(02-10-2021, 07:30 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(02-09-2021, 11:10 PM)Upper Wrote: This is why I have strongly advocated that we pay Trent and then draft Mayfield or Jenkins at 25 or 33 to replace Taylor.

You always bring up Jenkins yet he is the same type of tackle you always say you dont like.  Good runblocker with big body with heavy feet that will probably struggle against the speed rushers, early on at least

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(02-10-2021, 03:10 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: Dude. Tristan Wirfs was a rookie this year and he graded out as one of the top OT's in the NFL. Not all players need time to develop. O-Linemen are constantly thrown to the wolves as rookies and many fare pretty well. I desperately wanted to draft Wirfs at #9 last year instead of Henderson. A lot of people on this board wanted that as well. There is no reason to think one of the highly ranked OT's in this next draft class can't fare that well in 2021. 

It's called upgrading. You spot the positions of need and you try to improve them. Both current starting OT's for the Jags need immediate upgrading. Most of us on this board don't trust them at all and this is a very, very good OT class for this draft.

There won't be a rookie tackle there at 25 that is as good as Wirfs or Becton.  Both of those guys would of been a top 10 pick in most drafts

Teven Jenkins hasn't allowed a sack since 2018. He's an excellent pass blocker. He couldn't have been struggling too bad. 

There may not be an OT as good as Wirfs or Becton at #25. I desperately wanted to draft Wirfs, but that didn't happen, so we have to move on from that. I'd be willing to bet there will be guys who are a whole lot better than Robinson or Taylor at that pick though. A lot better. The bar is set very low.

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