Good for him.
He has size for sure. I like him.
But I don't think though he has been super consistently great though. I tend to watch the OL through binoculars at the game and at times he's kinda hit and miss IMO. Misses on blocks at times, doesn't drive guys back who I think he should be able to do so durring running plays. He gets off track at times. Still he also can step up and play outstanding.
Granted I'm not a scout or GM or coach so maybe I'm missing something...
Good for him.
He has size for sure. I like him.
But I don't think though he has been super consistently great though. I tend to watch the OL through binoculars at the game and at times he's kinda hit and miss IMO. Misses on blocks at times, doesn't drive guys back who I think he should be able to do so durring running plays. He gets off track at times. Still he also can step up and play outstanding.
Granted I'm not a scout or GM or coach so maybe I'm missing something...
Thanks.No, you're seeing the same things that I am. He can also get blown by during his pass protection too (just like any other college Tackle).
This is my own speculation, but there's a chance that things are still moving a little fast for him. He does not have the benefit of 10,000 or more reps blocking that someone like Andries has. I saved a quote somewhere from Fleck (I'm not gonna find it - so this is paraphrasing) saying, "We have to Let our kids play fast. We need to simplify our schemes so that they're not thinking out there - they're just playing and reacting." He said this in response to firing the old DC and starting to have more success with Rossi.
If Daniel is out there thinking, he's really not playing. I've definitely seen him miss on some of the zone schemes where he goes to block the DE, but that DE stunts into the B gap, making him the assignment of Dunlap or someone else at guard. So he'll stay with that DE instead of protecting his "C" gap. This gives the LB a free shot into the backfield
OL can be a very difficult position mentally. Remembering who to block on which play, what happens if the defense lines up this other way, what if the QB switches the play before the snap, then which technique do I use, should I call for a combo block, do I need to alert the back then, and oh by the way what was the snap count?
It’s takes time and reps. To get the mental part down. And as others have said, you can’t play fast until you have the mental part locked down.
I think Fleck tells him this. Hope he listensI think he needs more work. Would really benefit him to play at least one more season here.
Hopefully the agent doesn't get in his ear too much.I think Fleck tells him this. Hope he listens
I agree with this assessment.The reason to declare is that he is a big body and his knees only have so many years of wear and tear in them.
The reason not to declare is that he's nowhere near ready for the NFL. Frankly, he's not really ready for college either but his size and athleticism let him get away with a lot of mistakes. I don't think that would fly in the NFL.
Sorry but I'm gonna have to disagree with you here. There's just too many highly talented tackles from P5 schools, as big or nearly as big as Faalele, who are ready to go with fundamentals.Every NFL coach thinks he's the best, and I guarantee they're all drooling over the prospect of being the one to take this kid from raw to HOF'er. I've said this since the day I learned about Faalele. His measurables are just too tempting for most teams to pass up, regardless of how much work he'll need.