Quote:JJ Watt has put together the two best defensive seasons OF ALL TIME, better than anything LT or Reggie White ever did. How's that working out for Houston? Oh they're fixing to pick top 5?

 

It's all about the QB. 

 

If everything is close to equal,   I agree that QB should be the # 1 priority for any team that has a need at that position.  

 

In the case of J.J. Watt though,  while Houston is having a bad season this year,   Watt was a differential factor in the Texans winning the AFC South two years in a row and winning two playoff games in that time span.  Before Watt came to the Texans,  they never even reached the playoffs.

 

Even teams will high caliber QB's have down seasons.  The Atlanta Falcons come to mind this season.  Matt Ryan was a difference maker for the Falcons in that franchise reaching the playoffs 4 times in his first 5 seasons and the NFC Title game this past season.   Yet this season,   Ryan hasn't been able to overcome the numerous injuries the team has suffered,  along with the Falcons not going into the season with enough pass rush options.

 

The bottom line is the Jaguars need a QB to be a foundation piece.   Yet  if for discussion sake the Jaguars brass rates Jadeveon Clowney noticeably higher than any of the QB's in the 2014 Draft and Clowney passes the team character test,   it would be difficult to pass up Clowney if they don't trade down.  

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