Great response. If you took the time to read it (or have someone read it to you), you would see that I never said the guy wasn't talented. I am inferring that he is not being pushed to get better. He is a VERY rare talent at OL that is just playing on a team that doesn't require an OL to do much.
I am willing to bet a LOT that you do not truly know how to evaluate OL... And again, please point out where I said he wasn't good. He is very good. He has Orlando Pace type talent. However, NOTHING about him so far says Orlando Pace type desire to me.
Well alright, then let's look at what you said.
He 'looks' very talented.
This implies that he isn't very talented, he just 'looks' to be very talented. You are implying that to people who really know what talent is, he doesn't look talented.
I have yet to see him truly whip someone
There is plenty of film out there of him "whipping" someone. In fact, at least once a game they will do a replay of him "whipping" someone. Right at the line, out in space blocking, etc. But then again, maybe it just 'looks' like he is whipping them.
and have the hunger that I want in an OL.
How are you defining this? From all reports I have seen, he is constantly working on and off the field, in the wight room, in the film room, etc. But you must be much more involved in his day-to-day life and know that he just doesn't have that "hunger" you are looking for.
As an OL, I will again point out that TSUN rarely gives up sacks but that should not be a testament to the quality of their OL.
I agree that our OL as a whole is a weak unit. But I would point out that many teams have completely given up even rushing off of Tunsil's side because of how dominant he is. But the defensive coaches must not know what to 'look' for.
They rarely run a pass play that requires the QB to hold the ball.
You realize that most pass plays don't require the QB to hold the ball, right? The majority of pass plays are quick three step drop and release. The only times that a pass play requires the QB to hold it longer than that are for long developing routes like deep corners or wheel routes. Those are rarely targeted by an QB.
Of course, there are also play-actions which increase the amount of time that the QB is holding onto the ball (and it is usually coupled with a longer-developing route). Wait a minute. The majority of Ole Miss' pass plays are off play-action. But that doesn't make any sense because AHSDawg says that Ole Miss rarely runs medium- to long-timed pass plays. Well he must be right.
All of the quick screens means that their OL must only maintain a block for 2-3 seconds.
Have you even watched any of our games this year? We run quick screens MAYBE three times a game.
You see how many sacks they give up when the QB pulls the ball down.
No I don't see. Do you have a number for this? A statistic that you can point anyone to? Or do you just know what to 'look' for?
I am just not sold on him as a college OL.
But boy howdy you sure didn't say he wasn't talented.
Sure, he has good feet and size
Nope, you still aren't implying that he isn't talented. No siree. He's just lucky to have good feet and size.
but the want to just doesn't seem to drive him. How many times do you ever see him finish a block?
I see him finish blocks every single play.
So, like I said, you can't be really be that stupid?
