Jonah speaks on Pollack

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(06-05-2021, 08:52 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: In all seriousness I believe that Pollack's training and technical discipline will make a world of difference compared to Turner. 

I think so too. He had a bad line playing just below average before he left. We went from that to downright dreadful.

(06-05-2021, 09:31 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Agreed.  Some like to argue that once players reach the pros, that they should already be technically sound, and no longer need to work on the fundamentals of technique and such.  That could not be farther from the truth.  In reality, many of these OL that get taken in the draft each year weren't the technically sound at their positions, they stood out and dominated due to their size and physical abilities that put them apart from the rest.  Once they reach the NFL, everyone was head and shoulders above their contemporaries in college, everyone has about the same amount of physical talent.  It's up to the teams to provide that coaching that elevates their game to the professional level, and develops them into NFL quality linemen.

Truth....and with the abundance of the spread offense in college, a lot of these guys (even high picks) aren't NFL ready when they get here.