Vic: Three technique is the outside shoulder on either guard. Five technique is the outside shoulder of either tackle. If you’re playing five technique on the side of the tight end, you usually have a “Sam” (strongside linebacker) over or outside the tight end.

Vic: I would consider him a young 31 since he only became a starter two years ago and because he is as physically and athletically endowed as he is. He is, nonetheless, in his 30’s and that means, in my opinion, that it would be advantageous for the Jaguars to draft a quarterback and begin his development process.

Vic: That’s correct. The Vikings had the seventh overall pick in 2003 and were involved in trade talks with Baltimore, which wanted to move up and apparently select Byron Leftwich. The Jaguars, of course, had the eighth overall pick and the Ravens knew the Jaguars wanted to pick Leftwich. Well, the Vikings didn’t get the trade piece of paper in the commissioner’s hands before the clock expired and the Jaguars turned in a piece of paper with Leftwich’s name on it. So, you’re right, it wasn’t a deliberate attempt to move back from seven to eight, but allowing the Panthers to pick ahead of them is generally thought to have been a deliberate attempt to move from eight to nine. Why not? The Vikings knew the Panthers wanted Jordan Gross, so why not move back a spot, get your guy and save some money?

Vic: I do, but you make a good point. Yeah, I firmly believe in using the draft as the overwhelming source of talent acquisition, but that means you better never screw it up. When you live by the draft, you can die by the draft if you don’t draft well. So when you hear the words “build through the draft,” know that it doesn’t allow for mistakes. You’ll miss on a guy here and there, but it better not happen very often.

Vic: That’s great, but make sure you keep your enthusiasm in perspective. The enthusiasm should be for the building that’s going to follow. As Jack Del Rio has said, “There’s a lot of work to do.”

Vic: The fans can not be permitted to have input. It’s the owner who pays the GM’s salary and the owner has to be as committed to the draft as the GM is. The owner has to be steadfast in his patience and I have no doubt Wayne Weaver will be. How does a GM keep his owner patient? By showing progress. Chuck Noll was 1-13, 5-9 and 6-8 in his first three years as coach, but there was no question he was assembling a roster of players capable of greatness and there was no talk of firing him. In year four, Noll’s team was 11-3 and played in the AFC title game. Two years later, it won the first of four Super Bowls. You’ll know it when you see it.

Vic: Stafford did that in what’s called a “board” session. It’s a classroom environment in which quarterbacks are presented with various defensive formations, to which they are to offer the appropriate formation adjustment and audible. From what I’ve been told, Stafford gave a world-class performance. He knew what to do and he provided his solution quickly, which gives coaches and scouts reason to believe Stafford can be a starter early in his career. Stafford reminds me of Dan Marino coming out of college. Pitt was preseason number one for Marino’s senior season, but they fell far short of that mark and Marino didn’t have a great season. We’re talking about two big guys with great arms and outstanding command of offense, but they each undershot in their final college seasons. Stafford intrigues me.

Vic: No, I’m not willing to do that, but I’m also not sure the roster cuts are over.

Vic: I completely agree, but I’ll also remind you that Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger came to their teams through the draft. Pretty good picks, huh?

Vic: They didn’t release him. The Jaguars’ rights to Williams were allowed to expire at the start of unrestricted free agency, which means the Jaguars would’ve likely collected compensatory pick consideration as a result of Williams playing for another team in 2009. His arrest clouds that possibility now and that’s how it affects the Jaguars.

Vic: If they were paying in monopoly money, it wouldn’t hurt at all, but top-level free agents will only sign for real money, and that’s where the hurt comes in. I’ve said it over and over: Forget about the cap; it’s dead. Signing players or cutting players isn’t about the salary cap any longer; it’s about real money.

Vic: That should go without saying. How many times have I said in the last couple of weeks that the Steelers had five “starters” in the Super Bowl who were undrafted guys. You want a trend for 2009? That’s it. Last year the Giants gave us the every-downs defensive end fad. This year the Steelers are giving us a new appreciation for undrafted players. The rookie crop is deep in talent and the Jaguars should do very well in undrafted free agency because the Jaguars will be offering the one thing all undrafted guys want, a legitimate chance to make the team. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Jaguars had as many as five undrafted guys stick with the team, either on the final roster, injured reserve or on the practice squad.

Vic: I would absolutely consider him a core player.

Vic: I think I remember a real good tackle I covered, a guy named Jon Kolb, making an immediate transition from player to strength coach. One of my real good friends, Dick Hoak, went from being a running back with the Steelers to being the team’s running backs coach very quickly. I think he spent a year coaching high school football before he made the move back. I’m sure others have done it quickly like that. Those are just the two that immediately come to mind for me.