(10-09-2023, 05:54 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(10-09-2023, 05:27 PM)carp8dm Wrote: I'm providing context.  I'm proving that we made the right pick at 25.  

We got an Elite RB in.....  Wait for it...

ELITE-EN!!!!!

(Sorry, that's the closest I can get to Jags colors on the forum editor, there's no Teal I can post, so here's the gold)

And we also got the best available Lineman that has proven his worth in Walker Little.

There's no reason to criticize the pick.  And yet you guys are trying to do so.  I'm just giving context to your criticism and showing maybe there is another way to look at the pick.  For me, I like that we got ETN and Walker Little.  The 2021 draft class for the Jaguars was legit.  There's no reason for you guys to bag on it, in my opinion.

And I provided proof for why I think I'm correct and you aren't.  So...  If you want to insult me, that's cool.  That's what you guys do.  But I provided proof and a link for others to make their own determination.  I feel that's pretty respectful and also very objective.  Instead of insulting all the time.  I like to provide back up for my reasoning...

I insult your bad takes. Not you. You're probably a good guy as far as I can tell. I'm not insulting you personally, just your football acumen. 

Anyway - I love ETN. It turned out to be a great pick. 

I just hate spending big draft capital on running backs philosophically. It's not a good sustainable way to fill your roster in my opinion. 

For every ETN there is a Leonard Fournette and I don't like that gamble. Lots of good backs to be had in mid rounds.

Bad takes??  I have none of those.

I get it, it would have been nice to pick up a legit Lineman at 25.  But there wasn't one.  We got the best line man available with Little, and we also got ETN.  

Did Baalke gamble?  Maybe.  But you gotta give him credit that he made the right call.  We got a really great RB and we still got a Guard/Tackle that can be here for years.  Now, if we want to discuss the 2022's draft or 2023's draft, I think I won't defend Baalke.  

The whole 2023 draft is a mystery to me at this point.  We drafted 1 OLineman, and then went heavy on D-Line/ Interior LB even though it's been our strength, all while wasting a pick on a TE in the 2nd round?!!?  Were they thinking that Strange could become a Guard or Tackle or something?!?!  You just paid Engram as the Premier TE.  Why are we wasting a 2nd round pick on a mediocre TE?  Just such a waste.  

If we want to argue about draft picks, let's talk about that!!!  ETN was actually a smart pick based on how it all turned out, in my opinion.

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