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yikes. Lewis and Zavala are banged up. That ain't good.

Yeah, Franklin was a good ST guy that could fill in at safety IN AN EMERGENCY. But he was still better than Scott, IMO.

Keeping Scott over Franklin last year caused both those problems! I cringed any time he had to play D, but I do the same for Scott. At least Franklin was a ST beast. Even Smitty mentioned him when he pointed out that we didn't really have a gunner on the team.

The way he was slamming into people, he could play SS!

First off, no one has mentioned how banged up Cherelus is. Second, even if he is out for an extended time period, he's replaceable. Bam, Barnes, or Windmon (or another team's cut) gonna need to step up. Even the article quoted by OP says: "To be fair, for now this is probably a bigger deal for Carolina's special teams unit than for their defense. Last year Cherelus only played 17% of the team's defensive snaps. Still, even though Cherelus was only a backup's backup at linebacker, it's not like this group could afford to lose anybody heading into the preseason" TBF: Cherelus WAS reportedly having a good camp. but still...

Kandra listed as 3rd is interesting, he's only ever played RG. I doubt that he makes the roster (likely PS), but I wonder if that means the experiment with Christensen at C is over.

Rico listed 2nd on KR but not at all on PR. Is there really that much of a difference when returning? Catch ball, find blockers, run like hell!

I wouldn't read too much into it yet. Early depth charts always favor seniority unless it's obvious like Tmac. They've got Cam Jackson as 4th DT, and by all reports he's balling out at practices. I think he ends up rotating in a lot on early downs.

IDK, we have a plethora of Browns and Horns. LOL

I love love love that Chuba is consistently 1st out and last in! It's inspiring to see a player get a big contract and work even harder.

If we score during our first 2 possessions I'll be happy. If we score twice, I'll be elated! Everyone has to remember that even with our starters on the field, our play calling will still be vanilla AF. We're not trying to show the Jags anything that they can use.

I'm sure that SOB is hiding in the stands somewhere with a camcorder! Old habits are hard to break.

Yeah, and I JUST said in another thread that I hadn't heard anything about him dropping passes, SMH. I'm apparently reading threads in the wrong order, lol. That definitely looked like PI to me BTW.

One thing that I'm GLAD I'm not hearing about is XL Dropping balls. I know that the team has a monopoly on what information gets reported to the fans and its only camp, but I haven't heard a thing about his case of the dropsies continuing. XL with improved hands will be a beast!

4 if you count Zavala, which seems a little more serious. Last I heard, he's week to week but expected back for regular season.

I hadn't seen this, looks like he's back at 100% this week. He's been making plays in camp. He's definitely playing waaaay better than an UDFA.

Because Philly had that narrow ass! I like my WR's opposite of how I like my women!!

I did the same math.

Agreed. the point of the article, though, was that the Jags (or anyone else) wants to guarantee a ILB $14.5M for 2026. Lloyd has been solid, but it looks like the Jags are already trying to draft his replacement for 2026.

No one knows the answer to that question. Maybe he had a family vacation planned, maybe he was sick, maybe he had an outstanding warrant in Minnesota??? Only the team knows, and they ain't sharing. We can't just assume that it means that some sort of sordid drama is going on. I agree that Lloyd would instantly be our best ILB, but you're making too much out of a missed weekend.

yep, and on the flip side, Jax has not expressed any interest in trading him that I've seen. The article said "Lloyd will undoubtedly be a key piece." Fun offseason what-if game to play though.

I'm not to sure it's a solid argument to try to estimate what he will do this season, BUT he's had a solid 3 years in the league. Here's his numbers compared to Jewell's for the same time period. I can see the logic of getting a starting MLB for a (at best) WR4. AT, XL and Tmac are certainly our top 3 guys IN 2025. Certainly worth pondering.

yeah. it was also reported that Brown was taking it light today because of oblique soreness. Sounds like the 2 of them were a bit too rough with each other for practice.

He wore 89 in college. I knew he'd have to pick a new one here!