1. We were not going to resign Monroe. Even two 4th/5th > ONE late 3rd pick.

 

2. Draft picks are more valued now than a few years ago because of the price caps on picks.

 

3. This is not NBA. Teams trade #1/#2 picks only for STARS. Heck NFL teams rarely trade period, because quite often they can find a practice squad players/UDFA somewhere and fill them into their line up, especially for the OL. Remember Brandon Albert who the Chiefs were begging to trade for a 2nd round pick and no one came close to that offer.

 

3. The teams that actually make the playoffs and are well run regularly find offensive linemen late in the draft. That is even LT's and RT's.

 

4. If the Jaguars are going to actually be a contender, you have to EXPECT them to find starters later in the draft and with UDFA. If you automatically assume that will never happen because "it's the Jaguars who do not know what they are doing", then you are automatically saying there is virtually no chance of them truly becoming a contender.

 

5. Cost of two Tackles taking up $13 million on the payroll is too high and not good strategy. (Franchising would have cost at min $9 for Monroe). 

 

6. Having the "best rated/highest paid" LT does not mean you will be a playoff team.

 

7. Team is trying to move to zone blocking scheme which would mean A) you need linemen who can run block to fit that scheme. & B) You are looking for more athletic, faster, less heavy OL prospects that tend to be available with later picks.

 

8. If you are starting Caldwell/Bradley's clock when they draft their QB and for 3 years, that means you are hoping for the Jaguars to make the playoffs by 2016. Which means you would be paying Monroe a huge amount of money (~$20) to have on the team 3 years from now. When you already have your "left tackle for tomorrow" in Joekel, who would also need to be resigned in 3 years, it makes no sense to keep Monroe now when he could expedite the rebuild. 

 

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/20...vervalued/

 

http://overthecap.com/top-player-salarie...osition=LT

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/911487...n-magazine

 

http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/...her-myths/

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/16460...eft-tackle

 

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1246...ve-lineman

 

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