(12-09-2024, 10:44 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(12-09-2024, 10:05 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Jake Slaughter = Pillow Fortner 2.0

Lol, another great oline take by you.  The guy that wanted to draft Evan Neal over Hutchinson.  The guy that thought Fortner was the guy for a couple years and the last person to realize Fortner was horrendous.  Slaughter is the highest rated center and can actually move poeple.  It shows you haven't watched any Florida games

 Jake Slaughter, Florida Gators — 81.2
Jake Slaughter has been as consistent as they come for the Gators and is a huge reason why they’ve had so much success down the stretch. Slaughter is a great athlete who has been dominant paving the way for the run. But he has also kept D.J. Lagway upright all year — outside of one sack in Week 13 — to earn an 83.8 pass-blocking grade.

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You want a guy that has a poor run blocking grade to play in a power scheme and you say one of the best run blocking centers is Fortner 2.0.  Makes sense lol

Yes, at the time I would've taken Neal because not having my quarterback spend two half seasons knocked out of games was more important than sacks IMO. And guess what? It still is today since we haven't fixed it. The foundations of my philosophy are still correct and will continue to be regardless of how you attack it, because the QB and his protection in far and above the penultimate factor in NFL success right now.. And you have to misrepresent my position on Fortner to make yourself look good. I repeatedly said rookies get the benefit of the doubt, when he showed no signs of improvement the next year in camp I was ready move on from him, pounding the table to draft a center this past season even with the addition of Morse. So yeah. I make plenty of sense to folks capable of seeing the larger picture, which is why you and I are often at loggerheads. As for Slaughter, time will tell and I'll likely be right again...as usual. But if not, and we get him and he's great? Wonderful, the team will benefit!

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