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Weekly observations: The Titans fleeced the Rams, but the sky isn't falling

Hank Joness is back with his latest weekly observations and musings, including some thoughts on how the top five selections in the 2016 NFL Draft are affected by the Titans-Rams trade.

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1. Thank you, Rams. Thank you.

For the Jaguars to not get absolutely hosed in terms of how the draft plays out, they needed at least one quarterback to go in the first four picks. The Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys were wild cards to do so, but there were no sure things.

That has all changed now. A quarterback is absolutely going number one overall to the Rams, and there is a great chance one of Joey Bosa, Jalen Ramsey, or Myles Jack will be there for the fifth pick.

The Jaguars were sitting at No. 5 overall in a four-player draft (some think Laremy Tunsil is a legit option but lol nope) but now are basically sitting at fourth in a four-player draft. The next hope is that Tunsil goes somewhere in the first four picks.

2. The sky isn't falling with the Titans' picks

The Tennessee Titans fleeced the Los Angeles Rams out of multiple top-50 picks. That isn't really up for debate. The Rams threw an Robert Griffin-esque trade at a team with a draft that has no quarterback close to what RG3 was coming out.

The Titans were big winners with the picks, but not a lot are remembering that a lot of picks doesn't mean there is a guarantee to land on those picks. The Rams had an absolute abundance of picks from the RG3 trade and have zero to show for it.

The Titans have a good foundation to build on but they still need to, you know, pick good players.

3. How else could the top-five shake up?

Depending on what happens with the second pick, here is how I see the top-five playing out right now.

1. Los Angeles Rams: Carson Wentz

2. Cleveland Browns: Jalen Ramsey

3. San Diego Chargers: DeForest Buckner

4. Dallas Cowboys: Joey Bosa

5. Jacksonville Jaguars: Myles Jack

Or if Cleveland trades the pick...

1. Los Angeles Rams: Carson Wentz

2. Philadephia Eagles: Jared Goff

3. San Diego Chargers: Jalen Ramsey

4. Dallas Cowboys: Joey Bosa

5. Jacksonville Jaguars: Myles Jack

I do think right now that unless a team trades up, Tunsil will fall to the Ravens with the No. 6 overall pick.

4. Rashean Mathis is an all time Jaguars great and I hope he gets honored as such

It was suggested by some this week that recently retired cornerback Rashean Mathis should be inducted into the Pride Of The Jaguars. I could not agree more.

Best defensive back the team has ever had. Team leader in interceptions. Three touchdowns. Several memorable and clutch moments during one of teams most successful periods. Hometown player. Stand-up person in the community.

I don't really see how this is a debate. Mathis is an all time Jaguars great. And I hope that one day he gets honored as such, because he deserves to.

5. Weekly follow suggestion

Fellow Big Cat Country writer Zach Goodall (@zach_goodall) has a great interview with new free safety Tashaun Gipson here and you should check it out. It is a great post and hopefully one that we can do more similar to in the future. Check it out.