Quote:Caldwell has done a decent job but not a near enough good job given the positions he's been placed in during each draft. 

 

His entire 2013 draft class is lack luster:

Joeckel - Gone 

Cyprien - Just now maybe turning the corner

Gratz - Can't remember if he was cut but he's a back-up 

Sanders - Cut

Robinson - Failed project player

Evans - Can't remember if he was cut but he's a back-up

Harris - Cut I think

MCCray - Cut I think 

 

Most of his 2014 class has been decent:

Bortles - Not living up to the hype - Hope to god his flaws can be fixed in 2017 with a competent staff

Lee - Showing this year when he's healthy he's a solid contributor 

Robinson - Great 2015 campaign - Let down in 2016 - Can attribute that to his poor QB

Linder - Solid guard / center

Colvin - Solid corner

T. Smith - Exceptional outside linebacker for a 5th rd pick

C.Smith - Think he was cut earlier this year

Bowanko - Can't stay healthy but a back-up nonetheless 

Johnson - He's gone

 

His entire 2015 has also been lack luster but with maybe some potential:

Fowler - Didn't play last year - So far this year though he's been a bit of a flash in the pan but more of a setback at times

Yeldon - He just doesn't have it at this level

Cann - Decent guard 

Sample - Can't stay healthy

Greene - Can't stay healthy and has been a huge liability this year on punt returns

Bennett - Is he still on the team?

Sterling - Project player - Finally saw some glimpses of him last week 

Koyack - Could be a solid player with more time to develop 

 

2016 Draft Class:

Ramsey - He finally got it right in the first round

Jack - Can't argue with this pick - everyone loved it

Nqakoue - Right now he looks like he was a steal in RD3

Day - Haven't seen him play yet

Holmes - Cut or on IR I think?

Allen - Hasn't played yet 

Woodard - Cut or on IR for sure 

 

His free agency signings haven't been all that great either. 

 

2013 Free Agency Signings:

Geno Hayes - Gone

Roy Miller - Can't stay healthy 

Justin Forsett - Gone - AND saw success in Baltimore

Alan Ball - Gone

Sen'Derrick Marks - One solid season - Can't stay healthy 

 

2014 Free Agency Signings:

Tandon Doss - Gone

Dekoda Watson - Gone

Chris Clemons - Decent for a year or two - turned into a diva this off-season

Ziggy Hood - Gone

Red Bryant - Was decent but he's gone

Zane Beadles - Gone

Toby Gerhart - Gone

 

2015 Free Agency Signings:

Julius Thomas - Overpaid and oft injured

Jared Odrick - Solid player

Jermey Parnell - Liability on our offensive line

Davon House - Already benched and regulated to back-up duties

Dan Skuta - Being phased out by Myles Jack 

Serigo Brown - Is he gone already?

Bryan Walters - Decent value signing 

 

2016 Free Agency Signings:

Josh Johnson - Decent pick-up

Kelvin Beachum - He's certainly been better than Joeckel 

Mackenzy Bernadeau - Cut

Prince Amukamara - Solid player

Brad Nortman - He's a punter... so....

Malik Jackson - I don't think he's been a bad player at all. Is he worth $90M? Meh. We'll see down the road. 

Chris Ivory - Injury bug earlier and carries the ball like a loaf of bread so far this year. Concerning down the road.

Tashaun Gipson - Not a terrible signing at all - He's been beat maybe once or twice but the secondary has played better with him in the line-up. 

 

 

So it's not like he's built together a world beater of a roster as well. He's just as much at fault for Bradley's struggles on this team. Both of them are very replaceable. And again, I cited this in a thread about Bortles yesterday. Jacksonville's fan base had grown so accustomed to really mediocre QB play between Garrard (Carried by a great rushing offense and above average defense with average receivers in fairness), Leftwich (terrible mechanics and injury prone, he was basically Mr. Glass here) and Gabbert (No intestinal fortitude whatsoever in the pocket) that we think Bortles is the 2nd coming of Jesus at QB despite his GLARING fundamental flaws and mechanics and decision making out on the field. The same can be applied to our general manager. We were accustomed to James Harris squandering draft choices and Gene Smith drafting Division III prospects that our city and fanbase didn't know how to act when David Caldwell started drafting guys we all watched here and there on Saturday's or work nights on nationally televised games. That still doesn't retract the fact that this team is 14 - 45 under Bradley's coaching and Caldwell's overall scouting and personnel choices and decision making.