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All of Rashawn Slater's 2019 snaps against Chase Young...Slater is number 70 at LT. pic.twitter.com/Uzf6He3adT
— Nick Falato (@nickfalato) April 1, 2021
I'm no O-line coach but Slater's short arms and how he lets guys get into his body says he's not a NFL OT, but an OG.*
*Take with a huge grain of salt. I don't even play a O-line coach on TV.
@"StickyBun" said: I'm no O-line coach but Slater's short arms and how he lets guys get into his body says he's not a NFL OT, but an OG.**Take with a huge grain of salt. I don't even play a O-line coach on TV.
Chase Young had no problem standing him up with his arm length advantage, but he really didn't make any plays against Slater after gaining that advantage. Slater was still able to neutralize him from getting to the QB. In fact, he wasn't even close to the QB with his pass rush. Since we need both Tackle and Guard, I don't think we can make a bad decision with him or AVT.
I would bet @ 14 the order would be: Slater, Darrisaw and then AVT....
@"StickyBun" said: I'm no O-line coach but Slater's short arms and how he lets guys get into his body says he's not a NFL OT, but an OG.**Take with a huge grain of salt. I don't even play a O-line coach on TV.
Agree that the short arms are a concern, but the way Slater plays makes you feel a bit better about it. If you watch the Chase Young tape Slater is the first one to engage on Young every single snap. So by the time Young is engaged, Slater already is controlling where they are going. Its really refined technical O-line play. That will play at OT in the NFL but I do think speed rushers may give him some trouble, especially those who aren't starting their rush on the LOS.
@"BarrNone55" said: https://twitter.com/i/status/1377642911915970566https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/09bcc68f-aa8e-46d0-b701-ab6a29d027ca
"This makes me kind of happy in pants"
Who's ranking are those? i love Teven Jenkins but I've never seen him up around the Slaters and Darrisaws. And this is just the tackle list since it's pretty clear now that AVT is guard only.
@"StickyBun" said: I'm no O-line coach but Slater's short arms and how he lets guys get into his body says he's not a NFL OT, but an OG.**Take with a huge grain of salt. I don't even play a O-line coach on TV.
But did you stay at a holiday inn?
Guessing Young went into this one without watching any Slater tape. Probably didn't expect much from a Northwestern tackle.
#Vikings GM Rick Spielman getting an up-close look today at Oregon stud OL Penei Sewell. https://t.co/LLLiAS8jvv
— Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) April 2, 2021
Sewell with 33-1/4 arms. Not short, but not the vines you want for tackles. 30 reps.
Is there a site or article that looks at guys on the OL say three years after a draft and compares their consensus ranking pre-draft with how their career is actually going?
Where is Alijah Vera-Tucker on that Top 12 list? I thought he was up there with Slater.
@"Montana Tom" said: Where is Alijah Vera-Tucker on that Top 12 list? I thought he was up there with Slater.
That was apparently a tackles only list. When AVT's arms measured 32-1/4 at his pro day, he went from tackle/guard to guard-only. He's still very likely the 2nd or 3rd OL in the draft.
GBN staff thoughts on Sewell pro day … In the aftermath of Oregon OT Penei Sewell’s less than eyOe-popping pro day workout this week, we talked with GBN Chief Scout Larry Parker about what it all means. And his response was ‘don’t overthink it!’ According to Parker, Sewell is still the best OT prospect in this year’s draft; he’s certainly better than Rashawn Slater of Northwestern, although the latter may have better workout numbers.
Sewell was easily the top OT in college football as a true sophomore in 2019, and almost assuredly would have been the first player at the position off the board in the 2020 draft if he had been draft eligible. In his 2 years at Oregon, Sewell only allowed Ducks’ QB Justin Herbert to be sacked 1 time in almost 700 pass blocking snaps, while only allowing 7 pressures in the 2019 season. He also has elite value as a run blocker, especially with his great strength and balance. Indeed, in 2019, he had the highest run-blocking grade – and the 3rd highest pass blocking grade – in college football that season. He has strong, fast hands to keep defenders at bay, and when he does get beaten initially, he recovers at a lightning quick pace like a man on a mission.
Parker is still somewhat puzzled how Daniel Jeremiah, the NFL Network’s lead draft analyst, came to grade Slater higher than Sewell on his latest top 50 listing. However, it certainly wasn’t close at the end of the 2019 season, and since neither Sewell nor Slater played at all this season, nothing should have changed film-wise. We’ll see what the NFL thinks for sure on the 29th (now just 26 days away) so for now don’t overthink things guys!!
@"BarrNone55" said: GBN staff thoughts on Sewell pro day … In the aftermath of Oregon OT Penei Sewell’s less than eyOe-popping pro day workout this week, we talked with GBN Chief Scout Larry Parker about what it all means. And his response was ‘don’t overthink it!’ According to Parker, Sewell is still the best OT prospect in this year’s draft; he’s certainly better than Rashawn Slater of Northwestern, although the latter may have better workout numbers.Sewell was easily the top OT in college football as a true sophomore in 2019, and almost assuredly would have been the first player at the position off the board in the 2020 draft if he had been draft eligible. In his 2 years at Oregon, Sewell only allowed Ducks’ QB Justin Herbert to be sacked 1 time in almost 700 pass blocking snaps, while only allowing 7 pressures in the 2019 season. He also has elite value as a run blocker, especially with his great strength and balance. Indeed, in 2019, he had the highest run-blocking grade – and the 3rd highest pass blocking grade – in college football that season. He has strong, fast hands to keep defenders at bay, and when he does get beaten initially, he recovers at a lightning quick pace like a man on a mission.
Parker is still somewhat puzzled how Daniel Jeremiah, the NFL Network’s lead draft analyst, came to grade Slater higher than Sewell on his latest top 50 listing. However, it certainly wasn’t close at the end of the 2019 season, and since neither Sewell nor Slater played at all this season, nothing should have changed film-wise. We’ll see what the NFL thinks for sure on the 29th (now just 26 days away) so for now don’t overthink things guys!!
Its the off-field concerns. But teams aren't unanimously going to end up with Slater > Sewell. But a few teams might.
The Ducks' massive offensive tackle prospect, who tops Bucky Brooks' ranking at the position, was the biggest draw of UO's pro day for NFL scouts, particularly as a 2020 opt-out. Sewell measured 6-4 7/8 and 331 pounds, was timed unofficially at 5.09 in the 40-yard dash, and had jumps of 28 inches (vertical) and 9-1 (broad), with 30 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press. His arm measured 33 1/4 inches, while his hand was 10 3/8 inches.
Sewell was responsible for just one sack over his final two seasons of play at Oregon (2018 and '19), spanning 1,376 snaps. As one of the most ballyhooed prospects in the 2021 class, the 20-year-old is widely projected to be a top-10 pick.
"Generational player. And I would say the same about him as a human being," Oregon coach Mario Cristobal said on Friday to NFL Network's Taylor Bisciotti, who was on assignment in Eugene, Oregon. "The leadership, the power which he plays with, his football IQ ... His ability just to see things, his instincts is something that, again, can change an entire franchise."
i take Sewell over Slater, but just barely. The more i think about it, the more i want--and think the Vikings want--their franchise LT from this draft...and not a guard.
I think the Vikings would be happiest with a Sewell, then a Slater, then a Darrisaw and if all three are gone, they will trade down with AVT still on the board to the frustration of many fans...then they will go edge and take an IOL like Meinerz in the middle round and look for their LT in free agency post draft.
Of course all this changes with a trade. And of course my mind will change six times before the draft.
Honestly, any pick to fix the OL and I'm fine. We protect Cousins, and we are a 13-3 14-3 team. I have no doubt about that.
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