(04-24-2020, 11:02 PM)rpr52121 Wrote:

(04-24-2020, 10:48 PM)The_Franchise_QB Wrote: Dude, sarcasm? If you watched last season Minshew was running for his LIFE. I'm guessing it's sarcasm. Has to be. It's comments like these that make me think Caldwell actually feels the O line is ok.

I'm sorry I don't have the free time to watch all the tape you do.

I'm also not sure why my input is any reflection on what the Jags and Caldwell think, especially given they have not drafted an offensive lineman yet, and you have reports from people much closer to the team saying things like this:

Quote:Bruce from Green Cove Springs, FL
I know you said you don't put much stock in rankings. I know you said our front office feels good about the offensive line we have now. Still, various "experts" ranked our 2019 offensive line as 26th, 27thor 28th. That doesn't inspire confidence regarding giving quarterback Gardner Minshew II time to find receivers or opening holes for running back Leonard Fournette. So does the general manager, head coach, etc. like our offensive line's potential? Or do they really think the offensive line performed at an acceptable level last year? - Julio from Southern California

A little of both. They believe the line was better in the past than observers believe, and they believe the group will improve this season – particularly with left tackle Cam Robinson continuing to return to full health following his 2018 torn anterior cruciate ligament. I think the Jaguars' decision-makers like the line enough that they would start Robinson, left guard Andrew Norwell, center Brandon Linder, right guard A.J. Cann and right tackle Jawaan Taylor next season. I think if it came to a situation that the best player available early in the draft was a left tackle, the Jaguars might select that player. I don't think they feel compelled to take an offensive lineman early to the degree they might feel compelled to take defensive tackle, cornerback and wide receiver.

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Tape? I'm talking about the games. Did you not see Minshew literally running for his life almost every game? I mean c'mon man lol. It's a pathetic line, and HOPING (because that's what the Jags are doing) that it's going to turn average... is a bad decision IMO. 

I think that QB is the most important position in the game. Way ahead of any other position, but next up in my personal opinion is O-line. No QB can be good without an O-LINE. Get your guy... protect him. Fill out roster after that. That's my idea.

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