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He’s the most underrated defensive tackle in the NFL 

He’s the most underrated defensive tackle in the NFL 


In response to Jeff from Brooklyn, Spoff said something along the lines of it’s on the personnel department to know if a prospect is developing as they should. Can you expand on that? Do we have scouts that just watch our practices and young players to see how development is coming? I would think the coaches can handle that but maybe they are too invested in installs and who is making the correct play? How does that shake out? Loved to hear from Vic, eagle on a par-4.

If it’s filmed, someone is watching. Obviously, coaches grade players in the classroom but Brian Gutekunst and his top lieutenants also attend practices to watch players and get feedback. Away from the field, Gutekunst and Matt LaFleur also meet frequently to discuss the state of the roster.

Josh from Playa Majagual, Nicaragua

I think we may be a little naïve in stating coaches in the NFL aren’t teaching their players how to bend the rules. Offensive linemen are taught how to get away with a hold by keeping their hands inside the frame of the body, DBs are coached on when and how they can get away with a late grab to close the gap, and WRs are instructed how to draw PIs on uncatchable balls. Most coaches are former players, and they all learn and teach how to gain an edge without getting flagged. No longevity!? See: Bill Belichick.

What I took from Spoff’s response was you can’t teach bad technique. That’s how bad habits develop. There’s a difference between understanding where the lines are blurred (e.g. an O-lineman keeping his hands inside the framework of the body) and where contact could get you in trouble as a DB. Even if it’s not called in a game, teams review tape every week. If you’re putting bad film out there, the opposition will work to expose it.

Justin from Harrisburg, PA

I did not check the second round, but the last time all first-round QBs were re-signed by the teams that drafted them was in 2008. The Falcons drafted Matt Ryan No. 3, and the Ravens drafted Joe Flacco No. 18.

It’s rare for a draft to produce first-rounders who all become franchise quarterbacks for the team that selected them, especially in this day and age when six QBs come off the board in the first 12 picks.

Daniel from Chillicothe, MO

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