Quote:It's always a guess, but the premise here is that Winston is a 'sure thing' franchise prospect like Elway or Luck, while Bridgewater is a consensus #1 pick but not a 'sure thing.' Peyton Manning was in that category, so there's always that chance. But so was Bradford.

 

There's alway a risk that the Jags don't play bad enough in 2014 to get the 2015 pick. However, they ARE being compared to the '76 Bucs who did suck enough in '77 to get the #1 pick in '78 (which they traded). If the Jags wanted to, they could build another 0-16 team for 2014.

 

Even going on the assumption that the 2015 1st overall pick of the draft has more long term value than the 2014 1st overall pick of the draft,  the question that would come to mind for me is how much more can the Jaguars fan base take of losing week after week?    

 

 While some franchises might be able to absorb 3 straight seasons of 2 wins or less each season,  the Jaguars are one of the newest franchises to enter the NFL and are a small market team.        The Jaguars have many terrific fans such as yourself and countless other people that participate on this MB.   But the overall numbers in terms of the fan base aren't close to what most other franchises have.    At some point in that not too distant future,    many more wins need to come.

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