(04-05-2021, 12:03 AM)JNev Wrote:

(04-04-2021, 07:58 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: Hate it. Where is the O-Line help at OT?

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Wouldn't it be great if the draft did fall this way? It would be as close to perfect as I could wish for.

I think you have to come to terms with the fact that Cam and Jawaan are starting Week 1 and probably the whole season barring injury

I have accepted that Robinson will be the starting LT. With that said, Jawaan Taylor gave up the most pressures of any starting OT in the NFL last season. Robinson gave up the second most, but Taylor gave up the most.......... by a large margin. You cannot blame that all on the QB's. I'll reiterate, he gave up the most pressures, by a LARGE margin. That is not good. He is not good. 

Then, you take into account that starting LT or not, Robinson is on a 1 year franchise tag. Taylor's contract ends after 2022 and if he doesn't improve drastically in 2021, he should be gone or benched. Our top swing Tackle Will Richardson is only signed through 2021 and he has been an unmitigated disaster as a swing Tackle. Ignoring the poor play of the Offensive Tackles, we have two guys with expiring contracts after this coming season and another with an expiring contract after 2022. This team needs to add at least 1 OT in the draft to have him ready for next season. 

It's not a matter of accepting who will be the starter this season as much as preparing for next season and creating depth in 2021. I see absolutely no way, we totally ignore the position. It's just not smart or responsible.

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