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re: Kelly discussing right side of O line and 'standout' Freshman With UPDATE
Posted on 8/5/22 at 8:40 am to Jack Daniel
Posted on 8/5/22 at 8:40 am to Jack Daniel
Also at some point he has to be accountable for the fact that he was crazy top heavy when he got here and is still crazy top heavy however many years later. He's also been seen staring into space sitting on the bench as the other OL are meeting and going over things during the game....So, he's wasted alot of time being disinterested in the weight room and on the field, and too interested at the table. I think that's even more important now with CBK, I don't see him playing overweight OL
This post was edited on 8/5/22 at 8:52 am
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Posted on 8/5/22 at 8:41 am to lsufan1971
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The best college center that’s ever played the game was 6’1 and 288 lbs….Dave Rimington
Nice stat gramps, but he didn't play against guys that weigh 340 pounds while running 40s in the 4s.
Posted on 8/5/22 at 8:44 am to Jack Daniel
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So it’s official, Kardell Thomas is a bust
He's still 350 pounds this year, he's simply not going to play at that weight and being like 6'2. Hate to see it for him but you have to put in the work and get in shape if you're going to play now.
This post was edited on 8/5/22 at 8:45 am
Posted on 8/5/22 at 8:48 am to GeauxLSU4
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I have a hard time trusting Charles Turner at center weighing only 285 going against some of the high end nose tackles or 1 techniques he’ll see in this league
Dont know why you got so many downvotes but if anyone is comfortable with Turner playing center here they havent paid attention to the last several years here's been here.
He cant handle the SEC big guys inside, never has been able to. They will be trying different guys at center this fall camp, they are trying to find another solution because they know Turner aint it.
This post was edited on 8/5/22 at 8:49 am
Posted on 8/5/22 at 8:53 am to thunderbird1100
Im going with Martinez or Dellinger this year
Posted on 8/5/22 at 8:59 am to ForTheWin81
Buddy Songy said Bradford was working at RT yesterday & Dellenger was working at LG
Posted on 8/5/22 at 9:02 am to ProjectP2294
The idea of a smaller center having advantages can be true but it’s predicated on having high level traits. Tyler Linderbaum just got drafted in the first round at C with historically short arms and under 300 lbs, but he’s also a freak athlete and an elite wrestler. Jason Kelce is tiny and arguably the NFL’s best center the last decade. He’s also insanely quick and tough as nails.
Posted on 8/5/22 at 9:08 am to lob1284
Aggregate NFL combine data since 2000 shows the average Center at the combine as 6’3” 303
Posted on 8/5/22 at 9:09 am to Lester Earl
Buddy gave you a peak under the bikini?
Posted on 8/5/22 at 9:10 am to The Hurricane
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We’ve also seen fans complain about having centers that are too big and should be a tackle. Center is a unique position
I still think Pocic would have dominated at LT
Posted on 8/5/22 at 9:14 am to Lester Earl
Dellenger LG
Bradford “appreciatively thinner at RT
Dumervil backing up at RT
Marlon Martinez looks huge at 340
Fitzgerald West looked great at C
Mason Taylor TE looks like a first-off- the bus type guy
Bradford “appreciatively thinner at RT
Dumervil backing up at RT
Marlon Martinez looks huge at 340
Fitzgerald West looked great at C
Mason Taylor TE looks like a first-off- the bus type guy
Posted on 8/5/22 at 9:21 am to lsufan1971
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The best college center that’s ever played the game was 6’1 and 288 lbs….Dave Rimington
From a different time, era, and game..
Posted on 8/5/22 at 9:22 am to Lester Earl
hopefully we figure it out. this tells me is we have a bunch of good lineman, not a lot of great ones. The great ones dont get mentioned and are just plugged in.
Posted on 8/5/22 at 10:22 am to Jack Daniel
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So it’s official, Kardell Thomas is a bust
He was a bit overrated to begin with, but big men rarely return to 100% form after popping an achilles.
Posted on 8/5/22 at 10:26 am to tilthatday
He dominated against high schoolers that he usually outweighed by nearly 100lbs, and found that everyone in college was as big and strong as he was.
Posted on 8/5/22 at 10:27 am to Lester Earl
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Fitzgerald West looked great at C
I think he's the future at center. I've gotten flack for saying that on here with people saying he's a 3-4 year project. He's a very good athlete, quick as shite, and tough and hard to move. He will not have a huge learning curve at center.
Posted on 8/5/22 at 10:38 am to CatfishJohn
Shid he might start this year. He has the stoping power, if he can catch onto the mental side of it
Posted on 8/5/22 at 10:45 am to lob1284
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The idea of a smaller center having advantages can be true but it’s predicated on having high level traits. Tyler Linderbaum just got drafted in the first round at C with historically short arms and under 300 lbs, but he’s also a freak athlete and an elite wrestler. Jason Kelce is tiny and arguably the NFL’s best center the last decade. He’s also insanely quick and tough as nails.
Yeah I dont have nearly as much an issue with pure size as I do strength. Brett Helms was the center here in the mid-late 2000s and did really well. Keep in mind even back then he was dealing with guys like Terrence Cody across from him. SEC had some dudes on the interior DL. He was in that 275-280 range and started for 3 years at center.
Turner isnt far off from that but the guy just has no strength and cant hold his spot. He is going to get pushed way back into the backfield by your typical SEC interior Dlineman quite easily. We just have to find an alternative at center who can hold their ground better.
This post was edited on 8/5/22 at 10:47 am
Posted on 8/5/22 at 10:52 am to Jack Daniel
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At first the line included Will Campbell at left tackle, Tre’Mond Shorts at left guard, Charles Turner at center, Kardell Thomas at right guard and Cameron Wire at right tackle.
Did ya'll not see this?
Looks like he may not be a bust to me. At least he's close to playing time, huh?...
This post was edited on 8/5/22 at 11:12 am
Posted on 8/5/22 at 10:59 am to Lester Earl
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Shid he might start this year. He has the stoping power, if he can catch onto the mental side of it
I could see him getting reps in cupcakes then starting by end of the year. He's a quick moving boulder.
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