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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Well, if his problem is inexperience, this starts to get him used to the speed of the game, with Veldheer drafted in the third they are setting themselves up for a nice pair of bookends.RG? I don't get it. Campbell's problem is inexperience and ineffectiveness, but he's very clearly a natural tackle -- 6'6.3" with huge 36.25" arms and tons of athleticism. (One of Gallery's big problems at tackle was 32" arms.)
AFAIK Campbell has never played a day at guard. So now instead of being buried on the depth chart due to lack of readiness, he pops to the top of the chart at a position he's even less ready at, and less suited to? Should be interesting indeed.
Well, if his problem is inexperience, this starts to get him used to the speed of the game, with Veldheer drafted in the third they are setting themselves up for a nice pair of bookends.
RG? I don't get it. Campbell's problem is inexperience and ineffectiveness, but he's very clearly a natural tackle -- 6'6.3" with huge 36.25" arms and tons of athleticism. (One of Gallery's big problems at tackle was 32" arms.)
AFAIK Campbell has never played a day at guard. So now instead of being buried on the depth chart due to lack of readiness, he pops to the top of the chart at a position he's even less ready at, and less suited to? Should be interesting indeed.
bigger failure then the Vladimir Ducasse experiment.
I guess I don't get this comment.. Ducasse was a great pick by the Jets.. I was actually hoping the Pats would make a move on him.. There will be little or no drop off with him starting..
So Pat Kirwan was talking about this very subject last week and mentioned how great a move this was for the young Campbell.
He mentioned its a good start for a young player to play guard for the following reasons (as I recall)
1. Gets an idea of game speed
2. doesn't leave him out on an island
3. and gets him to play now more than later..
I read this same information reported by the Real GM Jr. website in an interview with an unnamed NFC Scout. The question that arises for me is why Ducasse, who played Tackle and struggled at Guard when he was moved around at the Senior Bowl, would beg to be moved inside where he had struggled and would be in transition? The young man was actually performing fairly well while working at Tackle when I watched him, so either the Scout(s) reporting this had dyslexic moments, were spreading pre-draft disinformation, or the TV camera and commentators were lying.I might have mentioned this before, but before the draft I heard a radio interview with a scout who was at the Senior Bowl. His take on OLs is that the #1 trait you look for is the mindset to shrug off getting beaten on a play and head into the next play with total confidence.
Apparently at Senior Bowl practices Ducasse was struggling...and his reaction was to beg the coaches to move him inside to guard so he wouldn't get beaten so badly. The scout said he turned to a colleague at that and they both just shook their heads and said "forget it."
fwiw...
I might have mentioned this before, but before the draft I heard a radio interview with a scout who was at the Senior Bowl. His take on OLs is that the #1 trait you look for is the mindset to shrug off getting beaten on a play and head into the next play with total confidence.
Apparently at Senior Bowl practices Ducasse was struggling...and his reaction was to beg the coaches to move him inside to guard so he wouldn't get beaten so badly. The scout said he turned to a colleague at that and they both just shook their heads and said "forget it."
fwiw...
I might have mentioned this before, but before the draft I heard a radio interview with a scout who was at the Senior Bowl. His take on OLs is that the #1 trait you look for is the mindset to shrug off getting beaten on a play and head into the next play with total confidence.
Apparently at Senior Bowl practices Ducasse was struggling...and his reaction was to beg the coaches to move him inside to guard so he wouldn't get beaten so badly. The scout said he turned to a colleague at that and they both just shook their heads and said "forget it."
fwiw...