(04-28-2024, 01:49 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(04-28-2024, 12:48 PM)cland Wrote: Trying not to repeat myself and others, but I feel like the Jags biggest team issue is that Pederson truly believes that last years starting 5, plus Morse (who as Caldrac posted, "Who [was] honestly was middling by all accounts in Buffalo last year.") is good enough.

"Our best five didn't start until the season finale."  -- Pederson.  It seems the only OL draft pick is a swing-tackle to compete with Little (???).  Now Pederson knows more about football than any one here, so he HAS to expect that there will be OL injuries during the 17 game season.  If I could summon a question into his press conference (and get an honest answer), it would be this, "If one of your IOL gets hurt during the 2024, do you expect Trevor to have enough time to pass the ball to his 2nd or 3rd WR read?"

The "starting LG" wasn't until even on the team until week ten and didn't start until week 11 and he played through an injury that he probably should not have. 

Trying to act like that position isn't improved by re-signing him is pretty stupid. He has a track record of top tier guard performance prior to the injury and there's nothing to suggest he can't return to form.

But you just keep blurting out the same bull [BLEEP] ignoring the signing completely. 

What Pedreron is counting on is that Morse will be what he's always been - which is [BLEEP] miles and miles better than Fortner. And that Cleveland will be what he was pre-injury. Which is miles better than any of the 4 other LGs we tried to start last year. 

That ^ in itself will return the run game to some degree of functionality as those positions have been the clear weak spots for 2 years ongoing. (I started a thread on LG/C poor play in 2022 mid-season) 

The under 2 second pressures coming from the gap responsibility of those two - and their constant push backward into the pocket was a major problem for Lawrence's nearly complete lack of a pocket last year. He should not be off script as often as a result of these moves. 

The whole "they didn't do anything but add a Center with concussion history" is disingenuous or ignorant. 
Take your pick.

Hehe, I was waiting for this was coming from NYC4jags again.  The question is did Ezra Cleveland start in the final game^?  The Jaguars resigned Cleveland, they didn't ADD him.  The Jags went 3-5 while he was starting.  Every teams OL will be healthier next season, there is almost no OLmen who's 100% at the end of the season.

BUT the question was "IF one of your IOL gets hurt..."

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