Jacksonville Jaguars front office ranked 21st according to CBS Sports

The Jacksonville Jaguars have been one of the least successful teams in terms of wins and losses over the last few years despite acquiring some good talent.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have mired in mediocrity over the last decade or so thanks the systematic roster destruction done by former general manager Gene Smith. It’s fun and easy to poke holes in what current general manager David Caldwell has done wrong over his five offseasons, but he had to start with a horrific roster and has managed to put together a group of players that should be capable of winning.

The biggest criticism of Caldwell is his selection of Blake Bortles and that may be valid, but we’re still probably a year away from archiving Bortles and his career as a bust.

Outside of quarterback, it’s hard to not like what Caldwell has done at most positions.

Sean Wagner-McGough over at CBS Sports compiled his rankings of all the front offices in the NFL and he had the Jaguars in the bottom half for basically one reason – Blake Bortles.

"21. Jacksonville Jaguars"

"A year after landing Malik Jackson, the Jaguars added another good defensive lineman in Calais Campbell. They also signed A.J. Bouye, who broke out with the Texans. They fall to this spot, though, because they didn’t bring in outside competition for Blake Bortles. They might be wasting a playoff-caliber defense by letting Bortles get one more chance. They also used a top pick (No. 4 overall) on a running back (Leonard Fournette) when they could have gotten better value by taking a running back later."

The Jacksonville Jaguars are going to have a really good defense next year and it could potentially be devastating if Yannick Ngakoue and/or Dante Fowler Jr. develop into consistent edge rushers. There’s a good mix of young and veteran talent on defense and they should hit the ground running in 2017.

The offense is a different story, but there are still some players worth touting. The wide receiver corp is probably one of the most well-rounded in the league and the running game should be much improved.

Again, it all falls on Bortles but this is a talented team.