(05-02-2024, 01:49 PM)Jags32250 Wrote:

(05-02-2024, 11:16 AM)Mikey Wrote: On the contrary. The value of IOL was skewed this draft because the class was unusually deep. We made no moves fit picks where value met need. So either we sat on our hands and relied on value to fall to our picks, or just took BPA on our board when our turn came up, or we gave zero farts about value or need and just targeted the guys we picked.

Are you trying to say that the guys we took where we took em represented such value that we woulda been foolish not to take them where we did, while continuing to leave the line practically unchanged in three days of picks? Were the IOL guys on the board when we picked that mediocre that choosing yet another reserve DB or a kick returner was that much more valuable to the improvement of our roster? It wasn't even just about IOL, either. Guys were sliding all over this draft, and may not be immediate need, but represented development potential. Depth today, but possibly starter in a year or two. Someone to save you from having to rely on overpriced FA when the current guys get pricey or old, or both. Were we truly taking best guys available?

The problem with your theory is you don’t know what the Jags board looked like. You are either A assuming you are a better talent evaluator than an NFL front office or B believe the media is.

None of us know what the board looked like, even after the players were selected. Or are you assuming they simply took top guy on the board with every pick?

I think we can all say Cam especially was a need over value pick as the run had just started before our pick came up. I don't sweat that pick, but you can't argue board all day without acknowledging that teams look at other factors when making their picks. Safe to say the team wholeheartedly did not see IOL as a need, or they did not think those guys represented the value that kickers and return men would provide. Probably more of the former than the latter.

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