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"POSITIVES: Shows good hand placement and foot shuffling technique, doing a good job of spinning out to neutralize the edge rush … Runs with a normal stride and shows good flexibility and balance moving in space … Shows functional lateral quickness and slide agility … Plays with good aggression and is a smart player who understands checks, making good adjustments at the line of scrimmage … Motivates the other linemen and is the type who puts in extra hours after practice … Has adequate initial quickness off the snap and is quick to shoot his hands, striking with good pop to gain leverage … Scoops and seals with a quick, aggressive first step and pops up quickly in pass protection … Brings his feet well to gain movement coming off the snap and takes a hard step on contact, flashing explosion to cut and block linebackers … Does a nice job of getting underneath the pads of a defender and has the functional leg drive to wall off … Can seal and shows good ability to widen the hole … Comes out of his stance quickly on traps and pulls, showing good agility to get out and neutralize the defender on the perimeter … Adjusts on the move and lands with modest force … Plays with good patience on the edge, letting the defender make the first move and then countering … Sets with a good base and knee bend in pass protection and shows the ability to extend and separate … Can handle the switches to pick up line stunts and moves well to cut off the speedy pass rusher."
Sounds like Solari might make him a good one.
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