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Topic subjectVadal Alexander, LSU (6'6, 340)
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2406793, Vadal Alexander, LSU (6'6, 340)
Posted by will_5198, Mon Jan-05-15 01:18 AM
Put him on a team that runs a power, man-blocking scheme, and he'll do alright. Face up against a tackle or end, and he can drive block almost anybody in college. But that's it. Anything on the second level, he's not getting to without scraping a knee first. Pulling is a success if he clears the line of scrimmage. Zone blocks are out of the question. Pass-blocking is fine as long as defensive fronts never stunt or the ball gets out before his man can do something dangerous like a swim move. Sixth or seventh round.

+ He'll clear the way on inside runs, or at least obstruct to the point where it's hard to get around him
+ *Salute* to the highest leg whip of the 2014 season; a full-on karate kick to the midsection
- Most NFL linemen can move faster backwards than he does forward
- His defender in pass protection should always be read by the quarterback as a double-gap blitz
- Out to lunch on approximately 62 percent of his snaps; a threat to block nobody on any given play