(05-02-2024, 03:39 PM)Jag149 Wrote:

(05-02-2024, 03:13 PM)Jags32250 Wrote: https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-draft-grade...south-2024

Some more media shedding love too, you haters are running out of ammo.

Actually that worries me more. We "won" the off season and had all their love before the 2019, 2020, 2021 seasons. We went 6-10, 1-15, 3-14 those seasons.  I gave the a conditional D. If they IMPROVE the backup interior offensive line depth I would improve it to a C.  Want to help the defense? FIX the line so the defense doesn't get worn down halfway through the season. This is not like the old days when players would use PED's to quicken their recovery time between games. Picking a tackle was a beginning. Between now and the season they need to acquire a guard. If this UDFA is the guy then ok, they get a C from me.

I posted earlier my thoughts on each pick. IF the LSU contingent works out it can go to a B. If not the coach that bet on them (House?) needs to go. During each pick there were good candidates available they had lower because of his input.

Boils down to your needs and overall value. I think the clots had the best draft of the AFC South in my opinion. 

They landed a highly productive EDGE rusher in Latu. Who, is probably a top 5 pick if not for the injury concerns. They stole Adonai Mitchell at 52. They bolstered their offensive line with Goncalves and Bortolini. Gould is a good KR/PR. 

With the Jaguars? Here's how I look at it. Most of the fanbase was clamoring for one of the following four things all season and immediately during the off season. 

1. Offensive Lineman.
2. Defensive Lineman.
3. Wide Receiver.
4. Cornerback. 

They drafted 1 WR, signed 2 WR's. +3. (Duvernay still counts, maybe an Agnew gadget type player even as a returner).
The drafted 1 OT, signed 1 OC, signed 1 LG (Cleveland counts, whether you like it or not). +3. 
They drafted 2 CB's, signed 1 CB and 1 SS/Nickel CB. +4
They drafted 2 DT's, signed 1 DT. +3

There's 11 starters on each side guys, you then have rotational players. The burden fell on the defensive side of the football this off season with the firing of Caldwell and the hiring of Nielsen. A somewhat radical change had to be made quickly to improve some of their issues from last year. Especially in the secondary and especially on the interior. 

When your team is head coached by an offensive mind? That tends to be the norm. Expectations shift towards "Head coach is offensive minded, he needs to make magic out of lunch meat, he has no defensive minded tendencies, we need to add more talent there for the coordinator to compensate". 

This isn't factoring in last year's off season and draft class as well. The only glaring area that they didn't really address was EDGE. But, again, this goes back to the interior of the line being so pathetically anemic and showing no impact at all, that, the expectation is that by raising the floor of standard within the interior room, that, the pass rush improves by default.

This is also not factoring in that they signed a few UDFA's at WR and a promising RG in Steven Jones as well. Plus picking up a future 3rd and 4th RD selections that could end up being really, really good in value if JJ McCarthy struggles earlier on as a rookie, in, what could be a 4th placed Vikings team in a loaded NFC North. Green Bay and Detroit looked the part last year. Chicago just got a big overhaul with a new QB in town. 

We'll see how it all pans out. I just think everybody has their own definitions of what value is and what value means to them, and that's perfectly fine, but, I wouldn't get my teal panties in a bunch until these players don't show up on the football field or completely stink out loud. 

Cheers! We're getting closer to rookie minicamp and training camp. When you hear how awesome Myles Cole and Joshua Cephus look running around in shorts? Just remember, they're still long shots to make the roster.

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