(08-04-2021, 09:27 PM)JagsorDie Wrote: Haven't read a lot on today's results, but from what I was hearing from 1010 during my car ride home, today was a very positive day for our oline. Like some of you have said, Gauging Little based off his results against Chaision comes with a little skepticism. For me, there is less optimism of him winning the battles than there would be concern if he was losing.

But it is still positive to hear, considering the doubt that came with picking him early after not taking  a snap in a while. Hopefully the competition between him and cam gets the best out of both of them.

If nothing else, having brings a some depth to the position that makes me a little more confident if Cam goes down(or visa versa If Little winds up being the stater). Especially after our oline injury history over the past few seasons.

I haven't heard  very much about Allen. He was someone I was disappointed in seeing drop off his sophomore year. Hopefully this regime can help him develop into that edge rusher everyone thought he was capable of being after his rookie year.

Can't wait until we get see this squad play. The anticipation all year has been killing me.

It does breed some optimism, but given his injury history, his long layoff, his status as a rookie, his status as the most important Jaguars rookie in this draft class aside from Trevor Lawrence, and the Jaguars past bad luck at LT and the draft as a whole, I am trying hard to not get too excited too soon.

I hate that I have gotten so jaded.

As for Allen, I think three things will help him rebound.

1.  Improved health.  Last year, he suffered a lot of injuries.

2.  The new scheme.  Perhaps rushing him from a 2 point stance as a 3-4 OLB will present more favorable matchups for him and enable him to better take on opposing Ts and TEs.

3.  More surrounding help.  his rookie year, he had guys like Calais Campbeoll and Yannick Ngakoue taking attention away from him, and he wound up with ten sacks as a rookie.  When they were traded away the next year, his productivity plummeted.  Even with better help and a new scheme, without other people to at least occasionally pose a threat to opposing QBs, O-Lines will shift a lot of attention to him, which may minimize his production/impact.

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