(10-16-2023, 04:17 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(10-16-2023, 03:52 PM)jaglou53 Wrote: The thing that is very difficult to understand (and extremely frustrating) is how some General Managers like T.B. can miss the obvious. No General Managers can hit on 100% of their decisions, but it seems like our guy misses more than most. The same could be said about Caldwell, Gene Smith and Shack Harris. Historically successful organizations like the Patriots, Ravens and Steelers seem to have figured all of this out.

While the interior line is likely going to be a weakness this season, do you believe Cooper Hodges has the potential to land a starting spot when he gets healthy?

I think before the season, the Jags brass saw a starting lineup for the first 4 games of Little-Bartch-Fortner-Scherff-Harrison.  And they thought when Cam came back, we would have a lineup of Robinson-Little-Fortner-Scherff-Harrison.  The assumption was that Scherff would be recovered from the ankle that hampered him last season, Fortner would be stronger and have a year experience, and Bartch was good enough for the first 4 games.  Then Little would slide inside and replace Bartch.  

Knowing what they (and a lot of other people) believed at the time, I don't see anything wrong with that.

I think Fortner and Shatley playing like crap last year + ending the season 28th in pass block win rate and 30th in run Blk win rate  + Scherff basically staying injured for half of his career were REALLY good reasons to see plenty wrong with that.
 Especially when they spent a third on a spell-back and a fourth round pick on a LB while we have Chad Muma backing up two stud linebackers. 

That was unwise use of capital and poor foresight.

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