In the GB game when things were still close enough, there was that short yardage toss play out into the right flat from Skelton to the Hyphen that should have gotten us a TD. However, Massie mysteriously blocked his man into the Hyphen’s feet and he gladly tackled the Hyphen for a loss and no points. That showed me that Massie had no clue where the play was to go and just mindlessly blocked his guy. No wonder Massie dropped from being a possible star linemen to being a role player on his college team and all of the other NFL teams who passed on Massie understood he was not worth a high draft pick.
As for Kelemete, hopefully Russ Grimm has not completed his effort to transform Kelemete from a quick footed offensive tackle into Grimm’s heavy, slow run blocking NFL prototype guard. In college, Kelemete had great success in protecting and giving Jake Locker time to pass and achieve college greatness. Kelemete was also recognized for his good work with all Pac12 honors. Before he was converted to the offensive line, Kelemete was a defensive lineman so he must also have that nasty streak you need in the NFL trenches. The NFL scouting report noted that he could be a tad short to be a NFL offensive tackle and that his technique needed to be improved. Hopefully, his quick feet are still there and his technique has improved from since OTAs and training camp.
I really hope the Cards look outside of their offensive linemen box (it hasn’t been working, agreed?) and give Kelemete a shot a right tackle. What’s the worse that could happen? Well, he might be as bad as Brandon Keith or Massie. And then he could show that he is a gamer and play a lot better.