Quote:I'm not generally a supporter of the Jags drafting Manziel. However, after todays comments I was reminded of when we drafted Denard Robinson.


Remember the stories about Dimitroff knowing that DRob was DC's guy, that he would get him eventually? Was that because of Denard's electric play in collegiate ball? That is something that DRob and Manziel do share, of course from different positions, and with differing notoriety.


How much can hindsight steer DC's decision in this regard? Taking a flyer on a guy in the 5th round is much different than at #3 overall.


The other thing that we should also consider is that DC probably had a 3 year plan coming into last year. He would have scouted last years, and this years QB class to see who he would hitch his horse to, imo. Waiting til year 3 is somewhat risky in todays NFL. The reason I think this is because one shouldn't plan to be picking early after the first year or two, and that's where one would need to be to target a QB, really.


Most likely scenarios I see are taking a QB at 3, or trading back from 3 (6 to 15 position) and taking a QB whereever we land. Trading back up from out 2nd round pick just isn't cost efficient

Those two players in my opinion are totally unrelated but I would like to comment on your other point. Caldwell has said nothing about a 3 year plan. He is not the arrogant guy Gene Smith was and would never predict how fast he could build a team from the ground up. I fully expect Caldwell to draft a qb in round 2-4 and develop them. If a first round qb comes available in future drafts them I see him going that route.


Looking at this team Caldwell would need more than 3-4 years to build anything of substance her. Maybe he gets lucky and has 2 amazing drafts in a row but that isn't plausible.


Just don't put a time frame on this is all I'm saying. You would most likely set yourself up to hate Caldwell in the end.

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