02-27-2022, 09:18 PM
(02-27-2022, 03:12 PM)Schmitbuck Wrote: I can't remember if I heard it on a podcast or saw it on twitter, but this hire is an added position to allow more attention to backup linemen throughout the season to help with development. I guess Willie Anderson has been lobbying the organization to create it for that purpose, presumably for himself. They just hired someone that pollack worked with in the past instead.
Taylor loves running a lot of outside zone, which requires linemen to be agile and athletic, which is definitely Linderbaum's strength. Him falling? It's possible. He's not a fit for a team that runs a gap/power scheme, and he's seen as a C only without G flexibility. If he weighs in <300 lbs at the combine that'll hurt him even more. That said, the film speaks for itself, and Jason Kelce, the best C of this century (so far) has always weighed a hair under 300. I predict Linderbaum gets picked around 20-25 or so. He'd be so great for us but I still think he'd require a trade up.
Build a great wall up front to protect Burrow!
