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Luke Fortner Center Pick 65 Kentucky

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The Jaguars Offensive Line is still near the worst in the league at pass pro. win rate.
Winning only 48% of their matchups.  31st in the league.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/3453...s#pbwrteam

And - as has been obvious in recent weeks - they aren't much better in the run game with a 70% win rate which is good for 28th in the league.

Fans are understandably confused by limited sacks and some big gains from ETN, but make no mistake, these things are happening in spite of a struggling offensive line. Not because of that line. 

Pederson is calling the right plays for Trevor to get the ball out quick, and when he can't, he evades pressure VERY well. 
This disguises the OL struggles. 

ETN makes up for the his line by getting really big gains on the good blocks and creating something from nothing at other times when contacted at or behind the LOS. 

Fortner, coincidentally, is one of the worst offenders in the bunch. I still have some hope for him, as he's a rookie and can get stronger and smarter as he acclimates. But he has not played well on way too many of his snaps. 

I will be watching with great interest in March what takes place in free agency and then the draft a few weeks later. 
This unit needs to be better to protect our franchise quarterback more effectively. I hope we add a LG who could also play Center if Fortner does not improve. Cam Robinson will be here next year, but I think they should seek to upgrade him in 2024 as well. 

With a little luck, Fortner steps up in year 2, we draft a guard that competes with Bartch at LG, and the loser of the battle becomes solid depth behind Scherrf and the starter at LG. We know Scherff may not last a full season and he's playing through injury now.
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homebiscuit - by homebiscuit - 05-02-2022, 10:14 AM
RE: homebiscuit - by Jag149 - 05-02-2022, 01:05 PM
RE: Luke Fortner Center Pick 65 Kentucky - by NH3 - 09-20-2022, 09:19 AM
Luke Fortner Center Pick 65 Kentucky - by Caldrac - 09-20-2022, 07:23 PM
RE: Luke Fortner Center Pick 65 Kentucky - by NH3 - 09-20-2022, 10:42 PM
RE: Luke Fortner Center Pick 65 Kentucky - by NYC4jags - 01-08-2023, 03:46 PM
Luke Fortner Center Pick 65 Kentucky - by Caldrac - 01-09-2023, 11:40 AM



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