06-08-2015, 03:31 PM
(06-08-2015, 02:55 PM)3wt Wrote: Alexander obviously thought coaching could overcome his liabilities. When you're dealing with functional strength and short arms you definitely have difficult things to overcome.
But he would not be the first good offensive lineman with short arms and less than desirable strength.
Hope Alexander can get it done. We should know by the end of this season.
Of course he wouldn't be the first, but as Stormborn said those are true masters of technique. Nick Mangold being a shining example. He has damn near flawless technique and he's got the core/back strength to anchor and recover. Joe Thomas is another. You can have all the size in the world, but if you can't functionally use it...the same goes for his strength everyone noted on the bench, you can bench a Buick, but if you can't get it working with the rest of your body to show up on the field, what good is it?
(06-08-2015, 03:14 PM)Stormborn Wrote: He wouldn't be, but those who set that precedent are some of the best technicians technicians in the game. Bodine eventually needs to get to that range of craft if he wants to be in the league long.
It's not exactly fair to him though, he wasn't really ready to start right out of college and was thrown in none-the-less with practically no obstacles for him to overcome. Some rookies succeed in these situations because they're at least athletically gifted or naturally strong, neither really the case for Bodine.
Right, he's a guy who can stick around and never be great but be okay enough you don't HAVE to go and get a better player if you have good guards.
