(07-31-2017, 10:39 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I formed this opinion after watching Cam get thoroughly abused by Derek Barnett, when Alabama played Tennessee last season. Robinson was slow to get off the ball and Barnett used a combination speed/bull rush with a spin move to beat him like a drum. Barnett ended the game with 2 TFL 1 sack, 1 Interception and a forced fumble. Somebody the caliber of J.J. Watt is gonna destroy Cam.

He'd get help against JJ from TEs and scheme's away from him. I'm more concerned about JJ vs Parnell.

Barnett is a special player. I recall a few fans here wanting him over Fournette and all other DLs at #4. While I don't like hearing this, it doesn't change the opinion of virtually everyone involved with LSU that Cam projects to be a 10-year starter at LT in the NFL.

Let's see how he turns out. The Jaguars coaches are no doubt giving him plenty of extra attention, and just watching him compared to the other OLs on the roster I'm impressed with what I'm seeing.

Barnett was a special player in college, but in the NFL, Robinson will be asked to block guys the same or better than Barnett was on a weekly basis. As for people believing he would be a true franchise LT prospect in the NFL, if that was true, why did he last until round 2? Franchise LT's almost always get taken in the top 20 picks, especially when they come from big, dominant schools. I even saw many projections before the draft that had Robinson listed as an OG only. 

I'm definitely willing to see how things turn out, mainly because I have no choice. Based on what I saw when scouting him last year, I'm not very confident though. As for comparing him to other O-Linemen on our roster, that's not saying much. Linder is the only guy I have confidence in and we did absolutely nothing to upgrade the interior. We really won't know what we have until the games actually start though. Training Camp is not a good barometer to evaluate talent. We probably won't have a true sense of the level of our team until week 6 of the regular season.

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