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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.RIGHT TACKLE: Nick Kaczur vs. Sebastian Vollmer. Call it The Big Canadian vs. The Big German. Kaczur is the incumbent, having started 29 regular-season games at right tackle the last two seasons. But the 6-foot-4, 315-pounder out of Brantford, Ontario could be pushed this year by the 6-foot-8, 315-pound Vollmer, who grew up in Germany and blossomed into an All-Conference USA tackle while at Houston.
Light - three year starter at Purdue.Hey Box, I seem to recall some folks saying last year, that Kaczur might be better inside. Being that im not a fan of Yates, and Neal has had some injury concerns, maybe move him inside. Thats assuming Vollmer could take RT in TC. Whats your thinking on this Sir Box?
Light - three year starter at Purdue.
Mankins - three year starter at Fresno State.
Koppen - three year starter at Boston College.
Kaczur - four year starter at Toledo.
LeVoir - three year starter at Notre Dame.
O'Callaghan - three year starter ay California.
Britt - four year starter at Alabama.
Hochstein - two+ year starter at Nebraska.
Yates - two year starter at Texas A&M.
Connelly - four year starter at Southeast Missouri State.
Johnson - three year starter at Wisconsin.
Wendell - two year starter at Fresno State.
Neal - World Class Wrestler.
With the exception of Neal, you see a pretty clear trend. The starters have at least three years of starting experience in college, the one non-wrestling starter who has more than three years comes from the smallest program. The reserve Tackles are all three+ year starters.
Vollmer is a two year starter. He appears to have greater athletic skill to work with than Britt & O'Callaghan, and maybe LeVoir, but he needs seasoning. I believe he's intended to be Dante's LT of the future, if he can't make it at LT he should work okay at RT (so he's not a wasted pick), but I expect him to spend this season in development unless he's forced into the line-up by injury. His three fellow rookie OL: Orhnberger just less than 3 years as a starter, Bussey 3 year starter, Porter All-American wrestler.
If you'll notice, with the exception of Vollmer and the wrestlers, the OL with less than three years of starting experience came from major programs or Fresno State (BB's old OL coach and a team that plays major programs for it's non-conference games) - and in Vollmer's exception, his OL coach was the same man who developed Kaczur at Toledo (a known quantity Scar obviously trusts).
What! It made sense? :ugh: I'm slipping.Thank you Sir Box :eat3:
What! It made sense? :ugh: I'm slipping.
Kaczur is an option inside, but I thought last season was his best season at RT. He was a four year LT at Toledo and started most of 2005 as Light's injury replacement before moving over to RT. He's had to retrain himself to do things right-sided, sounds easy, but if you do things one way for five years, then have to do it another way - at NFL speeds - it's going to be difficult.well, sorta
You did skip the question on whether or not you think Kaczur would be better inside. Try to do better next time :singing:
Kaczur is an option inside, but I thought last season was his best season at RT.
unoriginal may wish to weigh in on Kaczur's run blocking and whether he's the best option to move inside to RG if Neal gets hurt, but I'm projecting no change in the starters on the line. Depending on LeVoir's health, he and Vollmer would seem to have the inside edge at Tackle. Bussey would probably be the G/T option for the Practice Squad. C/G reserves are a lot harder to project.
Kaczur is an option inside, but I thought last season was his best season at RT. He was a four year LT at Toledo and started most of 2005 as Light's injury replacement before moving over to RT. He's had to retrain himself to do things right-sided, sounds easy, but if you do things one way for five years, then have to do it another way - at NFL speeds - it's going to be difficult.
I've said this before, but my unarmed combat instructor taught that it took 2,000 repetitions to get a move locked into your muscle memory. There were 950 snaps on defense last season, so let's call it 1,000 snaps a season for offense or defense, that's roughly two years of full speed game snaps (and that's not breaking down pass vs run, which would be about 50/50, so arguably you are looking at four years to get 2,000 pass drop game snaps, but practice reps would speed that up).
unoriginal may wish to weigh in on Kaczur's run blocking and whether he's the best option to move inside to RG if Neal gets hurt, but I'm projecting no change in the starters on the line. Depending on LeVoir's health, he and Vollmer would seem to have the inside edge at Tackle. Bussey would probably be the G/T option for the Practice Squad. C/G reserves are a lot harder to project.
Light - three year starter at Purdue.
Mankins - three year starter at Fresno State.
Koppen - three year starter at Boston College.
Kaczur - four year starter at Toledo.
LeVoir - three year starter at Notre Dame.
O'Callaghan - three year starter ay California.
Britt - four year starter at Alabama.
Hochstein - two+ year starter at Nebraska.
Yates - two year starter at Texas A&M.
Connelly - four year starter at Southeast Missouri State.
Johnson - three year starter at Wisconsin.
Wendell - two year starter at Fresno State.
Neal - World Class Wrestler.
With the exception of Neal, you see a pretty clear trend. The starters have at least three years of starting experience in college, the one non-wrestling starter who has more than three years comes from the smallest program. The reserve Tackles are all three+ year starters.
Vollmer is a two year starter. He appears to have greater athletic skill to work with than Britt & O'Callaghan, and maybe LeVoir, but he needs seasoning. I believe he's intended to be Dante's LT of the future, if he can't make it at LT he should work okay at RT (so he's not a wasted pick), but I expect him to spend this season in development unless he's forced into the line-up by injury. His three fellow rookie OL: Orhnberger just less than 3 years as a starter, Bussey 3 year starter, Porter All-American wrestler.
If you'll notice, with the exception of Vollmer and the wrestlers, the OL with less than three years of starting experience came from major programs or Fresno State (BB's old OL coach and a team that plays major programs for it's non-conference games) - and in Vollmer's exception, his OL coach was the same man who developed Kaczur at Toledo (a known quantity Scar obviously trusts).
Good stuff from Price - as usual.
The Vollmer - Kazcur stuff caught me by surprise a little. I, personally, would be worried with Vollmer being the first guy off the bench in case of an injury to one of our Tackles, but maybe I shouldn't be. It certainly would free things up if he was as good as advertised and we didn't have to keep at least one of O'Cal, Levoir on the roster. Considering how tough roster spots will be to come by for this team, it might be helpful.