Quote:But how detrimental is it? Everyone keeps talking about how we need the #1 pick and everyone who's happy with the win is "short sighted," "thick skulled," or "just don't get it."

 

I get your argument (whereas atburg apparently doesn't) about having a higher chance of finding a great player at #1 than at #4. But as shown with the list of all the successful QB's drafted not at #1, you can find great players to build around at any point in the draft. Is it easier to hit on your draft picks when you have a higher pick? Sure. Is it a guarantee of anything? Well, just ask Matt Millen or the Cleveland Browns.

 

And let's say Bridgewater is one of the best QB's in NFL history. He'll go down in the books with guys like Peyton Manning, who has won 1 superbowl in his career. He'll go down with guys like Dan Marino who never won a Superbowl. He'll go down with guys like Brett Favre who won 1 superbowl.

 

Being the best QB in history isn't enough. You need more than that. You can find players to build around all over the draft so long as you hit on the pick. I don't care where the Jags draft, and it doesn't really matter where they draft, so long as they hit on their pick. That's what's important. Trying to dress it up as the team doesn't have a chance to ever find a QB that can lead them to the playoffs if they don't draft #1 overall is just disingenuous.

I never said that though. Yes you may find your guy elsewhere in the draft, but you said yourself the odds are lower as you go down. And if you're banking on finding that guy in round 3 or beyond (as one of our more special posters is), the odds are atrocious.


Every time a player comes off the board, they are not an option for you. So it seems that we agree there is a tangible loss by picking up a win at this stage of a losing season. If we improve a division rivals draft position in the process, doubly so.


So what is the positive of winning 3 games vs 1? What do we tangibly gain? We can certainly feel good about it, but I just don't see any actual gain for the team while the loss in draft position is real.


Needless to say, that isn't the same argument if we're having a competitive season with any playoff hopes. But we aren't.

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