Joe Thomas hate all of a sudden? Why. - Page 4

john h · April 9th, 2007, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pariah

eh. I don't hate (...well, not Thomas, at least).

But, I've never been super-high on him either. I hope he falls to us because we have a crazy need for him, but like I said in another draft if I personally had a choice between him and AP at 5, I'd take AP.

But Thomas is #2 with a bullet on my list.

I am not one who normally would draft a lineman in the top 5 but listening to all the so called experts I would draft Thomas and hopefully we do. I think we have at least a 50/50 chance that this will happen. We are the Cards however and we still have Rod Graves who says he is calling the shots?

MadCardDisease · April 9th, 2007, 02:01 PM

Joe Thomas is your classic positional blocker. He uses his quick feet to position himself in a way to wall off the defender. What makes Thomas so good is his quickness off the snap. If a positional run blocker is slow off the snap they will most likely not be able to gain a positional advantage over their opponent.

Levi Brown is also a positional run blocker despite his strength. Brown is very good at positioning himself and using his strength to turn the defender away from the play. He isn't that aggressive straight ahead mauler that some people are trying to make him out to be. The major problem with Brown is his pass blocking. I think he will struggle against the speed of the NFL DEs. Brown tends to plant his feet when he engages the DE. Once his feet stop moving NFL DEs will easily beat him with a couple different moves.

BullheadCardFan · April 9th, 2007, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadCardDisease

The major problem with Brown is his pass blocking. I think he will struggle against the speed of the NFL DEs. Brown tends to plant his feet when he engages the DE. Once his feet stop moving NFL DEs will easily beat him with a couple different moves.

I watched the Dlinemen at TC one year and was amazed at the different moves that Berry had .. man was he quick .. so you are right in saying that if Browns feet stop moving then quick DEs will go right around him ..