STRENGTHS
Jedrick is a Right Tackle who has the athletic talent and skill set to play Left Tackle. He has excellent balance and the foot quickness to mirror his opponent. Jedrick shows the foot quickness to get out to the second level and make blocks and has the power, when run blocking, to dominate. Jedrick is very smart and works well with his teammates handling most stunts with excellent techniques and hand usage. What Jedrick brings with him to the next level besides the athletic talent and mature techniques to play the Right or Left Tackle positions is the high football IQ needed to be a leader as well as one of the better offensive linemen in this draft.
CONCERNS
I have to question why Jedrick isn’t playing on the left side of the offensive line? He has the athleticism, the mature techniques, the size, so why? He looks to me to have better athletic talent and techniques more mature than his counterpart on the other side, so once again…why? I can only go by what I see on film and what I see is, an athletic player not playing up to his athletic talent consistently. He has lazy feet and doesn’t always finish his blocks and he doesn’t block until he hears the whistle. Most of these issues are when he is run blocking. As far as pass blocking, he seems to use all of his talents but it’s hard to trust him on every play. Also, when he gets tired he gets sloppy and nasty. Jedrick needs to improve his mental toughness and physical stamina.
BOTTOM LINE 2.17
I have to wonder if Jedrick is pissed off that he is not playing on the left side instead of the right side? He is very smart and sometimes being that smart can be a gift…and a curse. I’ll be honest, the kid playing on the other side doesn’t have the talent Jedrick does so I could see why he might be pissed but it’s not an excuse. Am I suggesting that Jedrick is taking downs off? Absolutely not because, I don’t believe for a minute that Jedrick thinks he is not playing up to his talents on every play and that means, it’s a coaching problem. If they don’t turn on the film and show him and hold him accountable than that’s on them.
