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| Some highlights from the Jaguars section:
The Jaguars drafted like they knew they had a very good roster that didn’t have a lot of room for rookies to make the team. They traded up in the first round, giving up two third-round picks and a fourth-rounder to take Derrick Harvey with the eighth overall selection. The draft punditocracy immediately pooh-poohed the move as a reach, but public opinion has warmed to the idea. Plus, Harvey gives the Jaguars a second consecutive first-round pick out of nearby Florida, an actual consideration for one of the only NFL teams that has trouble selling tickets.
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The Jags are right: They have a very good roster. Their biggest weakness is in the passing game, where they are relying on players like Reggie Williams, Dennis Northcutt, and Jerry Porter. The situation is not as dire as in years past, though, because Williams showed marked improvement last year and Porter has been a good No. 2 receiver when healthy. They also lack a receiving threat from the tight end position since Marcedes Lewis has yet to justify his status as a first-round pick.
Other than that, the Jaguars lack depth along the offensive line and at defensive tackle. They have a shortage of interior linemen and utilize a lot of swing-position players, so more than one injury could cause a domino effect and seriously impair the overall effectiveness of the line. The Jaguars also don’t have any playmakers other than John Henderson at defensive tackle. An injury to Henderson would all but neutralize the interior of the line and allow opponents to put a lot more double-teams on their shiny new defensive ends.
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The Jaguars signed 13 undrafted rookies, not very many of whom figure to make the roster. One who does have a shot is quarterback Paul Smith, who led a gangbusters Tulsa offense in 2007. For his career he completed 62.5 percent of his passes over 40 starts, so if he had been a first- or second-round pick, David Lewin and the rest of us would have been drooling over him. But he’s just 6-foot-1 and threw 19 interceptions in 14 games in 2007, so he wasn’t drafted.
Full story and the other AFC South teams are here.
Another nice insightful article from FO, IMO. |
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| | Personally, I find all the post-draft talk rather tedious and meaningless. The real analysis of the draft happens 2-3 years out when those players exceed/meet/fail to meet expectations. It's all pretty much pre-dead zone filler.
"It would have been hard for me to hitch my cart to a guy who ended the season like Dave did in 2006." - Mary Garrard Vic: Last spring and early in training camp, before the repetitions caught up with him, Walker looked like a young Jimmy Smith. DM13 (2/5/2008)
Dude, Allen isn't going anywhere. He's either going to get tagged or a new contract. There really are no ifs, ands, or butts about it. |
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Last Login: Friday, July 18, 2008 10:10 AM
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| | I actually think they are off-base on several things. For instance, they note that we lack depth on our O-Line. We have Reyes, who has 34 starts under his belt at OG. Dennis Norman has 10 starts under his belt at OG, C & OT. We have no injury-prone O-Lineman and we have young depth across the line. Secondly, they state that we have no "playmakers" at DT besides Henderson. I don't see that as the case at all. Meier has averaged 5 sacks/yr over the past 3 seasons, when he really started to get meaningful snaps inside. Henderson has averaged less than 3 sacks/yr over that same span. Now Meier is no John Henderson, but to say he isn't a "playmaker" is just not accurate.
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