crisper57

Per the MB on Scout.com...

Source reports that Jordan Black will sign with the Cards today. He played LT and RT for the Chiefs. Anyone know anything about him?

Age: 27
Pos: OT
Experience: 4 years
College: Notre Dame
Drafted: Year:2003 Round:5 Pick:18, Chiefs

Anyone know anything about this guy?

Chopper0080

You tell me what reports this comes from and I will fill in the rest.

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Heucrazy

Yeah he sucked with the Chiefs. We better get a blocking TE and fullback if we're going to use this guy.

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Skkorpion

Yes. He sucked at Notre Dame but I have no idea about his performance as a pro.

football karma

back up thus far

My only concern is that KC had some tackle problems, and ended up playing Kyle Turley (IIRC)

TheCardFan

He was way worse than LD at LT...if true, we better hope he is playing RT.

Lets not start the blindside stuff again. Jordan Black can't pass block on the left side against the elite pass rushers...his only hope is playing on the strong side.

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Ho-Hum

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TheCardFan

I guess it's an upgrade. He will suck 30% worse than LD but cost 30% less. Well, until the franchise QB gets put in traction.

Shogun

BUUUUUM. He's GARBAGE.

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joeshmo

Here is what you need to know about him.

He was 2 sacks away from allowing a sack per game he started, and not only last year, but the year before as well.

Horrid Pass blocker and will need a ton of help from his gaurd, TE, RB, and or FB.

Not sure how is run blocking is, but he did have LJ running for him so I am not to sure how much of LJ success you can give to Black.

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crisper57

ESPN's scouts take:
Black was forced into the starting lineup the past two seasons due to injuries. He did not handle his starting role very well in 2005 but made great strides in 2006 and might have developed a bit of a market for himself in free agency. He has very good position versatility in that he has started games in his career at both the left and right offensive tackle positions. He is not really better suited for one over the other. At times he looks like he does not have the athletic ability to be a consistent left tackle. He also does not possess the great bulk or strength you want out of the right tackle position. He is a solid knee-bender and leverage player. He shows above average athletic ability for the position. He shows good foot quickness on the edge. Black is not a guy who can consistently handle the top edge rushers in the NFL, but he shows solid quickness out of his stance and can flatten out versus edge pressure. He really improved his hand quickness and usage. He shows a good initial stab to get the rusher off balance, which allows him to recover versus quick, wide-pressure to his outside shoulder. He plays with good knee bend in pass pro, He really improved his patience and ability to sit down without over-extending and lunging. He shows solid vision and instincts in pass pro. He does a good job of passing off on stunts. His biggest weakness in pass pro is his lack of change-of-direction ability. Though he improved his ability to slide laterally, he does not recover very well back inside. He does not have great anchor ability versus a bull rush, either. He can get knocked back on his heels and struggles to consistently re-direct. He is more of a finesse player in the run game. He is a position blocker who has to rely on angles in the run game. He does a good job of walling off the backside. He does a nice job of pulling on Kansas CityÆs strong side toss play. He can get out of his stance and shows the ability to get downfield once he builds up a head of steam. He can find the moving target out in space. He is not a physical run blocker. He will fall off base blocks. He does not get a consistent push. He can be late out of his stance at times in the run and passing games and he does not have that top recovery quickness. Overall he showed a lot of improvement this season when called on to start. With offensive line play on the downside in the NFL in recent seasons, Black might have created a small market for himself based on his 2006 improvement as a starting left offensive tackle.

Chainthroer

A tackle with the Chiefs. Maybe Grimm can teach him something. But, I'm not saying wow at this point.

Twist18

I am afraid this will be Oliver Ross II.

Shogun

But that would insinuate that he was actually good at one point.

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dreamcastrocks

I guess this is what you get when you are going for "depth"

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