STRENGTHS
Greg has the size, arm length, and foot quickness to play one of the offensive tackle positions for the team that selects him. He does an excellent job using his techniques that he is taught in practice, on to the field on game day. When he engages he is on balance and set’s well when pass blocking. When he run blocks, Greg is quick enough out of his stance to make the initial blow before his opponent can engage him. Greg is an athletic kid and might be the most athletic offensive tackle in this draft and could play on either side of your offensive line. He is young and will take time to learn the in’s and out’s of playing at the next level but that is no reason not to select Greg in this draft.
CONCERNS
My biggest concern is that Greg lacks a “feel” for his position. What do I mean, Greg wants to do plays like they were made up on the board? He wants to use his techniques exactly as he has learned to use them. When a defensive player doesn’t do or play, the way Greg practiced, he struggles to adjust mentally and physical. He also needs to get a lot stronger in his upper body. He struggles to handle physical players and gets off balance easily when up against a more physical and aggressive opponents.
TALENT BOARD ROUND 2.17
Remember the Talent Board round gives you a combination of where I think a player’s talent level is at and what round I would select a player if I was drafting in a perfect world. We all know the draft is far from a perfect world. Greg has very good talent but lacks the repetitions right now to understand how to play when everything around him is spinning out of control and not working they way things are supposed to work, like in practice. I expect my first-round selections to be plug and play type players and too me Greg is a bit away from that level right now. I’m sure after he works out he will move up on everyone’s boards but for me, I just go by the film and the film says he’s not ready for the NFL right now but he will be in a year or two. It you’re a playoff team I think you’d be crazy not to select Greg in the last part of the first round. If you’re a team that needs offensive lineman to play right away you might want to wait until the 2nd round and see if he is still available and then go for it because selecting this kid early and expecting him to preform quickly might be a little too much to ask of him. He needs more repetitions at the college level, so don’ think he’s going walk on to your team and not get your quarterback taken off on a stretcher if you play him at Left Tackle right away, trust that’s exactly what will happen. Don’t get me wrong, I like this kids’ talent and I love they way he is coachable but, in this draft, there is little talent at the offensive tackle position and my gut feeling is that Greg is being rushed to satisfy that lack of talent.
