(02-13-2021, 05:58 AM)Bullseye Wrote: Urban Meyer was interviewed after the TL workout, and one of the things that stood out to me was a statement by him indicating  our OL was "pretty good and not a blow it up type situation."

Now for those of us who see the OL being of paramount concern, it's something of a troubling statement.

To me there are three possibilities.

1.  It's the first instance of pre draft smoke from Meyer.    If so...good job Urban.  You're learning to play the game.

2.  He was honest.  If that's the case, it still may not be as bad as it might seem.  It could mean that while it's not a "blow it up situation," it may be a case of adding another player to the miz, which could allow for a Trent Williams or a Brown to upgrade LT.  If this is the case, then I think the prospects of upgrading the OL are still in good shape.

3.  It COULD mean he won't address OL in any significant way, and the team's offseason attention will be focused on other areas of the team.  To me, that's a worst case scenario, because Trevor Lawrence needs a better level of protection than this OL has proven able to provide.

Thoughts?

I know many people are answering what they would do, but I'll go back to the original question which was what will Meyer do.  I think it is #2 or #3.  I don't think it is a smoke screen.  It's not just words, but his actions.  His only offensive coach holdover was the offensive line coach.  To me, that says that he doesn't think they are that bad.  It also likely implies that he wants consistency at the position group.  Barring injury, I think Norwell, Linder, Cann and yes, even Taylor are back as our opening day starters.  The question is Robinson.  I really hope that Meyer upgrades the position.  However, I find it surprising how many people in the local sports media are either advocating to re-sign Robinson or at least consider it a "tough decision".  Did they watch him play?  I think that's an easy decision.  I like both the Trent Williams or Orlando Brown options with using our #25 pick as our fall back option.  However, we don't have much of a track record with Meyer, so it's hard to know what he's thinking.

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