Originally posted by elguapo:
Originally posted by NYniner85:
Originally posted by elguapo:
So far so good. When everyone was ripping on him I always pointed to his pass protection being a plus. Can't anchor well but he is also so damn hard to get around. Looks like we finally found 2 solid guards.
Based on film for Norte Dame I never had real issues with pass-pro. My issue was his ability to react if he over set or got beat initially and getting to the second level in RBLKing. I never saw the ability to react and recover because he has slow feet. Overall he looks better there, which is great news. Rebuilding his body last season helped a lot apparently. Arrow up and happy about it
He seemed a bit slow but he's hard to get around so that kind of balanced out his deficiencies imo in pass pro. Run blocking seemed solid but his weight loss/muscle gain helped. Not to mention ANYONE who plays next to Trent Williams will look better than they really are (see Tomlinson).
I think we all wanted Samuel Jr at cb with the 2nd round pick but after trading back it seemed like a solid pick.
If we just have top 10-15 guard play Jimmy may actually do something in the playoffs
When we think about Aaron Donald's 4th quarter in the NFCCG or Chris Jones's entire game in the Super Bowl, you are correct. If the guards can hold up we might actually go all the way.