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(01-25-2017, 03:13 PM)milksheikh Wrote: He was regarded a top 10 pick before he got injured...?

On potential alone. Every scouting report written about him talks about how athletic and long he is. None of them mention production or even functional tools other than generic stuff like "Natural knee-bender" or "Has the ability to shut down elite pass-rushers for 4 quarters"


Meanwhile, his weaknesses were concrete problems such as "Functional power and anchor are legitimate concerns. Technique flaws make pass protection harder than it has to be. Football leverage isn't as good as expected. Doesn't play with enough bend at impact. His punch in pass pro can be woefully mistimed and he plays with wide hands and some wasted motion in setup" and "Upper-body technique hasn't improved, with inconsistent hand placement and a streaky punch, leaving him off-balance and allowing rushers to attack his breastplate.

Some passivity to his game, preferring to "catch" rather than control opponents. By over-setting on his initial kick-slide, he leaves his chest plate open to power rushes and will occasionally lean into defenders rather than keeping his feet shuffling.
Has a tendency to get too high off the snap when drive blocking, which leaves him vulnerable to swim moves over the top."


So all his good tools are physical stuff like...fast....mobile...athletic...long...


And then his bad tools are technique and mental stuff like...anchor and power concerns...football leverage isn't good...mistimed punch...can't ***** block shit...


That's a project. We drafted a project at OT.


And that's not inherently a bad thing. But we should stop with this whole "He was a great college player" stuff.


He played 3 positions in 3 years. He was demoted from LT for 2 games for poor play. He allowed 7 sacks in his only year as LT. He wasn't a good player. It's a myth.