Caleb59seal
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I wasnt being a jerk.. I seriously wanted to know what you had seen on the kid. People come on here and say I have seen tape on this guy blah blah blah.. and they dont know jack..I feel like you ARE being a jerk, but whatever man... this is what sets him apart IMO...
They can move the kid all around the line just to plow... the defense knows exactly where the play is going and they know it's not a pass... it's a run... he blows two guys out of the d-line... and buckles a LB like a rag doll... I don't care the competition... shows me he can handle a D1 lineman one on one NP... more than that... shows me he has the awareness to not just stand over the guy he just buckled like he's King Kong... keep pushing! There's more than a few instances of it on film... when he hits that second level it REALLY is comical... everybody is a playtoy
While he's in pass pro, check him off the snap... QUICK... feet shuffling with confidence and balance, great agility in short space... you can't throw him off balance... long arms immediately up to the mid-chest ready to punch... when he punches the DL goes backward and his balance stays intact. Watch his tape... My old coach used to play Bruce Lee videos and that was what to strive for when blocking... you cut guys off with agility and angles, you strike quick and fast to keep them off their lines, you push through the back of the person when you punch... you ALWAYS stay balanced in your blocks.... if you go off balance you lost, we had some American Gladiator style platforms and sticks to practice balance with... it was fun but it taught you how to balance and strike quick and meaningful...
Look at his Nike camps... elite prospects everywhere... they have him at tackle stance in drills... he's got the agility vs fast guys to push them all around the outside... you're not getting to that cone... the strong guys can't push through him--they get pushed back...
On tape... from the tackle spot... he's got the push to maul on the run and the finesse to push around the pocket while maintaining balance...
It's true elite tape... I'd show it as a HS coach for how it's sposed to be done... if there was one thing I'd criticize in his technique from his tape, it'd be in the run blocking he loses balance fighting people to the ground when he should just displace them and hit the next level ...
Nobody in this class or the past that I was excited about enough to check the tape on the top 20 linemen have impressed me this much... this kid's coming out of high school with going to the NFL credentials
However, I still want to hear what they see because maybe they know something they just dont know the lingo.
You obviously know what you are talking about. I have not seen his tape yet. I enjoyed your comment sir.