(09-12-2023, 12:09 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(09-12-2023, 11:59 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: LG is so bad on this team. It's definitely the weakest link on the Oline.

I would be looking to make a major upgrade this upcoming off season.

Along with Center.  When you have the 32nd ranked center and there's 32 teams in the league, it's just as bad if not worse.  He played no better Sunday than he did last year.  Little at LG is much better than Fortner at C imo and at least Bartch is usually a good run blocker, Fortner can't run block or pass block.  C is a huge need unless Fortner starts playing better

Fortner needs to be at Guard. I brought it up a few times this off season but I had no idea that he only had one year of starting experience at Kentucky as a Center. He played his other three or four years (covid keeps making me think he played five years for some reason, not sure) at Guard. 

Maybe it's too much for him. It is early though. Maybe it was week one jitters. To be fair. DeForest Buckner is one of the better DT's in the NFL. He's been a handful for most opponents for years now. 

It'll be the same issue with Chris Jones this Sunday coming up. While Fortner clearly needs to play better, it's also fair to say that he's had some difficult players to contest with.

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