Welcome G Cole Strange

[dmac_bolt]

I have a strong feeling that what's gonna happen is that we will start Penning-Biadasz-Strange at IOL, and find out whether that works.

I will tout my IOL favs for early picks regardless.

A very mobile Herbert and dtnamic playcalling from McD will be our plan.

It might be a horror movie starring Jason, or it might be Young Frankenstein.

I have a moderate feeling you are correct.

[dmac_bolt]

A little pricy for back up

says who?

[foreigner]

I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt to the new offense coaching staff and say that maybe our OLiners werent that bad but the scheme and coaching provided by the previous OC and the OL Coach.

[sonorajim]

I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt to the new offense coaching staff and say that maybe our OLiners werent that bad but the scheme and coaching provided by the previous OC and the OL Coach.

Alt was a stud. When he went down we struggled. Barely average Zion was our best OL.Boze hiked the ball OK most of the time but was the NFL's worst blocking C. Bechton had a lot of owies and was confused, played poorly. I didn't keep up with who played where at OT but it wasn't good.

The new staff gets top players at LT-C-RT. That alone makes the OL far better. I very much look forward to seeing the 2026 LAC team on the field.

[DerwinBosa]

Go Long's Bob McGinn is going to run his NFL Draft series again this year. The website provided links to his previous articles, so I decided to look up what some anonymous NFL scouts said about Cole Strange in 2022. Some interesting stuff that I think is still relevant today. He was ranked #3 in the center category, but there was also talk of him playing guard. Perhaps he could move inside to center if Biadasz goes down.

3. COLE STRANGE, Chattanooga (6-5, 305, 5.08, 2-3): Spent six seasons at the FCS level. “I like him as a guard,” said one scout. “I like him in a West Coast system to run off the ball in a wide zone. He can do that. He’s got a real upside. He fit right in that category with (Hobart’s) Ali Marpet and some of these small-school guys nobody ever heard of … the kid (Quinn) Meinerz (Wisconsin-Whitewater) last year. He went in the third and ended up being a starter (for Denver). He was a guard in college but took reps at center in the Senior Bowl.” Strange played mostly center in Mobile after starting 42 games at LG, one at center and one at LT. “Mountain man, has a big beard,” a second scout said. “Very smart (Wonderlic of 28). Lots of fights he’s had on the field. His team and the other team. He’s a tough SOB. Won’t take any shit. Like this kid. Good chance he can play center.” Led the centers on the bench press (31) and broad jump (10-0). “He’s a figment of someone’s imagination,” a third scout said. “He’s narrow built and plays that way. You can see the strength when he’s playing I-AA but when he plays bigger comp he gets pushed around. He’s stiff in space. I don’t see the athlete I want for center. He’s like a tweener that’s not great at either (position). Plays his nuts off. He’s mean. He’s a good free agent but I see very limited upside.” From Knoxville, Tenn.

Also found this interesting, since Harbaugh said something similar after Joe Alt was drafted two years ago.

QUOTE TO NOTE

NFL personnel man: “There aren’t a ton of centers so people will take them higher than they should. I look for an undersized tackle that’s athletic enough for center. Andy Reid always says bring me tackles and I can get them playing inside. For center, you need intelligence, leadership, confidence, flexibility and athleticism.”