(01-29-2022, 10:33 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Completely up to what happens in March with Cam Robinson. If Cam is brought back. I will assume he's the LT and if they draft Neal he'll be playing RT. If they don't resign Cam. I could see it being an open competition between Neal and Little for LT and the loser of that battle will more than likely roll Taylor off of RT and into a G position or onto the trading block.

Either way. I don't like the idea of them drafting him to begin with. He's not Anthony Munoz. He's not Jonathan Ogden. He's not Tony Boselli. He's not Orlando Pace. Praying for a trading partner at this point. Not sold on Thibodeaux and Hutchinson. I would still take Hutchinson out of those three though if I had to make a selection though. His one big year is impressive. However, him and Thibodeaux both have a history of injuries that are concerning.

They're going to be asked to exert more force, strength and speed at this level. If you're already struggling to hold up well at the NCAA level it's not going to get any easier at this level. Hopefully this next coaching staff has a strong strength and conditioning coach in place to emphasize keeping these guys healthy and on a good, incremental program to build natural endurance without breaking something early.

This team's luck with injuries and first round picks are ugly.

Yea, what the Jaguars do in free agency will logically determine who they draft with the first pick. I'm in total agreement that trading the first pick is the only way to go for the reasons you stated. If they "fail" to trade, they should select one of the 2 pass rushers. If they trade back to pick 5-10, I wouldn't be against taking Neal or Ekwonu, especially if they let Robinson go. Strengthening the offensive line is top priority along with receiver and that includes having at least one player who can be a solid backup at tackle in case of injury.

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