re: Some walk ons that impressed during spring game

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#53 LT (FR.) Brian Balestra - Played LT late in the game and held his own, got some size at 6'4 311...xfer from Georgetown

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Balestra is the poster child for why it is so difficult to evaluate and thus recruit OL.

Was an undersized OG who now looks like a prototypical OT... without the benefit of years at a P5 school. Don't get me wrong, he isn't an all-world prototypical OT. But his transformation is worthy of great respect.

It took a combination of genetics and effort... a lot of effort... to get there, but he got there.

Mark my words, we will need him at some point in the season- and he'll come through. He puts in work like a starter being threatened by the bench. Which is exactly what you want from your bench. Don't be surprised to see him as relief all over the place.

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53 played the entire game with the 2's he is a true center

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If he’s a true center why weren’t we trying him there in the spring game? It’s our weakest position on the line

Turner looked better than years past.

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That doesn't make him a starting OL; he'll get dominated in the SEC.

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I'm not as sure of that as you are, but I am indeed skeptical of Turner. Very skeptical that he's where we need him to be.

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Martinez or Dellinger should be the starting Center. They both need to get healthy and get their butts back out on the field..........

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Agreed. It may be some bias based on histrionics but I see Dellinger as the next Pocic where he can be C, OG, or OT (we need 3 very solid of those by the way).