(02-19-2019, 11:07 PM)High Octane Wrote: I wonder if the chance the Jaguars draft a QB at #7 could potentially scare Foles away from wanting to be a Jag?  Getting both Foles and a rookie QB would be an ideal situation though.  However, I think he only signs here if given the word that no QB will be selected #7

I absolutely believe that this is something Foles will ask. He knows what happened in Cleveland last season and how fickle fans can be. I doubt he'd have much of a problem if told that the Jags would be looking to draft a quarterback sometime after round 1 to develop and eventually become the starter. Foles' options will be quite limited, which will work very well in the Jaguars favor. Other than Miami, there really aren't any other legitimate contenders. It will likely come down to this:

How much do the Jaguars like Foles? If the really love him and get the strong endorsement of DeFillipo, this should be the move. If there's only one quarterback in the draft whom they feel is worthy of a top 7 pick, they should take Foles since they can't afford to trade up and Murphy's law says that either the Giants or another team which trades up will get that guy. If there are two or more quarterbacks they feel are worthy of the 7th pick, I'd rather they draft their guy (Haskins or Lock) and settle for a less expensive free agent like Tyrod Taylor to start the season. I do believe the Jaguars could get back to the playoffs next season with Taylor/Bridgewter as long as they can keep most of their defense intact. By not signing Foles, they could afford to re-sign Dareus- a key player in our run defense who would not be easily replaced.

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