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Landon Tengwall breaks down OL

Combo said:
Excellent breakdown. SJ missed a ton of blocks where it wouldn't have mattered if he were 6'5 330. Just simply missed his assignment. Not good, but something that can be fixed.
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Can definitely be fixed, it’s not like he just getting overpowered. He seems to not know what he’s doing, too many false steps and taking himself out of position. For him, it’s imperative he’s in the right position so he’s not putting himself at a disadvantage from the beginning. He’s not a behemoth and use his length to help himself recover once he makes a false steps.

SJ is an interesting player, he’s smaller, but really athletic. When he does get his hands on another player he holds up fine. You see it in his pass pro. Not a road grader by any means though.

The top 10 OL by mid season will be Pancake, Buchanan, RR, SJ, McCoy, Hawks, Congdon, Cantwell, Wilkerson, and Woodrow. The guards are just young and they will have to grow up quick, all 4 have potential though and can contribute.
 
I think people see that SJ is relatively small, then they see him whiff on a block and attribute to his size. His issue is mental errors.

In terms of physical attributes, he’s got good feet, and his size allows him to play with leverage. When he blocks the right guy, he wins the rep, especially in pass pro.

I think Mario/Mirabal went with the best pass-blocking combination because we have a Heisman-caliber QB and an embarrassment of riches at WR. The run game will be a work in progress all season as the mental errors get ironed out.

BTW that was pretty much what happened last year. Our run game didn’t really take off until the CFP.
 
CanesAreAble said:
I think people see that SJ is relatively small, then they see him whiff on a block and attribute to his size. His issue is mental errors.

In terms of physical attributes, he’s got good feet, and his size allows him to play with leverage. When he blocks the right guy, he wins the rep, especially in pass pro.

I think Mario/Mirabal went with the best pass-blocking combination because we have a Heisman-caliber QB and an embarrassment of riches at WR. The run game will be a work in progress all season as the mental errors get ironed out.

BTW that was pretty much what happened last year. Our run game didn’t really take off until the CFP.
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100% he showed improvement in our last game, yes, the competition wasn’t great, but that’s not his issue, it was mental errors and he cut them down the last game. He’s a powerhouse with really long arms, and when he gets his hands on you, he doesn’t lose the rep, he just needs to keep making the correct decisions out there and not allowing a mental error to take him out of the play. I think SJ’s gonna be one of our better guards this year once those things get cleaned up.
 
They clearly see something in cantwell to keep trying to fit him in even though he clearly is the worst of them. I’m not totally sure why they are putting so much into him and none into a swing tackle. I don’t see any other guards cracking the rotation. What will benefit the line most with this stuff is continuity and the last thing they need is another guard to teach. A swing tackle I could see just because they have more experience out there. Buchanan played better than I thought. The top 5 seem clear.
 
Confirms what anyone with eyes can see, 65 isn’t a starting OL on a championship level team. 76 is about a mid as you can be for a team with these aspirations. 79 needs a lot of work, but the physical attributes are there.
 
CanesAreAble said:
I think people see that SJ is relatively small, then they see him whiff on a block and attribute to his size. His issue is mental errors.

In terms of physical attributes, he’s got good feet, and his size allows him to play with leverage. When he blocks the right guy, he wins the rep, especially in pass pro.

I think Mario/Mirabal went with the best pass-blocking combination because we have a Heisman-caliber QB and an embarrassment of riches at WR. The run game will be a work in progress all season as the mental errors get ironed out.

BTW that was pretty much what happened last year. Our run game didn’t really take off until the CFP.
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If you gonna be small atleast be the smartest guy in room and know what to do.. Small and dumb mistake filled who can get a player killed or knee blown.. How many mulligans does he get?
 
skyman said:
If you gonna be small atleast be the smartest guy in room and know what to do.. Small and dumb mistake filled who can get a player killed or knee blown.. How many mulligans does he get?
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His pass pro will keep him on the field.
 
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