Quote:Suppose free agency not only nets you the pass rusher or two you crave, but also a S (Berry, who you believe can play free).

 

Come draft day, the Jaguars are on the clock at pick 5, and the FSU DB Jalen Ramsey is on the board.

 

Having signed the FS the defense needs in Berry, do you double up on DBs with Ramsey?

 

Why or why not?

 

At this point I'm not sure.

 

On the one hand, I think Ramsey is a heckuva prospect, and I think he could actually play CB.  If you believe certain positions are a premium, taking him as a CB should certainly be justified.  His selection would give us all kinds of depth and flexibility in the secondary.  If we put him in at CB, we'd have at least one good press corner.  If you put him in at FS, move Berry to SS, then we have all of the talent and range we could possibly need at those two positions.  We could finally play the back end of the defense properly.

 

On the other, I think with the addition of Berry, the secondary would be "good enough" if not perfect.  But there are other areas of need on the team.  The DL could use more talent inside and outside.  LB  could use help, and the last game of the season shows that Luke Joeckel is far from a sure thing at LT.

 

Assuming we got the pass rushers in free agency, I might still take Ramsey at 5.

How long are the FA signed for? One year? two years? I'd take him simply because FA are not the future, they are a patch...If the guy you think can be your positional player for years to come, grab him even if you have addressed that position in FA...If he's just going to be a serviceable player, average, or added for depth try and trade the pick, or pick another player that will be an impact player, or an area of need 

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