OT Menelik Watson ~ Florida State
Seminoles ~ 6051/310
Seminoles ~ 6051/310
Regarding Offensive Tackles
My Notion of a great Offensive Tackle is one who commands exceptional:
Core Strength ~ to thwart the onslaught of marauding Defensive Ends in the Passing Game
Drive Power ~ to attack same Defensive Ends and drive them back ~ or aside ~ in the Running Game
Launch Velocity ~ out'f'is Stance, off the Snap
Fluidity ~ to Redirect Quickly & Effectively
Lateral Agility ~ to Stay Square as he Mirrors his man
Range ~ Short Speed ~ to drive across the Flank on Pulls & Traps or UpField to the Second Level
Combat ~ As in Hand to Hand: Dexterity, Technique, Ferocity & Stamina!!
Core Strength, Core Power, Fluidity, and ~ perhaps most of all ~ Lateral Agility are what I focus most on when evaluating Offensive Tackles.
Core Strength ~ to thwart the onslaught of marauding Defensive Ends in the Passing Game
Drive Power ~ to attack same Defensive Ends and drive them back ~ or aside ~ in the Running Game
Launch Velocity ~ out'f'is Stance, off the Snap
Fluidity ~ to Redirect Quickly & Effectively
Lateral Agility ~ to Stay Square as he Mirrors his man
Range ~ Short Speed ~ to drive across the Flank on Pulls & Traps or UpField to the Second Level
Combat ~ As in Hand to Hand: Dexterity, Technique, Ferocity & Stamina!!
Core Strength, Core Power, Fluidity, and ~ perhaps most of all ~ Lateral Agility are what I focus most on when evaluating Offensive Tackles.
Menelik Watson Scouting Report
Run Blocking ~ Raw, but potentially Dominant.
Pass Blocking ~ Raw, too, but the Talent is there to become Extraordinary. Flat out phenomenal UpSide.
Pass Blocking ~ Raw, too, but the Talent is there to become Extraordinary. Flat out phenomenal UpSide.
Prospectus
Menelik Watson is one of my favorite Stories of this Draft Class: A former Soccer Player and Power Forward ~ yes: Power Forward ~ who only just started playing FootBall in 2011 but yet commands a truly intoxicating fusion of Power, Size, Strength, and Athleticism, Watson's most impressive Attribute is, nevertheless, his Processing Speed.
When all is said and done, there is a very real chance that he'll develop into a SuperStar.
And yet, because of pedestrian Numbers at the Combine, this recent Media Favorite's Stock is sliding.
Heh.
When all is said and done, there is a very real chance that he'll develop into a SuperStar.
And yet, because of pedestrian Numbers at the Combine, this recent Media Favorite's Stock is sliding.
Heh.
Yank Rank: Potential SuperBeast ~ Blue
Chipper!!
Chipper!!
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