Pay the guy whatever it takes. I strongly believe that there is nothing more important than having a dominant offensive line. Not only can this guy significantly upgrade the guard position, but he would be a valuable backup at left tackle. How many games have the Jaguars lost over the past 3-4 years due to terrible offensive line play ? As far as center goes, it's not like they don't have other options. They can have Cann, Shatley, Bowanko and possibly Wisnieuski (if re-signed) battle it out. I really think one of these guys is capable of being more than satisfactory. A line of Joeckel, Linder, Cann, Osemele and Parnell has the potential to be dominant for years. All are fairly young, except Parnell, but even he has several good years left due to only starting for 1 year. Yeldon showed much promise last year and with a line like this he will be quite capable of gaining over 1200 yards. This is great for the continued development of Bortles who will not need to take as many chances which inevitably will lower his turnovers. The defense would subsequently be much improved due to less time on the field. The draft and most of free agency will be focused primarily on defense, but this is one offensive player they should pursue strongly.

 

Bottom line, it is rare for a talented player in his prime to hit free agency and if Osemele does Caldwell needs to do whatever it takes to lock him up.

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