Quote:Couldn't the argument also be made that the high draft position hasn't helped us either. Had we lost to the tacks on that Thursday night in 2014, Caldwell would have still taken Fowler and the tacks would have still taken Mariota. Also, had we taken Carr in 2014, we would have, arguably, the best QB in the division even with Luck being a clot. Caldwell insists that he has picked the player he would have taken first overall in each of his drafts so far and I actually believe him. It's who you pick, not when you pick, always has been always will be.

sadly, our high draft picks have been wasted by less than skillful draft choices by our 'apparently' less than skillful general manager Dave Caldwell. Missing on a few high picks is understandable... but we've been on a run of missing on high picks for some time now. Given that two high level selections were on a 'franchise quarterback' (the 3rd overall pick no less) and a head coach... well, it doesn't speak well for our GM's skill as a GM here.

 

It seems like too much is made of success on the college level and not enough real research into the tangible abilities and weaknesses of our selections is going on. For example, there was obviously too little thought given to the fundamental skill set possessed by Blake Bortles. Selecting a player to be your 'franchise quarterback' who had/has issues with his ability to pass a football as the 3rd overall selection???

 

Nice going Dave, not to mention Gus Bradley, Luke Joeckel, etc... 

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