Tennessee offensive lineman Kyle Kerbyson is the newest Patriot.

Elijah said:

No offense to the guy, but why are people going around naming their kids Kyler, Jace, Aiden, Kale, etc? Do those names actually sound good in some people's heads?

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My wife works in the NNICU and she has heard some crazy names. A family named their son Shi-thead. Think about that spelling!

Nice. Havent heard from that guy since his interview with chris farley after the decaffeinated coffee incident.

DaBruinz said:

How is Kerbyson's "natural position" at guard when he's played all of 1 game in his entire college career at the position? The Rest of the games were at LT or RT.

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Mmm, was going by the scouting report which says, "Kerbyson’s natural position is a guard." I have no idea if that report is correct or not however.

Any draftniks or Volunteers fans that would like to share information about the newest Patriot?

Bill Lee said:

And sister Arugula?

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I heard she's a little tart

Miguel said:

Any draftniks or Volunteers fans that would like to share information about the newest Patriot?

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Was named to 2nd-Team ALL-SEC.
Started every game of last year at LT for the Vols.

Has played LT and RT primarily, though has 1 game at RG for the Vols.

Versatility, consistency, and intangibles are all traits he’ll bring to anybody who picks him up.
Scouting Tennessee Vols in the NFL Draft: Offensive Tackle Kyler Kerbyson

Too bad Krafty Booby Bendover Bob Kraft is too busy opening up his buttcheeks for the NFL* instead of opening his wallet and signing a REAL offensive lineman. What a joke.

fnordcircle said:

Too bad Krafty Booby Bendover Bob Kraft is too busy opening up his buttcheeks for the NFL

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Hahaha this is the best profile of mr. kraft, but u are wrong on one thing. I think that he has nothing to do with roster. I think that its great to have so many guards and centers in camp to compete and with dante in charge i think that Oline will be supergreat and ready in playoffs.

Elijah said:

No offense to the guy, but why are people going around naming their kids Kyler, Jace, Aiden, Kale, etc? Do those names actually sound good in some people's heads?

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Probably the exact same kind of criticism Elijah's parents had when they named him 3000 years ago in 800BC..

Elijah said:

No offense to the guy, but why are people going around naming their kids Kyler, Jace, Aiden, Kale, etc? Do those names actually sound good in some people's heads?

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At my 8-year-old's flag-football practice everybody was surprised to hear one of the kids name was "Johnathon".

Every other kid was Tyler, Mason, Brady, Aiden, Nolan, Wyatt, Rawlins, etc. (my boy is named "Huck")

You named your kid Huckleberry ????? Is your last name Finn

I'm gonna name my first son something very American. Like George, Thomas, James, or Ronald McDonald. Maybe Hamburgler.

DaBruinz said:

How is Kerbyson's "natural position" at guard when he's played all of 1 game in his entire college career at the position? The Rest of the games were at LT or RT.

One thing of note about Kerbyson is that he's got huge hands (10 3/4").
He's got good arm strength (32 reps) and decent vertical (27").

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At 6'4", he's more of a guard than an NFL tackle. They tend to be taller like Vollmer and Solder. But not that big of a deal. I liked Kerbyson from the moment Scarnecchia snapped him up. Cannon's got the size, but Kerbyson looks stronger, quicker and has better footwork. Cannon wound up on his ass a lot last season trying to move with defensive ends. I'm looking forward to getting down to camp to watch Kerbyson and Cooper in person.

The link is to the Draft Breakdown page for Vol RB Jalen Hurd. Kerbyson is the LT (#77) if any of you want to watch him.

Jalen Hurd | Draft Breakdown

This player has potential. Even though he played tackle, I think his height had him pegged more at guard. It's very surprising he wasn't even drafted considering his improvement, decent athletic ability, toughness and durability. Kudos to the Patriots for thinking ***outside the box*** and inserting him at center. It's the under-the-radar moves like this that make the Patriots so formidable.

Why do I think he play more this season than the DT drafted in the third, Valentine, out of Nebraska? This year's Dave Andrews? Malcolm Butler?

Kyle Kerbyson looks like a keeper. This one play in Tuscaloosa--Tennessee should have won that game in 2015--he pulls from his left tackle position and shows classic center technique on a run play by suddenly stopping and swiveling his hips _very effectively_, sealing off a big Bama LBer from the sweep run. Big- time play! Number 77 played well throughout the video, making only one mistake I could see. Well coached.

The play in question starts just a couple of second after five minutes. This player will stick I predict!

Nice find, Manx and State. I was watching Hurd videos the other day and totally forgot about Kerbyson. Smart way to watch him.

Incidentally, I really like Hurd as a Hernandez type who can rotate between move tight end and running back. Intriguing player.

Out of the four newest Patriots Kerbyson is the only one signed past this year. Not sure that has any significance

Elijah said:

No offense to the guy, but why are people going around naming their kids Kyler, Jace, Aiden, Kale, etc? Do those names actually sound good in some people's heads?

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Tennessee.