Does Jamil Douglas need to play at Center?
Jamil Douglas had a very hard time at Guard in 2015.
Is the only hope for Jamil Douglas to play at Center?
They say you can’t teach speed. Can the same be said about strength?
Yes, and no. Now obviously, you can get stronger. You work out, your lifts increase. But, are wholesale changes possible? No, at least not naturally. Especially not when you’re in class of the NFL, where after years of weight training, you are near the threshold of your maximum potential.
This is why Jamil Douglas will likely not be able to play guard on a full time basis in the NFL. The Guard position demands strength, and strength aplenty, as they must deal with large Defensive Tackles, head up, or in one-on-one blocking.
If you go back and watch his tape, Jamil was mostly in position, and his technique was mostly sound. But, he was tossed around like a rag doll just about every play…until, he moved to Center.
Center is a whole other matter in regards to strength.
The Center position doesn’t require strength as a primary physical skill set like Guards do. Centers don’t face Defensive Tackles alone, and even when they get the less common “1” or “0” technique Nose Tackles, they get scheme support, if and when the staff feels they need it. Footwork and agility is a Center’s best friend on the NFL level as they attack the second level, perform angle attacks in a double-team, pass block, or pull.
Jamil Douglas has both excellent footwork and agility.
The NFL Draft scouting report had Jamil Douglas as having both excellent footwork and agility.
The NFL Draft scouting report had Jamil Douglas as having both an extreme weakness to power moves and at the point of attack.
Both were proven to be spot on by Jamil Douglas’ 2015 season.
Yes, his botched snap with be remembered with infamy by many a fan and those into football gambling, but we must also remember that he had NEVER played center before. If you go back and look at his play at center, he did pretty darn well given the fact that he jumped into the position at the tail-end of the season. It will be very interesting to see how he pans out this training camp, and how this 4th round pick “could” end up as a potential replacement for Mike Pouncy in the coming years.
* edit in FB tag from John Aurora Benihana tosses the food, not Sushi 🙁
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