(02-01-2019, 11:23 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(02-01-2019, 10:46 PM)Eric1 Wrote: We're very thin at the position and only have so many draft picks. Backups are backups for a reason, especially on the OL.

PFF had him as the 3rd highest graded player on this Jags Offense (250 snap min) behind Linder and Westbrook. Maybe that speaks volumes for just how terrible everybody else is on this Offense, or maybe Flowers wasn't as god awful as everybody thinks he was with us.

I'm not saying he's good at all, but the chances you find somebody better with a 5th round pick is slim. QB, TE, OG, WR all need to be addressed before a swing tackle, at the minimum.

This is the perfect example of why I largely ignore PFF ratings. 

Flowers was bad. Really bad. So was Walker, but they had him rated otherwise as well. 


Nonetheless - they have to do something about depth - and Flowers May be in camp to compete for a backup role. Doubt he wins it, but...

I mean, besides Linder, who wasn't bad on the OL? They were all garbage, but you can't replace all of them and you don't just run off guys when you literally have nobody else.

FA comes before the draft and you can't assume you're going to fill every need in the draft. I also never said Flowers would win out anything, or be the guy. I simply just said that I wouldn't be surprised if they resigned him on a short/cheap contract to try and fill that swing tackle role.

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