03-02-2022, 08:04 PM
(03-02-2022, 06:47 PM)CoachGeorge Wrote: Brains/nastiness to me is greatly overstated.
Nastiness is WAYYYY overrated. You can be the nastiest player on the planet, but if you don't have strength and technique you will be useless.
Brains are UNDERRATED. They have to understand not just their own assignment, but how the entire team works together to open running creases or protect a QB. There is a good reason O-linemen are the players most likely to become coaches.
When we drafted Whitworth the coaches said it was based on his work on the whiteboard in the personal interview. He blew them away with his ability to break down and analyze different blocking schemes against different defenses.
Whitworth also has amazing leadership skills. He would organize meals and activities for the entire O-line to get them together in their "free time". He felt these personal bonds were important to an offensive line because they have to work together as a unit more than any other position. He looks like perfect coaching material, but I have no idea if he wants to.
