(03-07-2022, 07:16 PM)Craigukjag Wrote:

(03-07-2022, 07:08 PM)jaguarmvp Wrote: I hope we do not rent him again.  This is a rebuild so no reason to start the rebuild with a player we do not plan to keep long term.  Either find a free agent, sign Cam to a long term deal if they really believe in him, Grow little, or use the top pick on a LT.  

Using the franchise tag will just get us right back in the same situation next year.  The difference is if we are much better we won't have a high pick to get a LT next season.

But if we are much better then in that scenario  cam probably plays very well and deserves a long term extension.

You can’t fix every whole in one season, cams serviceable tag him fill other holes and go after a left tackle next year, it’s very likely we’ll be picking in the top 12 picks

This is the right answer. Tagging him lets you kick the can on filling a hole for another year while you have a serviceable stop gap. Then you can use the asset you were going to use to fill that hole (the friggin 1st overall pick in the entire draft) to fill a hole that you don't have a serviceable in house option for.

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(03-07-2022, 08:21 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: If Penei Sewell and Rashawn Slater were in this draft, they'd both be the top 2 contenders for the #1 overall pick. I even think Darrisaw would be picked ahead of all of the OT's in the 2022 class.

PFF had a panel of their guys on with Brugler during the combine and they went through their pre draft rankings of the last three OT classes. They had Neal and Icky behind all of Sewell, Slater, Wirfs, Wills, Becton, and Thomas.

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