In the modern NFL GM's will always be tied to the QB they draft. Shack Harris drafted Leftwich and it was only by the grace of David Garrard's 2007 season that he lasted beyond Leftwich getting cut. Gene Smith drafted Blaine Gabbert and got fired (though that was hardly the only reason). Caldwell drafted Blake Bortles, and as a result the team hasn't done well. But he's also drafted the first Jaguars players (outside of FA) to go to a Pro Bowl since MJD was drafted in 2006, and he's drafted the first rookie Pro Bowler we've ever had.

At the moment I think his hits are balanced with his misses, but I also believe if the Bortles pick had been a hit, we'd all be singing Caldwell's praises right now.

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