Press Pass | Gladstone & Coen Preview Jags '26 Draft Strategy
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The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network
27 min
3 speakers
8 chapters
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How has the team's approach to the draft changed since last year?
A little less frantic, I guess you could call it, in terms of just how fast everything happened last year and getting not just the scouting staff onboarded, but the coaches then onboarded to new procedures and modes of operation. So I think just some of the familiarities really helped just the flow. And the way that we operate on a day-to-day basis, the schedule, the routine, what the coaches expect, that's been very clear and concise throughout the process. And I think it's just allowed us to maybe get to different or deeper dialogue maybe a little bit quicker on some of the guys that we're really honing in on.
And for both of you, how different is it actually knowing your roster now? You've spent time with these guys, you kind of know what's in how compared to last year where it was kind of getting to know it.
That's the most helpful piece. I think being able to accelerate a lot of the conversations where at this point in time last year we were in true discovery mode, right? We were learning. on the fly and now we get to leverage all the information and experiences that we've had with everybody on our football team up to this point as a part of our decision making. It allows those conversations, like Liam said, to be a bit deeper and get a little bit further into it in a more efficient manner.
I think it was a pretty important piece.
He's somebody that I think by season's end, and I shared with the majority of you in the room, that he was somebody we wanted to align ourselves with. beyond just the the contract that we had at the time and you know his commitment to our football team his commitment to his teammates it seeps out of his soul and it was very easy to see what his his piece to our puzzle meant and the scheme fit the priorities that we have on our defense you know it just all really matches up in a real way and glad that he was able to earn himself that opportunity and know that he's going to take advantage of it.
What insights do the coaches have about their current roster?
He doesn't take it for granted and he's the type of human being that you feel comfortable making a decision like that about and really excited for really the evolution that we'll see moving forward with not only his usage but that entire defensive front and those guys behind him as we get into year two of the system.
Hey, Leo, I tell you that you have Breton obviously established, but as you look at the draft, how much do you have to project whether a guy knows how to block?
Yeah, that's a tough one. It's like what you're projecting with both Y and F. It's like, okay, what Y has enough athletic movements and athleticism and hands and ball skills and feel. to be able to run the route tree and then what F essentially with so much of the spread offense and some of those guys not being in a lot of those situations that you're projecting a little bit. Can they do it? Can they block maybe at the second level and linebacker safeties? What do those matchups look like for the player that we're talking about? And so, yeah, there's a little bit of a projection, especially at that position, because you're seeing so many different ways they're being used. And then you look at how much the tight ends were used or the extra alignment were used in the NFL this year at the Y position, but also what the F or the U could be in some of those multiple tight end personnel groupings.
James, do you have a good idea in terms of it seems like you guys are operating from a position of strength in terms of the health of the roster, but you still have 11 picks. Are you happy with the positioning that you guys have put yourselves in going into year two? Yeah, really excited about it because those slots that you're thinking about are more contributing slots. And when you're talking about first-year players, typically that's the expectation is finding a way to contribute and offer a positive impact. And
How do the coaches evaluate potential draft picks?
It can be a little bit more challenging on the early end of a season as a rookie or even towards mid-season to really feel that come to life. And in the instances that it does, that's great.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How has the team's approach to the draft changed since last year?
0:01–2:06
2
What insights do the coaches have about their current roster?
2:06–3:55
3
How do the coaches evaluate potential draft picks?
3:55–5:17
4
What strategies do they use to project player capabilities?
5:17–6:39
5
How do they balance immediate impact versus long-term potential in draft picks?
6:39–8:07
6
What challenges do they face with a late first-round pick?
8:07–9:00
7
How do they track other teams' tendencies during the draft?
9:00–10:39
8
What is their philosophy on selecting players that fit their system?
10:39–27:31
Speakers
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