The four-game suspension for offensive tackle Cam Robinson is over and the Jacksonville Jaguars can reintegrate their long-time starting left tackle back into the offense ahead of a Week 5 game against the Buffalo Bills.
“I think he can definitely boost us,” Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said Monday. “He’s a bigger body, powerful and physical guy in the run game. We recognize that we need to be better in those third-and-one, fourth-and-one situations, and we must stay on the field. Yeah, I think he can definitely help us there.”
Through the first four weeks, the Jaguars have converted 31.4 percent of their third downs, which ranks 29th in the NFL. They’ve also converted just two of their eight fourth down tries, putting them at an NFL-worst 25 percent.
Many of those struggles have been rooted in an offensive line that hasn’t managed much push in the run game or strong enough protection of Trevor Lawrence to allow routes to develop.
While Robison can rejoin the Jaguars this week, Pederson wasn’t sure the tackle will be ready to start in Week 5. The coach said Robinson is in “really good shape” and has been tuned into team meetings.
“Now, it’s just a matter of where he’s at football wise and we’ll see come Wednesday,” Pederson said. “We definitely want to get him in there and get him in the mix to see how it all shakes out throughout the week.”
Walker Little has been the starting left tackle in place of Robinson over the first four weeks of the season. While he’s been arguably the most reliable of the Jaguars’ offensive linemen this year, Little has worked at left guard to prepare for the likelihood that Robinson will take over at tackle.
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