(11-16-2017, 03:40 PM)BlueEyedJag Wrote:

(11-16-2017, 03:10 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: How so? They won't get McCown for free. 

Right now, I would call the Jaguars O-Line decent. I like what Robinson has done at LT, Omameh has been better than expected when healthy, Linder is solid, Cann needs to be replaced and Parnell is good enough to get us through another season. No reason to create a need at RT, when he's been playing well. 

I know what it would take to move up into the top 10 and I'm still 110% behind the move. I'm normally totally against trading up, but the need for a true franchise QB trumps that, especially when a QB is one of the last missing pieces in a complete team.

You had the Jags "signing" him in your hypo...figured the Browns could as well.

If we could move up and get Rosen/Rudolph/Jackson I'd be all for it I just think they will get taken by teams before we can trade up.  I like Mayfield a lot but I would prefer to see if he fell rather than giving up the draft to take him alone.

If he falls...great...if not take the best OL/WR/TE and shoot for one of the Finley/Ferguson/etc in the 2nd...

I just think we don't need a QB to carry us and while a Franchise QB would be amazing I'd rather build up the OL/TE/WR corps then trade the farm for the #4 QB off the board.

Sorry. I got mixed up between McCown and McCarron. When you get my age, names get confusing. The Browns absolutely could sign McCown, but since they have already road the "McCown train" once, I doubt they would bring him back, besides McCarron knows Hue Jackson's offense and would probably be a much better immediate fit. 

I'm not a fan of Jackson at all. He reminds me of a taller RG3, but some team is inevitably gonna fall in love with his athleticism and take him early. If I knew we could get Rosen or Rudolph, that would be great, but I would also have no problem at all trading up into the #5 to #8 range to take Mayfield. At this point, his draft stock is going up every week and I don't see any way he falls into the mid to late 20's. He has a pretty good arm, he's very accurate, shows superb leadership skills and makes pretty good reads. Even if he measures closer to 6' tall, he appears to have Drew Brees type skills. 

In my draft scenario, that's what we did, but Finley or Ferguson didn't fall to us either. 

That's perfectly o.k., if that is your draft philosophy. I happen to disagree. I believe we are a good QB away from reaching a Superbowl at this point and I'm willing to go all in to get one. I believe the O-Line just needs a RG to be good enough to drastically help the blocking, this draft is absolutely loaded at TE and we could get a very good one all the way into round 5. As for WR, I believe we could have Julio Jones on one side and Tyreek Hill on the other and we'd still not be successful until we found a valid QB. You have to have a QB that can get WR's the ball. A good QB can make average WR's look better. Just look what Carson Wentz has done in Philly with average WR's.

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