I love Powers getting to learn from Yanda because that is exactly how I feel Marshall approaches the game.
In the rookie minicamp picture he literally looks like he’s yanda’s son lol
I love Powers getting to learn from Yanda because that is exactly how I feel Marshall approaches the game.
You don't want to fight this kid. He'll maul you like a grizzly!
You don't want to fight this kid. He'll maul you like a grizzly!
That's probably what we're going for. We want an offensive line that is going to be able to beat up teams before we unleash our speed.it's not an athletic interior. It'll have to be a fundamentally sound and tough interior.
Be careful when you break him down, you have to call him "the best G prospect in the draft", otherwise he will end your career tooWhen you get a chance, watch any interview with Powers. Strikes you as a tough dude, no doubt.
People shouldn't expect Powers to be a mauler. He's not that. He's very sound technically and mentally, has good feet and a clean stance in pass pro, and is efficient in any phase of run blocking (pull, down block, reach block, double team,...). Just don't expect him to move DT off the line of scrimmage because that's not his game. That's okay, we've seen Roman deal with much worse OLinemen, just don't expect a world beater, more of a cleaner starter at LG.
You don't want to fight this kid. He'll maul you like a grizzly!
Breaking down Powers' tape right now.if you ever see me fighting in the forest with a grizzly bear...
HELP THE BEAR!!!
People shouldn't expect Powers to be a mauler. He's not that. He's very sound technically and mentally, has good feet and a clean stance in pass pro, and is efficient in any phase of run blocking (pull, down block, reach block, double team,...). Just don't expect him to move DT off the line of scrimmage because that's not his game. That's okay, we've seen Roman deal with much worse OLinemen, just don't expect a world beater, more of a cleaner starter at LG.
When you get a chance, watch any interview with Powers. Strikes you as a tough dude, no doubt.
you may be stronger, but there's other ways to beat you.if you ever see me fighting in the forest with a grizzly bear...
HELP THE BEAR!!!
F in the chat for our fallen soldier.
Ben Powers is now coming for you
I still haven't had much of a watch. It's pretty funny....He looks as if he might snap at any second during those interviews.plays that way too - really seems to get defenders angry and tired - looks on his tape like he really enjoys wearing defenders down - makes me more excited about the quotes because they have some basis in the film and arent just talk
I've no interest in having my dreams crushed.Be careful when you break him down, you have to call him "the best G prospect in the draft", otherwise he will end your career too
it's an enlightening watch - one of those prospects id wished id watched pre-draft properly because i would have loved the pick at the time if that was the case - there's a lot of clues in his tape that point towards him being cerebral, well-coached, technically strong with really good hands and ability to react and adapt mid-playI still haven't had much of a watch. It's pretty funny....He looks as if he might snap at any second during those interviews.
I was about to comment “it’s not that he’s unathletic, it’s that he lacks some flexibility” until I read further and saw that you already said it lol.was just coming here to say something similar - just watched a load of tape and the dude is a technician with his hands and upper body - he's got a strong anchor but also having seen all the comments and criticisms about him as unathletic i was then surprised to see just how consistently successful he was pulling across the line and also moving laterally to block the edge guy on an island on some of those weird play action boots where they pull the tackle to sell the play action and leave powers to block the DE 1v1
he also is really good at leaning on defenders and wearing them down through games - so he's not gonna blow people away but honestly that's not what we're looking for in a LG really as long as they can anchor which he definitely can
my worry about him is lower body flexibility and sinking his hips more especially against big guys - he's got by for the mostpart in college by just being stronger than the person in front of him so he just controls them with his hands but at the nfl he's going to have to bring his lower body into it to and getting his pad level lower in general
pad level would be my biggest criticism of him
but as ive watched more film i think this ben powers pick is probably my 2nd favourite pick in our whole draft after hollywood
I was about to comment “it’s not that he’s unathletic, it’s that he lacks some flexibility” until I read further and saw that you already said it lol.
Powers really is a technician and while I didn’t have him as a fourth rounder, he’s a guy I was surprised that everyone was so low on. He’s pretty ideal for romans scheme, he shield blocks and reach blocks very well.
Also weird you shared this because I started to put together a video breakdown and bookmarked this as the top play lolit's an enlightening watch - one of those prospects id wished id watched pre-draft properly because i would have loved the pick at the time if that was the case - there's a lot of clues in his tape that point towards him being cerebral, well-coached, technically strong with really good hands and ability to react and adapt mid-play
this clip in particular shows his ability to read what's in front of him even post-snap and even while engaged
https://twitter.com/abukari/status/1122230367988211712
he's 1v1 with possibly the best player in the draft class in quinnen williams and engages but also sees mack wilson blitzing his gap so uses 1 hand to stymie the blitz and stop wilson's free path to the backfield and murray and allow the crease to form on the other side of the LoS