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1st Round. 2nd Round. Team Record


95'. T. Boselli. *. B. DeMarco. *. 4-12

J. Stewart. *. B. Schwartz. *

96'. K. Hardy. *. T. Brackens.*. 9-7

97'. R. Wynn. M. Logan. 11-5

98'. F. Taylor.*. C. Taylor. 11-5

99'. F. Bryant. L. Smith. 14-2

00'. RJ Soward. B. Meester.* 7-9

01'. M. Stroud.*. M. Williams. 6-10

02'. J. Henderson.*. M. Pearson. 6-10

03'. B. Leftwich. R. Mathis.* 5-11

04'. R. Williams. D. Smith*. 9-7

05'. M. Jones. K. Barnes. 12-4

06'. M. Lewis. MJD.* 8-8

07'. R. Nelson. J. Durant*. 11-5

08'. D. Harvey. Q. Groves. 5-11

09'. E. Monroe*. E. Britton. 7-9

10'. T. Alualu. Traded Away. 8-8

11'. B. Gabbert. Traded Away. 5-11

12'. J. Blackmon (?). A. Branch. 2-14

13'. L. Joeckel (?). J. Cyprien (?). 1-8


* denotes "Big Hit"

.? denotes possible Big Hit


Observations:


I could say we suck at drafting but that would be like stating that night is dark. This wasn't always so. The 1995, 96' & 98 were strong drafts with many "hits". As a result, the new baby Jags' record soared to 36-12 from 97'-99'. Unfortunately, the latter Coughlin years (99'-02'), we had a rather weak overall draft period. (actually 2002 wasn't too bad) As a result, we had our 1st losing seasons (00'-03') since our inception. During the Shack Harris Years (2003-2007), we weren't able to hit on one 1st round pick. Oddly enough, he was much more successful in the 2nd round. He did have a couple of decent overall drafts (2003, 2004, 2007). Gene had one good hit with OT Monroe. Trading away the 2nd round picks in 2010 & 2011 for Gabbert and Cox really hurt this team IMO. We should have gotten 2 starters with those picks. Gene's last draft could be a potential disaster if Blackmon cannot conquer his demons. Caldwell's 1st draft is looking like our best draft in quite sometime. He has scouting experience since '96 with Carolina, Indy & Atlanta. This will be the KEY draft I think. I have the feeling that this guy knows his stuff and will draft us some big-time players in the next 2 years. Depending on whether we get our quarterback this year, I wouldn't be surprised to see us with a winning record soon. And, hopefully, a playoff run very soon thereafter.

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