Quote:What irritates me is a lot of people say we must take a defensive lineman in the first round despite the obvious fact that our best position group by far is the defensive line. There is no reason to think we need one but people continue to insist there is no reason not to. These are the same people who say it is stupid to pick a running back in the first round. The reality is unless the player's job is to kick footballs, his job title is irrelevant.

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Ask yourself this: Considering that of the ten players who play on the Defensive Line in Jacksonville, there are four of them who have played less than five years in the League. Of the remaining six, four of those have played more than six.

 

While it is a good group, it is probably the oldest on the team. Wouldn't that mean that new, young talent needs to be added?

 

Now compound that with the idea that Defensive Linemen typically go early and often in a typical draft. If you see a good Defensive Lineman, you better get him early. He probably won't be around the next time you get to draft.

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