(02-18-2021, 06:01 PM)ATLjag Wrote:

(02-18-2021, 04:53 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: Not me. There are very good OT's at the top of this draft that should fall no further than the second round. After that, there is a huge drop off. I would be shocked if Radunz made it past the top of round 3. He is gaining a ton of momentum. I hate Hudson and Little. Hudson needs to kick inside to OG and was abused at the Senior Bowl. Little plays to high and gets off balance. Stronger DE's run him over like a speed bump. 

I'm not prioritizing anything. I'm taking the BAP. If that is OT, even after signing Williams in free agency, then I take OT. You can never have enough O-Line depth. There is always key injuries on the O-Line every year. Look at Philly last season and K.C. in the Superbowl.

Assuming they sign Trent Williams, I think the backup/swing depth in Will Richardson is fine. He was a 4th round selection that many felt was good value selected there.  He beat out Josh Wells for the job, that was with the Bucs this past season.  He's young, good size, on a rookie contract, and still developing.  In this scenario, I think using a decent draft pick to select a backup level OT would be redundant for the roster, and there are better opportunities on the roster for improvement.  ...just my opinion

The point is that you're not using the early pick on a backup level OT. You are getting a quality OT, but not installing him as day one starter. If, like O-LM proposed, we start the draft pick on the right side, that allows our backup level OT (taylor, bartch) to be just that. Sometimes darft picks are taken with the future in mind. Assuming we pursue and land Williams, Cam is gone; Williams gets hurt, what's the plan?

Get the big guys early.

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(02-18-2021, 06:37 PM)jaglou53 Wrote:

(02-18-2021, 04:53 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: Not me. There are very good OT's at the top of this draft that should fall no further than the second round. After that, there is a huge drop off. I would be shocked if Radunz made it past the top of round 3. He is gaining a ton of momentum. I hate Hudson and Little. Hudson needs to kick inside to OG and was abused at the Senior Bowl. Little plays to high and gets off balance. Stronger DE's run him over like a speed bump. 

I'm not prioritizing anything. I'm taking the BAP. If that is OT, even after signing Williams in free agency, then I take OT. You can never have enough O-Line depth. There is always key injuries on the O-Line every year. Look at Philly last season and K.C. in the Superbowl.

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. After Sewell and Darrisaw, I'd take several other players over any of the remaining tackles at picks 25 and 33. Barmore and Rousseau on the defensive line, Horn at cornerback, Zaven Collins at linebacker, Freirmuth at tight end and Rondell Moore at wide receiver. Neither Radunz, Little or Hudson would be ready to start right away, but they all have a lot of upside once they gain experience. I'm not sure what you have against Little, but I heard Dane Brugler say he would be a steal in rounds 2 or 3. Brugler is one of the more respected draft analysts. 

Of course, free agency will determine which priorities the Jaguars will target in the top 3 rounds of the draft. If they don't get Williams, a left tackle would need to be taken earlier than I'd prefer.

Seeing as they were excluded from your list, interested to hear your thoughts on Eichenburg and Mayfield. I see them as viable options at 33. If we spend a first round pick on a WR we're in for a loooooooooong season. I highly doubt Horn will be there, and question whether Rousseau will be, or that he would be a fit.

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