to easily move back up within the top 100. They're sitting at 96 as well with that compensatory selection from the Jawaan Taylor signing in Kansas City. 

If they go CB and IOL or IOL and DL with the 17th and 48th picks they will probably start shifting towards WR. I just think you have to consider Baalke's history, both, here and in San Francisco. He just doesn't seem like the type of General Manager that's going to drop early selections on that position. 

He also went out and tied up $45.7M in that WR group already via free agency. That's the 4th most cap investment at the position in the NFL. We're trailing the 49ers, Seahawks and Cowboys in that area. Because of the contract's with Kirk and Jones I think this could be a unique year or situation where Baalke MAYBE deviates from his earlier tendencies in the draft. 

So far, the most compelling news to support that possibility was talks with Rome Odunze and now the recent situation where Baalke opted to leave the Florida Pro Day once Ricky Pearsall opted not to participate after an already strong showing at the combine and bowl game.

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