(03-23-2023, 09:15 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(03-23-2023, 09:02 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: My takes on Fortner are about having a better than plan B than Shatley if he doesn't take the requisite second year leap in development. Not trying to give up on him or directly replace him. I just want another player with C experience that could slide to the middle if Fortner is getting his QB hit too frequently. 

You don't see me overly concerned about 2nd year development from Lloyd, Walker, and Muma. 
That's because they aren't going to get Trevor hurt if they struggle. This is the reason for the added scrutiny. 
Trevor is the catalyst of our current success  - and I would prioritize protecting him.  

The only alternative I see to that is if this staff believes Tyler Shatley can still play Center significantly better than he played LG last year.

Fortner was fine this year and he'll be fine next year unless he regresses, which is unlikely. It's weird that a guy starts every game as a rookie, the team wins, but people are knotted up that he isn't good enough and the proposal is to bring in another guy who will be farther behind him as the solution. If we need a player who could take his place we should go sign Connor McGovern or Ben Jones, not spend a draft pick on another rookie. And I'm a Planet Theory guy, so it's not about a CB or WR, it's that we need to spend those premium picks on the positions we really need to improve like TE, OT, and DT. A G/C pick is fine if we do it 3rd day, but you aren't displacing Fortner with a guy like that, not that you need to anyway. I'm more concerned about LG than C and still wouldn't use a premium pick to take a guy when you could just sign one off the street.

LOL

Fortner gave up pressures that made the QB take hits or have to roll out quickly because there was no pocket to step into. 
Ignore that all you wish, I'm not going to pretend I didn't see it too often. 

Adding a LG prior to the 4th round that can potentially beat out Bartch - but also has some Center ability isn't going to cripple any offseason personnel strategy.

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