Different owners, different general managers and different head coaches have made similar mistakes at the all-important spot, whether in the draft, in free agency or simply in deciding which guy to put on the field.
The franchise is finally, at least seemingly, in a can’t-mess-this-up situation. The Jaguars (1-14) locked up the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL draft Sunday, gaining a stronghold on Clemson star quarterback Trevor Lawrence the same day they set a team record for futility. Jaguars fans in every section of the stadium celebrated a 41-17 debacle to Chicago — the team’s 14th straight loss — and partied more in parking lots as the New York Jets won for the second straight week, a streak that essentially gifted the top choice to Jacksonville.