(02-10-2018, 02:47 PM)Jags02 Wrote:

(02-09-2018, 01:06 PM)Upper Wrote: Parnell is our 2nd best lineman not sure why RT would appear on any needs here. He only allowed one sack all year and did his usual solid in the run game stuff. His 2 years 11 million contract is also a bargain.

He is getting fairly old so we should start getting a developmental RT in the pipeline, but he shouldn't be anywhere near a priority to replace.

One sack? Where are you seeing this stat?

I don' t really feel we need to replace any of them aside from AJ Cann. I'm just thinking that with Cousins being more of a pocket passer, we might want to do even more to shore things up.

I'm also not buying that he's better than either Cam or Linder.

Parnell is not better than Linder.  He's really not better than Cam either IMO - but he had a better year than Cam did because Cam made some typical rookie mistakes, had more penalties, and allowed more pressures on the QB than Parnell. 

I fully expect Cam to take a step up in 2018 and show that he's the better athlete. If for no other reason, there's the fact that Parnell will be turning 32 during camp this summer.

People do tend to underrate Parnell's performance in 2017 though. It's odd to me.

The reason I think they'd be wise to draft a Tackle in the mid-rounds is due to Parnell's age and the questionable depth behind him.
He's got two more years on his contract - but who knows if he'll still be performing at a high level in his final contract year?

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