Well, for starters, the Jags went from 3-13 because of a new coaching staff AND they brought in a bunch of free agents, especially on defense - Campbell, Church, Bouye, etc. So Jacksonville would be an example of my point, not yours. They also traded for Dareus. They drafted a core of guys like Ramsey, etc. and then supplemented them with free agents/trade.
Secondly, I love when you guys talk about all these drafts picks we have as if each is equal in value. 7 our our 10 picks are in the 4th round or later. The likelihood of landing starters and key contributors with those later picks is often low. You guys act like we have 6 picks in the first two rounds.
In other words, it's unlikely this team will find a starting LG, a starting 1 Tech, a starting MLB, a starting S, a top 3 WR and possibly a high level swing tackle out of this draft, even with 10 picks. That also doesn't change the fact we probably need another edge rusher (we were middle of the pack in sacks and QB pressures last year) and if Gathers isn't ready, a legit #2 TE too.
Further, when you have that many needs, your draft board often then skews towards need over best player. That's why FA is important. You can fill a couple of needs that way and then it frees up the draft to take BPA and takes the pressure off of having to not only nail half your picks but also those picks have to be clear needs.
