Quote:1. Regarding Cyprien, yes, he has missed some tackles, but he had two hits he put on Raiders receivers that seemed harder than anything Landry had during his time here.  I'm sure I could look up stats that could debunk this statement, but I don't recall Landry forcing any fumbles or having any sacks last year, either.  Also consider he is young and adjusting to the speed of the game and the scheme.  I think barring injury, he'll be a better player week 10 than he is now, and what he is now isn't bad at all.  One thing I find interesting about this portion of your argument is your lack of comment on Gratz being an improvement over Mathis/Ross.  Was that mere oversight on your part, is it too soon/too small a sample size for you to make that call at this point, or is that a tacit admission that he represents improvement over Ross/Mathis last year, even if slight? 

 

2.  Yes, the current Jaguars have the luxury of free agency.  However, the likelihood of the Jaguars finding legitimate stars in free agency is smaller, I think, than in the draft.  I think free agency is more apt to get you role players than stars.  Dallas utilized the draft in the aftermath of the Walker and Walsh trades to get star caliber players like Emmitt Smith, Kevin Smith, Darren Woodson, etc.