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What does that draft say to you?
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05-06-2023, 01:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-06-2023, 02:08 PM by TheDuke007. Edited 4 times in total.)
(04-30-2023, 10:29 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote: There is so much to say about the draft. If I were to write it in one message, it would be ridiculously long. I'll start with one of my big observations. I considered the early 4th round to be the sweet spot in this draft where a lot of excellent value met the Jaguars needs. You had Clark Phillips at 113, Dawand Jones at 111 and Adetomiwa Adebawore at 110. I wasn't high on Kelee Ringo and didn't want him on Day 1 or Day 2 but was good value at 105. Nick Saldiveri was also available at 103. The problem was that these players were gone before our picks at #121, 127, 130, 136, 160, 185, 202, 208, 226 and 240. I would have loved to take our ten Day 3 picks and convert them into as many picks as possible in the #103 to #113 range. I previously advocated trading up and specifically for Clark Phillips. I was curious, so I looked at what trades were made and what they costed. When I did, I found that I was right. Teams could trade up and the cost wasn't unreasonable. The team 1 spot ahead of us (Patriots) in the 4th round coincidentally traded up to the exact spot I wanted -- 1 spot ahead of Clark Phillips. I mentioned above that the point chart said it would cost 16 points. Guess what the Patriots paid? 16.2 points. It cost them a 6th round pick. Was that too much to move up? To be fair, the Patriots traded 120 and 184 while we had 121 and 185 but come on. Throw in another late pick or two. Alternatively, we could have offered pick 160 instead of 185. I find it very hard to believe the Jets wouldn't have preferred that offer to the one they accepted. A second option also existed. The Cardinals traded picks 122, 139 and 168 to the Lions move up to pick 96 (third round). We could have offered the Lions picks 121, 136 and 160. All three picks are higher. If so, our draft could have been: Harrison Strange Bigsby Clark Phillips or Dawand Jones or Adetomiwa Adebawore or Kelee Ringo or Nick Saldiveri Two 4th Round Picks Three 6th Round Picks Two 7th Round Picks We could have gotten a quality player at a position of need and still had more late round picks than could realistically make the team. Interestingly, I also just totaled the points for the trade. The 96th pick is worth 116 points. Guess what's the combined points of 121, 136 and 160? 116.2 points! LOL! As I said, we just needed to offer fair value. Sorry to get into the nitty gritty, but the point is that this notion that there were no options for Baalke to trade up is just false. |
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