Quote:I personally feel that these positions need to be replaced/upgraded to become a playoff team......yes we have a lot of work......in no specific order......

 

Problem areas

 

1) LT- Luke Joeckel (starting T)- $6.7 million per year- guy is terrible. Slow footwork, not very strong, he's more of a sheep personality than a bull personality you would want protecting Bortles blindside (he's soft). Jags will keep him another year and Bortles will end up with another broken thumb

 

2) LB- Dan Skuta (backup LB spot)- we need to upgrade depth here. 32 tackles for Skuta making $3.6 mil; lacks speed; not impressive.

 

3) RB- Toby Gerhart (backup RB spot)- guy is terrible. He's very slow without any moves. Below average hands. Decent blocker. Was good in Minnesota only because they have an elite O-line

 

4) RB- Denard Robinson (backup RB spot) - 7 fumbles in 3 years with a 4.0 ypc. Experiment should be over; nothing special. 

 

5) DE- Chris Clemons (DE starters and backups)- 3 sacks; 34 years old. This position clearly lacks talent.

 

6) S- Jonathan Cyprien (starters and backups)- 78 tackles and 1 INT. I fell for the dreads and read about the hype. He's out of position and smoked often. He's not very good. He's a backup on good teams.

S- Sergio Brown (starters and backups)- 0 INTs last 4 seasons and caught out of position many times. He's not good at all. 

 

7) CB-Dwayne Gratz/Demetrius McCray/Aaron Colvin/Nick Marshall/Peyton Thompson-  Davon House played well but the Jags have the worst #2 corner position in the NFL. Jags clearly need a good #2 CB and allow Colvin to play nickel back.

 

8) LB- Paul Posluszny (starting LB)- I love Telvin and I love Paul but he's about to be 32 years old and he's very slow. That being said, he's a playmaker and leader. I would ONLY replace Paul and his $4.6 mil salary if we could upgrade him. 

 

9) K- Jason Myers- Personally I feel like he will once again cost us games in 2016. 

 

10) HC- Gus Bradley- He's terrible. Defensive guru coaches who are (12-36) and have a 31st ranked defense in YEAR 3 are not retained nor tolerated by any other franchises. 

 

 

Free Agent Targets/Draft/Solutions

 

1) LT- Russell Okung or LT- Andre Smith are veteran options but Jags will keep JOKEel another year as a starter. Not protecting Blake Bortles blindside is a huge mistake (more sacks than ANYONE in NFL past 2 years; we need Bortles for 15 years, not 4 years).

 

2) OLB- Von Miller, Aldon Smith, or Bruce Irvin. If Von Miller says no because Denver he won't leave Denver, I would grab Gus's old buddy Bruce Irvin from Seattle (5.5 sacks and 28 years old).

 

3 and 4) RB- Many options for an upgrade; James Starks is the best backup in the game. Would be a nice veteran grab. Khiry Robinson would be nice if he's healthy. With Bortles it would be nice to get a big time receiving threat such as: Bilal Powell, Ronnie Hillman, or Chris Thompson (wash).

 

5) DE- We need a true #1 DE hopefully in the 1st round in the draft. I wouldn't mind taking another DE in round 3 or 4. As far as depth, I would sign an under the radar young guy like Malik Jackson (25 yrs old DENVER with 5 sacks) in the offseason for depth. 2 high draft picks and 1 backup level free agent should help this position; not much true #1 help in free agency. 

 

6) S- Break the bank for one of Eric Weddle, Eric Berry, or Reggie Nelson. I doubt Berry would leave KC for JAX but I'm sure Weddle wants out (I heard he wants to play for a winner though). I know Reggie personally and I'm sure he would come back to Jacksonville if they make him one of the highest paid safeties in the league (Pro Bowler this year)

 

7) CB- Go grab Prince Amukamara (26 years old) to pair with House. Amukamara is a good #2 corner. 

 

8) LB- I would end up keeping Posluszny 1 more year because not much in free agency. I would draft a MLB to groom as a replacement.  ILB- Derrick Johnson (33 yrs old- KC) and Sean Weatherspoon (28 yrs old- ARI) should both be resigned by their playoff teams. Rolando McClain (26, Dallas) may be an option. Not much talent in free agency for ILB; need to address this through draft

 

9) Kicker- Mason Crosby, Brandon McManus, Josh Brown, and Justin Tucker are the top free agents. I doubt any of those teams allow those guys to get away. We need to bring in an undrafted free agent to give Myers competition. 

 

10) We already know we are stuck with Gus for another year; maybe a lame duck candidate. 

 

Offseason Dream:

 

Free Agency

 

1) Bruce Irvin- OLB- improves pass rush and knows Gus

2) Ronnie Hillman- RB - good backup who can also start; helps Blake out of backfield. 

3) Eric Weddle- S - money talks

4) Prince Amukamara- DB- good #2 corner. Moves Colvin/Gratz to nickel

5) Malik Jackson- DE- 5.5 sacks and solid depth to pair with 2 more draft picks

 

Draft

 

Round 1 - DE

Round 2- LT

Round 3- DE

Round 4- MLB

Round 5- RT

Round 6- CB

Round 7- RB

 

Undrafted free agent- bring in Kicker