(02-26-2023, 12:04 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2023/02...eam-needs/

I get his point. To an extent. My concern is that, what are you passing up on potentially there at 24 and 56 if you're leaning towards defense? 

Still need to see what happens with Evan Engram. Still need to see what happens with JaWaan Taylor. Still have concerns at LT with Cam Robinson coming back from an injury, Bartch coming back from an injury and Scherff who historically cannot hold up physically and we saw his play drop a bit after he sustained an injury that he was thankfully able to play through. 

Drafting an edge rusher and cornerback on day one and day two can come back and bite this team in the [BLEEP] big time if Lawrence is dinged up because somebody over at LT whiffed his assignment or somebody along the interior got bent backwards and fell into Lawrence's knee or legs. We already had our first real "OH [BLEEP]" moment with Lawrence last year in Detroit. All of our butthole's puckered on that play where his ankle/foot area bent awkwardly on him. 

We got lucky there. I just don't want to watch this team fall short in 2023 because they [BLEEP] up like this team did back in 2007 going into 2008. Everybody thought that team was just one or two players away on defense from making a serious run again and they placed all their eggs in one basket by drafting Harvey and Groves. They both sucked. Just like we did with Caldwell when he has passed on Wirfs and Jefferson in favor of guys like Henderson and Chaisson just to backfill needs. 

I know we looked and player better offensively down the stretch last year but Lawrence still had to get the ball in and out of his hands quickly. The play calls were probably dictated by the lack of consistency along the line. Even PFF, when you go to do the mock up's. Two of our three biggest needs they have listed are at guard and center. This, again, is without knowing what's fixing to happen with Taylor at right tackle. 

The defense got it's due last off season as well. That's something that needs to be factored in heavily this off season. The majority of the cap space and draft picks were allocated towards bolstering the front seven and secondary already.

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