Quote:As it turns out, the Jags and Falcons were indeed discussing a trade that would have placed the Jaguars at No. 6 and the Falcons at No. 3.  According to Peter King of TheMMQB.com, Atlanta would have taken tackle Jake Matthews at No. 3 (not linebacker Khalil Mack), and the Jags would have targeted quarterback Blake Bortles at No. 6.


Jacksonville also would have gotten a third-round pick for sliding down three spots.


“The reason I didn’t take the trade is there were so many teams that wanted quarterbacks — at one, four, five, seven and eight, and they were all within striking distance of us,’’ Caldwell told King. “I just kept thinking, ‘One of those teams has to see what we were seeing in Bortles.’  So let’s say we move back and make a deal.  What are we going to take in the third?  A guard?  You can find guards.  You can’t find the quarterback you think fits your team best.  So in the end it wasn’t a hard decision for us.”