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Ian's Daily Blog - With the 58th pick, the Patriots select Offensive Lineman Sebastian Vollmer from the University of Houston.
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"Vollmer has been a two-year starter for Houston at left tackle, but his NFL prospects look slim. He lacks athleticism, flexibility and the lateral mobility to recover well. He also plays top-heavy, lacks strength, and ends up on the ground or getting beat quite often. The best Vollmer can hope for is to be brought in as a training camp body because of his tremendous size."
SportingNews.com - Pro Football War Room
There's hope because the SN did a lousy job on the draft.
then again Bill had to know that perhaps Pioli was eyeing Vollmer ?:confused2:
Oh ... I forgot ... he can play TE
I agree with this statement. There are other, very recent recent graduates of BB University making personnel decisions at this time. I also expect this sends a message to those graduates, and perhaps they will start reaching a bit more for players they think are likely highly valued by the similar systems. Perhaps that is part of BB's intent. Expect to see other graduate's teams making reaches in the near future. BB is not a fool, and it wouldn't surprise me if BB performs a fundamental transformation in defense in the near future. The game is changing, and BB changes with it, empowering him to change the game.... if only a little
Let's hope the Sporting News was wrong about him:
"Vollmer has been a two-year starter for Houston at left tackle, but his NFL prospects look slim. He lacks athleticism, flexibility and the lateral mobility to recover well. He also plays top-heavy, lacks strength, and ends up on the ground or getting beat quite often. The best Vollmer can hope for is to be brought in as a training camp body because of his tremendous size."
SportingNews.com - Pro Football War Room