Jacksonville Draft 2010 > Why Jacksonville needs a Second Round Pick
// April 9th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // College Football, Gene Smith, Jacksonvill Jaguars in the Community, Maurice Jones Drew, NFL Draft, NFL Network, Scouting
So as you can imagine I’ve been pouring over draft boards looking for value picks and trying to figure out what the Jacksonville Jaguars are going to do. I have to admit it’s pretty frustrating for Jacksonville not having a second round pick. As lifelong fan of the NFL, some of the best skill players come out of the second round.
Don’t believe me? Well how about a guy name Maurice Jones Drew. This Jaguar is rubbing elbows with arguably the the most popular first lady since Jackie Onasis and who is quickly becoming one of the darlings of Rich Eisen and the NFL network. He made it to us from California, by way of the Second Round.
Good for our Jaguars, GREAT for Jacksonville.
What Jacksonville Jaguar came in the first round of the draft that year? Marcedes Lewis. Good player who has taken a few years away from that draft to blossom, but has he had the impact that Maurice Jones Drew has had?! Not quite.
As disappointing as not having a second round pick in the 2010 draft has been, knowing that we Got Derrick Cox who has turned out to be AT LEAST a #2 corner only bolsters my faith in Gene Smith. Would I give up a second rounder for Derrick Cox right now. Definitely!
Ideally I’d like to get trade our 1st rounder and 3rd rounder (or preferably a 4th) for 2 Second Rounders. Would You rather have 2 Maurice Jones Drews, or a Marcedes Lewis and Clint Ingram from 2006? Or how about a Matt Jones and Scott Starks from 2005?
As an aside, alot of my fellow Bloggers come up with these dream scenarios where we trade Greg Jones for a second rounder. Grow Up Jacksonville bloggers!
Looking at the 2010 NFL Draft, Jacksonville’s reality is they most likely won;t have a second rounder in the draft. I took a look at how many receivers went in the first two rounds of the 2009 draft last year which was 8. So here are the receivers ranked 8-15 that may come our way in the 3rd round.
Don’t want a wideout in the third round? Well you number 1 receiver come by way of the Third Round, Mike Sims-Walker. Check the post below!
Although the media portion of the event is technically over, the biggest shocker came this morning. Alabama LB Rolando McClain will not be participating in any drills at the combine and will wait for his Pro Day. This is huge as several teams, including the Jaguars, had questions about McClain’s speed.
