STRENGTHS
Christian has good size and overall solid athletic talent. He has the type of athletic talent that will allow him to play more than one position on your offensive line. Christian has the agility and foot quickness to go out to the second level and make blocks. He shows enough foot quickness to be used on sweeps and screens and as a pulling offensive lineman. He has those long arms that will help him keep those speed rushes away from his quarterback on obvious passing downs. There is obvious athletic talent when I watch Christian on film that being said, there are also obvious questions that will need to be answered too.
CONCERNS
Once again, the talent is there but the attention to detail seems to be lacking big time. Christian plays up to high and loses leverage when pass blocking or when run blocking. I don’t see any obvious injury concerns in his play but one never knows about these things for sure.
BOTTOM LINE 3.00
When I first started doing profiles, players with Christian’s talent and lack of “attention to details” would burn me up. But I’m older now, and more sensitive to other people’s feelings. I know Christian will show up well at the Senior Bowl because he is athletic, and will put on a good show but, trusting him as an offensive tackle at the next level, seems to me to be a bit of a stretch. My guess is that Christian will be moved into the guard position but I don’t know if that will work out either if he doesn’t lower his center consistently and become more consistent in using his techniques. If he does become more consistent I can see him becoming a solid guard with the potential to be used as a tackle in a pinch. How do you like the new sensitive me? It sucks, doesn’t it? He’s the real me, on the outside Christian struggles because he doesn’t finish and gives up too easily. On the inside as a guard, he lacks the mental strength to be consistent in his blocking techniques and leverage and once again gives up too easily. But what do I know, been only following the draft since 1979 and doing public profiles since 2004 and still I can get it wrong.
