(09-24-2024, 03:25 PM)jaglou53 Wrote:

(09-24-2024, 02:26 PM)cland Wrote: Err... Hunter took a contract with less money to come to the Texans.  Hehe, not sure where "just about begging to be signed by the Jaguars" comes from.   

Other than that I agree with your points, particularly with the lack of OL in the draft.  Hell Fautanu went right after the Jags traded down in the draft, and why they didn't double down on OL in FA is a mystery.  I think Harbaugh made a great point when he said that "he considers offensive linemen to be weapons."  I don't understand the disillusionment that Baalke and Harbaugh have with building a solid Oline.  A second round of adding shiny WRs when your QB doesn't have time to find them is asinine.

I saw on more than one sight that he was following Lawrence and the Jaguars on Twitter (X). He had been rumored to come here for the last 2 seasons. But you're right, "begging" was definitely a stretch. Baalke wants to always look like "the smartest guy in the room." He chose to re-sign Ezra Cleveland rather than go after someone like Robert Hunt who is a much more physical lineman and he graded over 80 in PFF last week. He would have cost more, but would have been worth it. While hindsight is always 20-20, imagine the Jags had signed Hunt and then drafted Zack Frazier in round 2 and a developmental guy like Christian Mahogany on day 3. All are bruisers who would have helped change the identity of the line. While I don't agree with everything Tony Boselli says, he feels strongly that the identity of a team is based much on how physical the offensive line is. The Jags had every opportunity to do this the past 2 seasons (passed on Torrence last year and traded back to get Brenton Strange in round 2). Instead they now have an over the hill Scherff,  32 year old Mitch Morse and Ezra Cleveland as the interior linemen!

(09-24-2024, 09:18 AM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote: Shad's $22 million may have been better spent when Amit Patel was blowing it on his gambling habits.