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Patriots pick T Joe Thuney of North Carolina State at No. 78.
Patriots pick T Joe Thuney of North Carolina State at No. 78.
Two sacks allowed is pretty good considering that Brissett got sacked 37 times last year.
Going back to the good feet, 6-4 310 lbs Matt Light Logan Mankins lineman.
Best pick of the night from my pov although no one, NO ONE, thought BB would draft a guard this highly.
Tells me the two rookies may be an issue. Shaq's knees may be a big issue. Add in the Arizona trade and that is 4 guards plus Wendel and Stork if Andrews plays center
Thuney is quick. Wonder if there will be another quick type OL chosen.
Were the recent past picks a Googs thing or bad experiment????
Heck I don't even know what position they want him at.
Tells me the two rookies may be an issue. Shaq's knees may be a big issue. Add in the Arizona trade and that is 4 guards plus Wendel and Stork if Andrews plays center
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I just watched a film of Thuney playing LT for NC State vs. a very good Louisville DL.
FWIW, you can see why he doesn't give up a lot of sacks. He ain't a heavy-legged waist-bender. He gets out of his unusually upright stance very quickly and his kick-slide is textbook. I was impressed with his ability to mirror. Nobody got outside on him, but I couldn't find a hell of a lot of stuff to watch, but he was excellent in that one.
He isn't that big, but he showed me the ability to move large guys backwards on running plays and also that he has a knack for positioning himself to hook or screen guys out with those feet. He appears well-coached.
He does remind me of Matt Light, but I don't think Matt Light's feet were quite as good as this guy.
You'd think Thuney'd be vulnerable to bull rushes, but Light was almost identical in size and he never got bulled for some reason. Thuney is stronger than he looks. Another reason he reminded me of Light.
Thuney doesn't seem to get thrown around like Jordan Devey, Klein or some of the other young guys we've had. Good core strength, I guess.
For this season my guess is that the staff will see if he can handle the swing tackle for now and bye-bye Marcus Cannon, but he doesn't strike me as a career backup or somebody who will need a year on the bench in order to contribute. He can play.