Quote:I'm not sure this is true. The 2012 draft was a home run. Almost every pick turned out to be great (NOT just Luck).

 

The 2013 draft was a disaster and the reason for most people thinking Grigson is failure when it comes to evaluating the draft.

 

The 2014 draft was pretty good. Couldn't really ask for much more especially given the fact we gave up our first pick for Trent.

Mewhort is a solid guard and started for us all last year and will this year too.

Moncrief has great potential and flashed many times last year. His role is sure to increase as the years go on.

Newsome led our team in sacks last year and was consistently getting pressure on opposing QBs. He has true star potential.

 

So while he did completely whiff on an entire draft in 2013, he's had great success too. Even though people decide to only focus on his failures.

 

The 2012 draft was pretty good, mostly because of Hilton. I'd consider everyone else from it about worthy of where they were selected. Second rounders should be good, and you took one high second rounder and one at the top of the 3rd round. I'm not sure it was as great as you think, though. I think a lot of the success of indy so far has been due to getting to beat up on such a weak division. Your home run players get beat down really hard against the pats.

 

Getting a couple of solid play/potential guys out of a draft isn't what I'd consider a good draft. The Jaguars' 2014 draft was a good draft, and if Bortles becomes a top tier QB (as a guy taken at #3 should) then it will be a great draft. A pro bowl level guard in the third, a couple of good to possibly really good WRs in the second, a starting quality center, a future pro bowl linebacker in Telvin Smith, and an undrafted WR that made major plays. Luckily the Jaguars had the cap space at this time to sign at least one impact guy in free agency. Depending on how the draft goes the Jaguars should easily be a .500 team this season and end the run of easy wins for the colts against them.

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