Watching Caldwell and Bradley in the post pick press conference was well worth the time.

 

When I listen to either guy speaking on matters involving the team, I get a real sense of competence, but there's more to it than just that.  These guys are both very driven, much as their boss is driven. 

 

I don't get the sense that Caldwell doesn't know what he's doing.  Quite the opposite.  I think he goes to extreme measures to assure that major decisions like drafting a QB at #3 are the right one for this organization.  If you listen to what he said about the selection, he basically polled everyone in the coaching and scouting organization independently, never telling them what his thoughts were.  When Bortles was discussed, to a person, they unanimously said he should be the guy.

 

There are a lot of smart, experienced football people at the stadium.  They recognize to a person that their jobs depend on getting big moves like this right.  This wasn't some trivial decision that was made on the fly, and it's clear a lot of analysis and contemplation was involved. 

 

As we've seen with past regimes, this level of collaboration was rarely employed.  Maybe it succeeds.  Maybe it doesn't.  But, knowing that they went the extra mile to make this decision tells me they recognize the gravity of the pick, and they're willing to stake their professional reputations on getting it right.  I like that. 

 

We've got 10 picks left.  I would imagine the same level of attention is going to be applied at least to the picks we'll have tonight.  This is really an exciting time to be a Jag fan.

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