Sam from Orlando, FL
Safe to say the Jags completely wasted/botched Trevor’s rookie deal window. Once he’s on a larger deal it’s going to be tough to put an elite team around him since this franchise has shown zero ability to draft and develop at any serious consistent level. The 2020 draft is one of the worst drafts a team has had from top to bottom.
This is a common theme among many Jaguars observers, and it’s true that quarterback Trevor Lawrence is entering his fourth season and therefore nearing the end of the rookie contract he signed after the team selected him No. 1 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. But to say the Jaguars wasted/botched the last two or three years perhaps is a bit extreme. The Jaguars went 1-15 and 3-14 in 2020 and 2021 with a weak roster. The Jaguars climbed out of that hole by spending big in free agency in 2021 and 2022, which required much of the ample salary-cap space that the team had because Lawrence remained on a rookie contract. The result of that spending was the first back-to-back winning seasons for the franchise since 2004-2005 and an AFC South title in 2022. Also: Lawrence likely still has a season or two with a manageable cap figure and the team has a salary-cap structure/roster that reflects that. We don’t yet know how all the “rookie deal” window years have played out. As for the Jaguars’ 2020 NFL Draft … yeah, it wasn’t good. No argument here.
Fred from Naples, FL
In most, if not all, mock drafts I see cornerback Quinyon Mitchell of Toledo being drafted ahead of cornerback Terrion Arnold of Alabama. If Quinyon Mitchell is the best corner in the draft, do you see the Jaguars trading up a few spots to get him? Perhaps the separation between the two is so small the cost outweighs the value?
This could depend on how the 2024 NFL Draft plays out ahead of the Jaguars at No. 17 overall. If there is a so-called “run” on the cornerback position, or if the draft board falls a certain way … sure, trading up or down is always possible. I would be a bit surprised if the Jaguars trade up. This is because it feels as if there will be good players at various positions that make sense available if they stay at No. 17. But that’s only a guess. And pretty much anyone telling you before a draft that they’re doing anything but guessing when they’re discussing trades is delusional. Or they’re lying. Or both.
I doubt Trevor gets a “break the bank” contract after a “stubs his toe, bangs his head, trips and falls on his face” season. But what do I know?
And those were only the minor injuries.
Hilarious from Funnytown
The reference to a “Swiss Army” knife gave me flashbacks of our drafting of “offensive weapon” Ace Sanders.
Denard Robinson, a fifth-round selection by the Jaguars in the 2013 NFL Draft from Michigan, actually was the player the Jaguars termed “offensive weapon.” Sanders, a fourth-round selection from South Carolina by the Jaguars in the same draft, was a wide receiver and returner.
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