Cordell Volson-Can be one of the best

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(06-06-2023, 12:07 PM)pally Wrote: per Orlando Brown

I hope he is a great prognosticator!  

https://www.bengals.com/news/lg-cordell-volson-has-a-new-fan-in-his-new-left-tackle

"He's got that Pro Bowl potential with his size and mental makeup," Brown says of Volson after one of the voluntary practices before next week's mandatory minicamp. "I think he really uses his height to his advantage. His mindset and his length are two things that are really going to separate him in the long run.

"I think he has the natural talent and ability to become one of the best in the league at what he does."


"(Brown) gives me tips on how those guys would do some things," Volson says. "He'll say, 'Marshal did this,' or 'Joe did that.' It adds tools to the toolbox and maybe it works for me and maybe it doesn't.

"It's always interesting and cool to hear the perspective of guys who have done it somewhere else. See the way they do things. You can see it from the 30,000-foot view."

"It's a good time of year to be refining fundamentals," Brown says. "Get the timing of your double teams down. Get down to details because we're not scheming up the defense. It gives me time to talk to (Volson), see what he's seen, which allows me to feel what he's feeling and we can get to the point where there's an understanding even if something isn't communicated. He really loves the game. He studies."

This is obviously better than saying something negative or saying nothing at all, but it's still more about potential than production at this phase.
I'm hopeful Volson will eventually become a solid-or-better starter, but he was not quite there last year. He did make improvements over the year though, which is encouraging.
Hopefully with Brown next to him now, he'll really blossom this year or next.