(01-10-2024, 06:42 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(01-10-2024, 06:24 PM)ChrisJagBoy Wrote: I mean considering how little we actually made use of our backup RB and TE added with the fact that two of our best players are starting in those positions I don't think those were exactly holes.

If Balke and Doug thought that they should be fired lol.

You seem to have forgotten the months long offseason narrative that a spellback and short yardage specialist were desired - and that an inline TE who was also an actual receiving threat would unlock our passing game. 

Literally every talking head in Jag land went on about this ad nauseam. 

It all made sense at the time - but no one saw THAT tight end coming so early nor did we see RB so early on. 
 
Ironically only around 30% of the fanbase was voting for OL help at the time besides the obvious need to replace RT when Taylor was scooped up. And now everyone and their brother acts like it was the worlds greatest tragedy that we didn't do more at G/C. LOL Most of the fanbase didn't see it. "Fortner will get better, and Bartch will be healthy" was the common refrain. 

Somehow - Doug/Trent thought that line would work and they thought a TE and RB would be more valuable than IOL. 
If one of them didn't believe it, he failed to convince his counterpart.

Can't say I heard the media talking about it because I wasn't really listening to much sports news stuff last year but I do remember asking people on this board why the hell they were mocking us to take a TE in the first round when my biggest concern was replacing herndon at NB and getting interior linemen.


For what it's worth, I wouldn't have even been that mad at taking RB/TE in the 2nd/3rd if they turned out to actually be worth the picks.. but even so I just don't see how you don't go C/G/DT/NB/T before even thinking about a RB/TE in that scenario (at the time I believe we didn't have a clue how long Robinson was going to be suspended) and with the loss of Taylor I assumed 2 tackles woulda been a good idea, even if one was just a project incase Little sucked.

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