Cordy Glenn, OT/OG, Georgia

He is the complete opposite of Vlad but still needs tons of work.

Most people will hear me say that and go “Great! he’s nothing like Vlad. Draft him now!” Stick with me for a moment and you might find that some of you would come to look at PROSPECTS at O-line in a different way.
Glenn is Huge! But at 350 pounds he’s about the same size as Vlad and you might find that after looking at both play the position that they carry that load very differently. Of course size isn’t all that matters. You don’t have to be this big to play this position well but It’s in how you carry that weight in both aspects of line blocking that sheds light on what you can be in the NFL.
Watch Glenn at T in the passing game. His tech is raw and flawed but there is more to it which makes saying “He can be coached up” a little more tuff to say.
The good. At his best his technique is sound and looks acceptable- his inital step out of his stance is solid. It’s not too deep and he does a good job keeping his weight under him before contact. But it’s not long before it all turns bad. The next step or two for a T should have the prospect looking to keep himself clean and his hands out in front of him and ready for the inital shove he wants to give the rusher to keep him honest and buy his QB a nice chunk of the inital 3 seconds of protection he needs. Glenn does that but it’s when he makes contact that it goes wrong. There are two types of Tackles when it comes to how they block a rushers outside rush move. “Blockers” and “riders”. Glenn isn’t just a rider- he latches on to his assignment and hangs on. And when I say latch I mean “hold”. I constantly get the impression that his lower body is trying desperatly to keep up with the girth above his waist. He uses that to his advantage most of the time but whenever you see a Tackle get great inside hand position and then just lean his girth forward like that. It makes you wonder if thats gonna fly at the next level. He will look down right horrible against guys who are good at protecting their breast plate and who have good hand movement. But then againmost players already do in that circumstance.
Now watch Vlads drop step and foot movement in the passing game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwLp0hBtWsg
Notice his chopping feet. Constantly shifting his weight front and back, front and back, Keeping his hands free. He never latches on too soon and he never puts too much of his weight out in front of him. That punch that Mayock points out is not something that Glenn has in his tool box. He can’t control his upper body enough to do it. If Glenn wiffs on a punch like that he’ll be picking turf rubber out of his nose for the next few plays. Go back to Cordy and watch similer plays at Tackle. If you get the impression that he his occasionally running after the top half of his body then your starting to catch my point. Glenn can’t carry this much weight and it’s a detriment to him at the level he plays at now. It stands to get even worse In the NFL.
The running game is another problem. Cordy is what people call a finesse blocker. Go back to his tapes at T and watch how soft he is. Finesse blockers operate out of a different skill set than maulers like Vlad. Glenn looks to attack his assignments playside shoulder and wall off his man in almost every occasion. (2:40 in the BS game is a perfect example) He should be looking to drive his assignment off the ball on the play. The play has a FB hitting the hole and his man is playing a gap. The block is right there for him to absolutely donimate the guy and he gets stood up without making any ground. He lets the the other guy dictate to him. The running game is about occupying the space infront of you before the other guy does and he should know that by now. Glenn has the size to dominate that space infront of him but he doesn’t. This kid is a monster at 350 plus and he plays the run game like a kitten. He has all the tools to be a beast in the run game but he’s got a timid nature.

Thats is where teams like the Jets have to make their decision. Can the Jets teach a kid like this to manage his weight properly and bring out a little nasty in him? His weight is an issue and he could very well eat himself out of the league like Jet Orange has already said. It sounds funny to say but it’s very true. He already has problems controling his girth and he plays like he’s too top heavy to boot. I don’t like the way he moves under that heavy load. It’s not natural for a big man like that. It makes me think he ate his way to putting on that weight instead of adding muscle in addition to fat.
He is a solid prospect at T. I still like Vlad at G because he could develop into the best runblocker on the team there. But I wonder if the team is ready to give up on making Vlad a tackle yet. Vlad still has the higher ceiling at that position imo. He handles the weight better and has a year under him. Glenn could start and play better than Hunter this year but I think Vlad could do the same after this years camp. I just don’t know how I feel about drafting another tackle in the 2nd round. I could see a mid round pick going to the position but not another premium pick. I also don’t find Glenn as versital as you do, Crack. He’s a RT on this team. He can’t block the run the way he would need to at Guard. Not without a total change in mentality and some retooling.
If the team was sold on Making Vlad a guard and this kid was there at the top of the second I could be convinced to make a move for him but I have reservations as to where his ceiling is and if he can elevate his play for the NFL.