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Originally Posted by RunKC
I’ve learned that guys like Eric Fisher and Garrett Bolles who have excellent athleticism aren’t going to be necessarily the best option.
I want size, smarts and technique first and foremost. If a guy isn’t the most athletic then I can understand it. Guys like Fisher and Bolles had poor technique and it killed them for years.
Meanwhile a guy like Schwartz who wasn’t the most athletic guy had adequate technique but learned from Joe Thomas and became a ****ing savant there.
God watching Schwartz shut down Von Miller time and time again was just a thing of beauty. And Von was so much faster then Mitch but it just didn’t matter bc Mitch had elite technique. He mastered hand placement, leverage and stance. He was so smart and recognized moves and just out maneuvered those guys.
Get me the best tackle with technique that’s available and have them go to Mitch’s house all summer
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What I have read lately/seen lately about Radunz is how good/clean his technique is. Ideally, you get a guy with great athleticism AND great technique.
I'd agree that I generally would take great technique first, though. It's more important than raw athletic ability. But if you can get good technique (or a guy with the foundations of it) and more athletic upside, I'd take that.