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Originally Posted by KittyCat
Thoughts on quenton nelson? Paging naptown
I totally want bears to draft him
I bet he goes before the 8th though
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probably the best guard i've ever seen
i cant find the link w/ all the pancake highlights but this one is very good
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"it's a 6 man protection scheme; 5 OL and a back - the center/qb turns the protection to the left (center, Nelson, McGlinchey are responsible for gap to their left and the RG and RT are in man protection guard with #1 DL and RT with #2). The back helps to the right and is responsible (I assume) for inside out blitz protection.
Georgia sends an overload to our right (likely knowing that we turn our protection away from our running back because we are easy to scheme against) and only one to the left; I cannot see here but I assume the DE drops into curl/flat zone. We only have 3 guys to block their 4 (RG, RT, back) but the center does end up helping on the crash but that is still a 2 vs. 1 and not a pass off). Nelson checks to make sure that the DT and DE aren't running an inside stunt/game because he's responsible for B gap first. When it's clear that his side is empty, he gets his head on a swivel and cleans up.
Really above and beyond what you would expect even at the NFL level. I think Nelson is going to be an All Pro for many years assuming he stays healthy and I hope like hell everyone passes on him until SF picks because he's "just a guard."