Quote:In Comparrison to 2013, here is 2012 and 2011 draft classes 

 

2012

 

1st- Justin Blackmon ( great player, may never get to see him again because of drugs/alcohol)

 

2nd- Andre Branch (not a very productive player, how much longer will he be around?)

 

3rd- Bryan Anger ( was a punter really the best player in this draft?)

 

5th- Brandon Marshall ( no longer on team)

 

6th- Mike Harris ( no longer on the team)

 

7th- Jeris Pendleton ( no longer on the team)

 

Still recovering from the Blaine Gabbert trade....Gene gives us another ace in the hole class

 

2011

 

1st- Blain Gabbert ( LOL)

 

3rd- Will Rackley ( LOL)

 

4th- Cecil Shorts ( good player, no longer on the team, injury prone)

 

4th Chris Prosinski ( i just whiffed reading his name) 

 

5th- Rod Isaac ( remember him? yea he was cut right after we drafted him) 

 

Gene smith traded all of our picks for Blaine Gabbert that year....what a class that was. 

 

Ill take it a step farther 

 

2010

 

1st- Tyson Alualu ( solid player way overdrafted made us look like idiots)

 

3rd- D'Anthony Smith ( everyones favorite workout/camp hero, no longer on the team)

 

5th- Larry Hart ( no longer in the league 

 

5th- Austin Lane ( another fan over hyped player, no longer on the team)

 

6th- Deji Karim ( no longer on the team)

 

7th- Scotty Mcgee ( did he really draft a guy just for special teams?)

 

Moral of the story, 2013's draft class is not so bad when you actually look at what we are getting out of them compared to the past 3 years of drafting. 

 

 

 

 

 

We. Gutted. The. Roster. Did  you expect the rookies to carry us to the super bowl? Yes, we sucked. Yes, not all the rookies panned out, but we got some solid contributors and with the team getting better, we shall see where it takes us.

 

Fine.

 

Yes.

 

Correct.

 

But you are missing my point when it comes to the scope that I was speaking to. Gene Smith's draft classes are/were atrocious. There is really no second guessing that. But I'm not talking about who Jacksonville selected in comparison to their earlier classes. I'm talking about the total talent pool that was available in the draft. Are there a few shining stars there? Yes, I think so, and some of them are on this roster. But overall, from the way I am looking at it, the entire draft class was weak when compared with other classes.

 

Yes, the roster was gutted and no I did not expect an Offense that started five or more rookies to be all that effective. I promise you we are on the same page here. All I am saying is that the hand that was available to BradWell was not that strong in being able to help the team in the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Nor did I expect them to be able to assist all that much.

 

Would we have sucked a little less if there was better talent to be had in 2013? Sure! Most likely not to a Playoff caliber level, but to at least be a bit more competitive. But it's simply foam in the wake at this point. The roster is what it is, and the team needs to do whatever it can to put the roster in a position to begin winning more games.

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