(01-28-2018, 03:35 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: (01-28-2018, 01:29 PM)jaglou53 Wrote: Nice job on this draft. I like the pick of Hurst in the 2nd and Corbett in the 3rd. Didn't know anything about Corbett, but after some research he looks like an extremely versatile lineman who could start at guard but move to tackle if necessary. I love how you allowed Rudolph to fall to the Jaguars since he's your favorite quarterback. Opinions on him are all over the map, but I like the pick and prefer him to Jackson due to his size. He will need some time to develop, but I want to see what Bortles can do next season with a much better group of receivers.
The Jags should free up some cap room by cutting Nortmann, Hurns and Ivory and hopefully re-doing the contracts of Poz and Lewis. I would love to see them go after one of the free agent offensive linemen- preferably Pugh or Richberg since the Coughlin connection would give us an advantage. Despite having a good year statistically, I'm not totally confident about this group. They were inconsistent at times and the depth is not great. Even with adding Corbett in the 3rd round and Bright in the 7th, what happens if Robinson or Parnell go down for a while? Pugh may not be the most powerful blocker in the league, but he is very versatile and can fit into any scheme. Due to his injury, we might even get a slight discount and he is still pretty young.
Again, great job on this draft!
I didn't really allow Rudolph to fall to us. In fact, this is the first mock I've made where he did fall to us. When Sam Darnold decided to enter the draft and Ben Roethlisberger announced he will be back in 2018, it really helped our case. Both of those were unexpected to me. Had either one not happened, he wouldn't have made it to our pick.
I don't wanna cut Hurns at all. He's our most dependable receiver he just needs to stay healthy. Having him with our two young guys (Westbrook and Cole), who will be more experienced and a new, big target in Wims, gives us a nice core. Hurns just needs to keep from getting hurt. I believe Poz and Lewis will both be gone.
I would've loved to add a swing tackle prospect as well, but we just didn't have enough picks. I believe we will bring in a couple UDFA OT's to compete for that position, as well as bringing in a RB or two as depth behind Fournette and Grant. I also based my draft upon us re-signing CB Aaron Colvin. Even if we do, I'd expect us to bring in some UDFA CB's for depth.
Thanks.
I see maybe a 2% chance Colvin returns. Can't blame him for taking the money. We disagree some on the wide receivers. Although you didn't mention Robinson by name, he doesn't appear to be a priority to you. I want them to re-sign him as he is the only true number 1 wide receiver on the team. I love Hurns, but he just isn't worth the money he counts against our salary cap. It would be great if he'd agree to less money in a new deal. Finally, I was kind of kidding about Rudolph. I hope you are right about him and that the Jags are able to draft him at the end of round 1.
