PigskinPat 2,917 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 This young man must be a hoss and one heck of a talent. Nall: Ziemba's No. 1 for Now By Mark Murphy Inside the Auburn Tigers Posted Aug 18, 2007 Auburn's offensive line coach discusses the right tackle spot and the rest of the offensive line. Auburn, Ala.--With two weeks left until opening night, Lee Ziemba is the projected starter at offensive tackle. That is the word from Auburn offensive line coach Hugh Nall, who notes that he has been impressed with the work habits from the 6-8, 298-pound freshman from Rogers, Ark. “I think that as of right now, if we had to play right now, that is the way it would be,†says Nall when commenting about Ziemba lining up with the first team offense at Saturday’s practice. “What he is doing well is that he is playing hard,†Nall says. “He is giving 100 percent effort on everything. He actually plays too hard at times. In the offensive line you have to be fundamentally sound and he plays past his fundamentals sometimes, which is a good problem. “I would much rather have to coach at guy to slow down than speed up,†Nall says. “If you have to coach one to speed up, and what to do, it is sure tough. He is playing full speed. He is very talented. He is just very raw. Unfortunately, he is going to have to make a lot of mistakes to be a good one, but he has a chance to be a really good one.†Nall notes that it is not a lock that Ziemba will start vs. Kansas State. “We still have some competition. As of right now Ziemba is the starter. I thought he graded out better and did a lot things better in the pass pro (protection). I thought he really improved in his run blocking so that was an area he needed to improve in. “Assignment-wise, he was a lot better than he was a week ago,†Nall adds. “I don’t see him getting anything but better and better.†Looking at the offensive line as a whole comparing its play in scrimmage two on Friday night vs. scrimmage one six says earlier, Nall says, “I thought we made a lot of improvement. The assignment grade was a lot better. Still, the little things, the fundamentals, and the tempo at times, needs to improve, Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/39530-ziembas-future-already-looking-bright/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowegl 4 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 nice find. Thanks for posting. Ive heard nothing but good things about all these freshmen. The future is bright. Hopefully he is earning the spot instead of the other guys losing it. RT will be important for our offense and protection of Cox. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/39530-ziembas-future-already-looking-bright/#findComment-396503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnChopper1 0 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Good post! Hey, if these guys EARN a position with their talent, I trust with what our coaches have shown in the recent years, that they KNOW whether a guy can play against this level competition or not. Gotta have some faith! I hope he's all world! War Eagle! Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/39530-ziembas-future-already-looking-bright/#findComment-396566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKieAuburnDoug 1 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 practically the team chaplain as well. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/39530-ziembas-future-already-looking-bright/#findComment-396629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerguy 1 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Coach Nall gave high praise simply by saying the line had made great progress. He normally po-mouths the linemen. This could be a special bunch Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/39530-ziembas-future-already-looking-bright/#findComment-396650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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