Nik Abele impressed offensive line coach Bob Palcic so much yesterday and today that Palcic asked Rick Neuheisel if he could keep him on offense. Actually, Neuheisel said he begged him.
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j_doe said:
Isn't Abele a bit lite to be playing OL??
Anon said:
Pretty tough to be on the defensive line when you're 6'7". He seems much better suited to the OL, especially when he fills out that frame.
lavsmousse said:
The last great tall D-line player I remember was Ted Hendricks on the Raiders, but he also played some outside LB also.
Anony said:
That guy Jonathan Ogden was pretty darn good and he was 6'10
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This page contains a single entry by Jill Painter published on August 13, 2009 6:19 PM.
Isn't Abele a bit lite to be playing OL??
Pretty tough to be on the defensive line when you're 6'7". He seems much better suited to the OL, especially when he fills out that frame.
The last great tall D-line player I remember was Ted Hendricks on the Raiders, but he also played some outside LB also.
That guy Jonathan Ogden was pretty darn good and he was 6'10