(01-16-2024, 05:53 PM)Shad Khans Mustache Wrote:

(01-16-2024, 05:31 PM)Caldrac Wrote: That's easy. To answer your first question, yes, yes my dense little friend, yes. We selected players high, we didn't hit on them. 

Green Bay, Houston, Detroit and Los Angeles were all better in nailing those selections and team building in general. Doesn't take much to see what the root issue is here in Jacksonville. 

Green Bay landed two rookie tight end's in later rounds better than our tight end we took in RD2. They also drafted Wicks in RD5. Better than Washington. The Rams drafted a pair of defenders in RD3 that netted them 17 sacks combined as rookies. They also landed Nacua. They also landed a RB in the same round we took Snoop Conner who is basically a star in Williams. 

Detroit's offensive line investments have paid off tremendously. They had the #1 ranked offensive line going into the play-off's and they did just enough to keep the wolves at bay in their one point win over the Rams. 

Our offensive line played better last season against lesser competition and a lesser schedule strength wise. I have already cited this numerous times. This team was built adequately enough to hover around and be sub par or slightly above sub par (Hence, back-to-back 9-8 seasons), but, when they had to actually play the better teams in the NFL? 

They got schooled. Cleveland, Baltimore, San Francisco, Houston (twice), Indianapolis (twice), Kansas City, Tampa Bay were all a lot tougher on the schedule this past season Vs. the previous season of the teams they played. Period. This front office, unlike those teams you listed above? This team rested on it's laurel's instead of adding actual, viable talent that could start and compete right off the bat. 

That's the difference.

You're BS argument would ONLY be true if those franchises hit ones every blue moon and not have repeative success...theres a reason solid OL units are units with good QB play and coaching, not viceversa....

So throughout the years how come teams like GB, HOU, KC, BAL been successful drafting OL in literally same rounds as ours and them being the better units? Answer: it isnt because they always hit the lottery, its because they were better coached/adjusted and they had better QB play under center that made their jobs a lot easier. OL talent throughout the league isn't that far off from team to team it's all about how well they are coached and how good their QB is. OL unit in the league is the least talentive groups in all football. The talent isnt far off from guys like Cam versus Trent Williams, Lane Johson etc....

The OL players we drafted is a solid unit proven by the fact of last years success and literally taking a dump this year because lack of coaching adjustments and QB not taking the next step to success. It's another reason why Doug continues to praise our OL regardless of how you viewed them this year.