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The NFL is a quarterback-driven league, and having a good player under center improves the team as a whole.

The Jaguars could be looking at their quarterback of the future at the No. 2 pick in West Virginia's Geno Smith.

General manager David Caldwell said he would add quarterbacks (per Alex Marvez of Fox Sports) this offseason for a "wide-open" (per Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com) competition at the position.

Jacksonville has a preliminary interest (per Peter King of Sports Illustrated) in Smith, which was made evident when a cavalcade of coaches and front office members attended West Virginia's pro day in March.

Head coach Gus Bradley was impressed (per Jim Corbett of USA Today) by Smith's performance at his pro day, and it's easy to see why: Smith completed 60 of 64 passes while showing off his arm strength and accuracy on the move.

Smith is not without his faults, though, which lead some people to believe he's not worth the second-overall pick.

Critics point to the high number of short passes West Virginia threw, which isn't an unwarranted concern. Almost 30 percent of Smith's passes were screens, which is about 13 percent higher than the average quarterback, according to SecondRoundStats.com.

But the high percentage of short passes didn't inflate his completion percentage too much. Smith was the most accurate passer (per SecondRoundStats.com) of the top-tier quarterbacks in the draft in several yard ranges.

He also has the mobility Bradley said (via Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk) he wanted in a quarterback. Smith showed off his speed when he posted the fastest 40-yard dash (4.59) among quarterbacks at the scouting combine.

The positives outweigh the negatives, however, and Smith is worth the No. 2 pick.

When a quarterback-needy team like Jacksonville has the opportunity to select a potential franchise quarterback, they have to take that chance. There are no guarantees that another quarterback will be available to them later in the draft, so they have to take one when they can.

The NFL is centered around the quarterback, and the Jaguars will have the chance to take the best one in the draft. It's an opportunity they can't afford to pass up.