RunInRed 16,360 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 No threads on our best OL? Looking for big things this year out of Braden ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djg0017 726 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 My old roommate was chemistry partners with Braden.. Said Braden never said a word. And never really had to -- he was as big as the lab table itself. I expect him to excel at any position he's ever placed in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jAUSon 2,836 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 11 minutes ago, djg0017 said: My old roommate was chemistry partners with Braden.. Said Braden never said a word. And never really had to -- he was as big as the lab table itself. I expect him to excel at any position he's ever placed in got to watch those quiet dudes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djg0017 726 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Just now, jAUSon said: got to watch those quiet dudes Definitely wouldn't want to share leg room under a table with Braden! Not sure there would be any left over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 The ideal college athlete ...never makes the news except on game day.....Way to go Braden...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd4au 1,145 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 No thread on Braden because there is nothing to argue about with him. Everyone knows he is the best. If I could bring myself to do the man crush thing he would be mine , but I just can't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUpreacherman22 3,876 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Braden Drago is a MONSTER! I'm looking forward to watching him mash some poor defenders who get in his way in just a couple of weeks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 So glad Braden picked Auburn. I've really enjoyed watching him play on the OL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDUBB4AU 5,102 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I expect a lot out of Braden this year. I feel like he needs to be more aggressive and more viscous as a run blocker . The draft will come calling either way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,818 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Is his percentage hurt by the fact that he was placed in the impossible situation of having to block Myles Garrett after pulling from the opposite side....TWICE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUtigers2324 42 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 On 8/20/2017 at 9:59 AM, JDUBB4AU said: I expect a lot out of Braden this year. I feel like he needs to be more aggressive and more viscous as a run blocker . The draft will come calling either way Idk, I think being completely solid would be more effective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle 9,064 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 12 minutes ago, AUtigers2324 said: Idk, I think being completely solid would be more effective Maybe what he meant to say was that, as a "viscous" lineman, defensive players will be glued to his blocks, making him difficult to escape from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triangletiger 1,599 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 12 minutes ago, AUtigers2324 said: Idk, I think being completely solid would be more effective Viscosity is definitely a better trait for a D-lineman than an O-lineman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDUBB4AU 5,102 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 4 hours ago, AUtigers2324 said: Idk, I think being completely solid would be more effective Geez. You got me man lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
API 95 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 5 hours ago, Tiger said: Is his percentage hurt by the fact that he was placed in the impossible situation of having to block Myles Garrett after pulling from the opposite side....TWICE? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Probably won't be a popular opinion, but here goes... I feel we have done Braden a great injustice keeping him at guard or RT. LT is where the money is, and he is without question our best lineman. I feel like he has been for years. When he first came in as a freshman, it was too hard to keep him off the field so he took over the RG spot. I would imagine he thought he would be moved to the outside in a season or two. He has become a dominant guard but at the next level, guards don't make near the paycheck a LT makes. Maybe I'm wrong. I know most here love him at RG, but I've ALWAYS wanted to see him at LT so he would be able to really make himself a paycheck at the next level. He will unquestionably get an NFL paycheck. I just feel we have held him back from making a larger one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 9 minutes ago, Auburn2Eugene said: Probably won't be a popular opinion, but here goes... I feel we have done Braden a great injustice keeping him at guard or RT. LT is where the money is, and he is without question our best lineman. I feel like he has been for years. When he first came in as a freshman, it was too hard to keep him off the field so he took over the RG spot. I would imagine he thought he would be moved to the outside in a season or two. He has become a dominant guard but at the next level, guards don't make near the paycheck a LT makes. Maybe I'm wrong. I know most here love him at RG, but I've ALWAYS wanted to see him at LT so he would be able to really make himself a paycheck at the next level. He will unquestionably get an NFL paycheck. I just feel we have held him back from making a larger one. Held him back? Maybe or maybe not. BUT...Coaches should play him where he does the most for the team.......right or wrong?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, AU64 said: Held him back? Maybe or maybe not. BUT...Coaches should play him where he does the most for the team.......right or wrong?. I agree on that front. And i feel thats why we started him at guard immediately. I'm just looking at things from a draft perspective. We hear so much about how other teams have X amount of first rounders and that gets used as negative recruiting against us for our lack of them. I'm not saying he would be a sure fire 1st rounder at LT. Nor am I saying it's a sure thing he won't be a 1st round pick at guard. I'm just saying tackle is drafted more than guard in the 1st. If we moved him outside last season and he had 4 collegiate seasons starting and 2 of them outside, he would of had a better chance of being a 1st day pick, and made a WHOLE LOT more money. But like I said, it' just my opinion and I knew it wouldn't be a popular one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,128 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Great guards don't always make great tackles. If he stood out at LT I believe we would have moved him there and moved James to guard last year. I think we play him at guard as that is his best position. I am not saying he can't play tackle but that he fits better at guard and that is where he will probably go at the next level. You are right though tackles do make more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80Tiger 899 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 32 minutes ago, AuburnNTexas said: Great guards don't always make great tackles. If he stood out at LT I believe we would have moved him there and moved James to guard last year. I think we play him at guard as that is his best position. I am not saying he can't play tackle but that he fits better at guard and that is where he will probably go at the next level. You are right though tackles do make more. Agreed. If he was a great tackle, he would be in that position. I think he is in the position that he is the best at. I think you see a lot more tackles mover to guards as opposed to guards move to tackle. If you don't have the quick feet at tackle position you can't cover that outside rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDEKC 187 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I'm also not sure he can play LT in the NFL. Even if we moved him there and he did well, that doesn't mean an NFL team is going to draft him to play that position. RG contracts actually look to be higher now than RT in the NFL and aren't too far off from LT. Right Guard Salaries Right Tackle Salaries Left Tackle Salaries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 2 hours ago, AuburnNTexas said: Great guards don't always make great tackles. If he stood out at LT I believe we would have moved him there and moved James to guard last year. I think we play him at guard as that is his best position. I am not saying he can't play tackle but that he fits better at guard and that is where he will probably go at the next level. You are right though tackles do make more. Also...seems our OL guys are trained for the running game rather than pass protection and NFL has mostly become a passing league...how does that affect their potential? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80Tiger 899 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 1 hour ago, WDEKC said: I'm also not sure he can play LT in the NFL. Even if we moved him there and he did well, that doesn't mean an NFL team is going to draft him to play that position. RG contracts actually look to be higher now than RT in the NFL and aren't too far off from LT. Right Guard Salaries Right Tackle Salaries Left Tackle Salaries Did you see where Greg Robinson's contract is 100% guaranteed? Genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDEKC 187 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 32 minutes ago, 80Tiger said: Did you see where Greg Robinson's contract is 100% guaranteed? Genius. With the latest CBA most 1st rounders are above 70% guaranteed and most in the top 10-15 range are 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo Duke 49 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 1 hour ago, AU64 said: Also...seems our OL guys are trained for the running game rather than pass protection and NFL has mostly become a passing league...how does that affect their potential? Has been that way, but Herb, and now Chip will change that. Braden will be drafted Late 1st Round IMO. He will go high due to his lack of injuries as well as hid ability to move around. I bet he could play C if he HAD TO. He is going to be similar to Jeff Backus (Played at Norcross HS/Michigan/Detroit, is the only player to start all 4 years on the OL at UM and never miss a game, and hold the record for starts without missing a game for OL in the NFL IIRC), IYAM, in that he will go somewhere, and stay a decade or more, and not miss a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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