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With the 24th pick, the Jaguars are on the clock!


(02-14-2023, 05:33 PM)IKhan't Wrote:
(02-14-2023, 03:44 PM)rpr52121 Wrote: I don't think they "ignored CB" at No. 1 because it wasn't a position of need. If anything you need 3 above average CB's right now and at least a 4th guy who can approach that level due to expected injuries over the course of the season and variant 6 DB line ups you may want to run at times.

Historically DE and OL are always prioritized over CB at the very top of the draft. As evidence that no CB as ever gone No. 1. Sauce and Stingley were both highly rated, but they were not the no-doubters that everyone is making them out to be now.

Having an all-Pro CB is a luxury; not a necessity to win a title. You need all your DBs to be above average in the scheme you are playing, and communicating well. Even the best CB's can be neutralized by QB with too much time to throw or great offensive schemes.

If they didn't ignore CB, then why wasn't Gardner tops on the board?

Prioritizing O-Line and D-Line over CB is stupid. Every position outside of Kicker, punter and long snapper should at least be considered when taking the #1 overall player. I don't care what position a guy plays, outside of special teams. If he is head and shoulders the best player in the draft, I take him. 

I don't know how Gardner couldn't have been a "no doubter." Who was the last CB to come out of a major college that put up that kind of production at his size 6'3" and speed 4.41/40? The guy is/was a unicorn. 

You don't necessarily have to have to be great at any one position other than QB to win a title, but it makes things a lot easier if you have elite players at a variety of positions, including CB.

They signed a CB in free agency to a 30 million dollar deal 6 weeks prior to the draft in question.
That's a long, loooong way from "ignoring CB." 

Front offices do indeed prioritize or value positions differently, whether you and I like it or not.
 CB will be further down some GM's lists than others. 

You've mentioned college production in at least 4 posts that I've seen the past few days.
Nothing in the NFL lexicon could be more subjective than "college production."
There are so many variables in "college production" that in no way translate to the professional game. Even just the fluctuations in level of competition from one NCAA conference to the next practically makes it a non-factor for many players.
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RE: With the 24th pick, the Jaguars are on the clock! - by NYC4jags - 02-14-2023, 07:15 PM



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