Quote:What sucks about the situation is Dante Folwer is essentially not worth the #3 pick we gave him now. With a torn ACL, DFJ could have easily fallen out of the top 15, maybe even into the second round. We used our #3 pick on what is basically a second-round risk. It is what it is, but I cant possibly expect the same results from DFJ pre-torn ACL.

 

 

  It's a very unfortunate situation for the DFJ and the Jaguars.

 

  While it's easy for me to say from a distance,  I think some other posters are right on target when focusing on the long run.  While DFJ would have made the Jags a noticeably better team this season,   even just by his presence in the lineup,   realistically the Jags are at least a season away from being a serious contender.    The main thing for the team and player is for Fowler to make a complete recovery w/o a setback.   If Fowler can get his career back on track in the manner that Vikings OLB Chad Greenway did after tearing his ACL as a rookie,   the Jags should have a very good player off the edge for many years to come.    If the QB and LT hold up their end of the bargain,   the Jags should be positioned to compete for a playoff spot in 2016.  Maybe even more. 

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