Originally Posted by
MobFade
As far as the Jags go, I'll repost what I wrote a few weeks back as I think it still applies:
I really liked JAX coming into the off-season. I really thought Gus Bradley would go down and ra-ra them up to play inspired, physical defense and change the culture of that franchise. I thought he would take what he saw happen in Seattle in the course of 3 years and apply a lot of that. Burn down the roster, start from scratch, bring in guys that fit your system, etc. I thought a new GM might draft smartly, and you might see Seahawks - East down there in 3 years. So first thing they do is nothing. I mean like zero moves in FA, and you let a bunch of your vets walk. Okay, new regime, they want guys that fit their scheme, trim the fat, I get it. Then you take a RT 2 overall. Okay, you're really pushing it, but they got some numbers they think back this up and it could change the way we value RT's ... okay. I love econometrics or sabremetrics or whatever (I really do, after like Week 5 of the regular season) but then what do you do? You take a small school safety with some good safeties still on the board, not to mention all the talent at holes you still have. Raw in coverage and with shit measurables/40 time, so an overall questionable play on a roster too devoid of talent to be taking these long-term gambles 33rd overall. Next up, we have the second best CB at UConn, when the best one is still on the board. And then this ... Then you take penetrating Shoelace and Ace Sanders. What is your penetrating angle here? What is your team's identity? You draft a RT so Gabbert has more time in the pocket and then you turn around and draft Shoelace to be a what? An Offensive Weapon? To run the wildcat? To catch passes out of the slot? Tony Sparano, is that you? Why draft Ace Sanders then? You already have Cecil Shorts in the slot. HOW ABOUT YOU ADDRESS YOUR FRONT 7 GUS BRADLEY. WHY DID YOU NOT TAKE STAR LOTULELEI. This draft was so deep you could have shored up that part of your roster, because outside of some projects at LEO and hoping Alualu can get back to Cal form moving him back to what is essentially 3-4 DE in that D, you have nothing. Anyway, Jacksonville has zero talent on their roster, so what do they do? That's right, absolutely nothing in FA still. Maybe they really are tanking the season. NYJ and OAK are turning their franchises around (still not sure about that Hayden pick though), and JAX is headed the other way ... back to being the sideshow they've been for the last 5 years. Except I do like the CB's they took in the 6th. /rant