(02-15-2019, 12:02 AM)jaglou53 Wrote: There is no way I'd give up this year's 3rd rounder and next year's 1st pick to move up for Haskins. If he were an Andrew Luck (almost surefire success), that would be a no-brainer. After reviewing several draft sites opinions,  he is far from a guaranteed franchise quarterback. Russell Lande has been scouting drafts for longer than most. He was interviewed by Mike Dempsey this past week and he expressed many reservations about Haskins. Although his completion percentage is high, a high percentage of his passes are screen passes or short passes to his gifted receivers. His accuracy falls off dramatically when throwing longer balls. Lande looks at a ton of tape and charts all of this. Does that mean Haskins is not worth a first round pick as Lande stated? If the Jaguar scouts like what they've seen in Haskins and believe he has the potential to become a franchise q.b., they should sit pat and hope he falls to them with the 7th pick. If he doesn't, they may also be high on Drew Lock- who probably has the strongest arm of all quarterbacks in the draft. Lande is far from the only "expert" with reservations about Haskins. His lack of mobility and only one year of starting experience are also legitimate enough concerns which would make trading away "the farm" a bad option. It's fine to "gamble and swing for the fences" as long as you have a strong chance of succeeding.

The Jaguars brass may be planning to pay Foles a ton of money to reunite him with John DeFillipo (sp). Is he worth the $20-$25 million per year he will demand? No, but neither are 99% of the overpaid free agents and at least Foles has a Super Bowl MVP to his credit. Even if he turns out to be just average to slightly above average, he is the one quarterback available next year who gives them the best chance to win "now." If he fails badly, that means the Jaguars will have a high draft pick again next season when the chances of finding a rookie franchise q.b. should be better. Bottom line is the Jaguars need to either go with Haskins or Lock with their 7th pick or sign Foles and then draft a developmental q.b. in rounds 3 or 4.

If you sign the guy to a 5 year deal at $25 million per season, the team is not going to use a high draft pick on a QB for at least 3 years. No team is gonna admit they were wrong that fast. Look how long this team gave Bortles to prove himself. They even extended him. If this team signs Foles, he's the starter for at least 3 years, no matter how bad he does.

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