Official Corey Linsley Thread

[Brandon494]

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Corey+Linsley+Central+Florida+v+Ohio+State+Lt_L9qQ arD7l.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-PqJSOUEAo

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/corey-linsley?id=2543631


Overview

Prepped in Ohio where he also was a state champion discus thrower and state champion and All-American shot putter. Played through a shoulder injury as a senior. Redshirted in 2009. Appeared in six games as a reserve in '10 and 10 games as a reserve in '11. Started all 12 games at center in '12 despite hurting his foot against Illinois in early November. Had it surgically repaired and sat out the following spring. Started all 14 games at center in '13. Team captain.

Analysis

Strengths
Stout base. Works to re-anchor. Jolting punch. Strong upper body to latch onto and control defenders in short area. Generates movement in the run game. Understands angles and positioning. Excellent weight-room strength -- bench-presses 500 pounds and squats a small house. Smart and dependable. Communicated all the line calls and checks. Is tough and will play hurt. Hardworking team captain with leadership traits.

Weaknesses
Has short arms. More strong than explosive -- doesn't roll his hips and blow nose tackles off the ball. Falls off blocks when he bends at the waist. Pedestrian foot athlete -- slow to cut off linebackers, labors to pull and lacks lateral quickness to recover when beaten. Stressed by quicker rushers. Tied for the lightest offensive lineman at the combine.

Bottom Line
Strong-bodied, heavy-handed, short-area mauler who anchored one of the nation's most physical, productive rushing attacks. Has athletic limitations, but compensates with strength, smarts and competitiveness. Has the makeup to overachieve, and could increase his value by proving versatile enough to back up at guard.

[Brandon494]

So you drafted Ohio State's Corey Linsley?

http://www.landgrantholyland.com/2014/5/10/5693742/2014-nfl-draft-prospects-ohio-state-center-corey-linsley

[Maxie the Taxi]

BPA?

[Brandon494]

Wasn't the BPA but he fills a need and hes a damn good football player IMO. Has the intangibles to be a future starter for us, 36 bench reps and he was one of the lightest OL at the combine.

[pbmax]

Tom Silverstein ‏@TomSilverstein 3m
#Packers OL coach James Campen said Tretter, Gerhart and Linsley will fight it out to be starting center to start out camp.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 2m
Check out what #Packers offensive line coach James Campen says about 5th-round center Corey Linsley: http://pck.rs/1fXwBBK

[pbmax]

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 2m
Corey Linsley said he grew up a #Packers fan, wore Brett Favre costume on Halloween: http://pck.rs/1fXwBBK

[mraynrand]

36 bench reps ...

maybe he could give a few to Abracadabra - spread the wealth.

[BZnDallas]

maybe he could give a few to Abracadabra - spread the wealth.

:glug:

[run pMc]

Don't know a thing about this guy, but he seems like the Plan B if Tretter sucks or does the fumble drill again. I suppose they could also stick him at G in a pinch as well, and they get him bigger and cross trained. Gerhart's odds of making the team got worse.

[red]

Wasn't the BPA but he fills a need and hes a damn good football player IMO. Has the intangibles to be a future starter for us, 36 bench reps and he was one of the lightest OL at the combine.

its an amazing world when a 300 pound guy is considered small, or smallish

[Patler]

One article said he is an excellent long snapper. Could increase his value significantly, either as a backup long snapper, or as the primary long snapper and the backup center. If he was the primary snapper, it could open up a game day roster spot.

[smuggler]

That would be nice if this guy could be either a starting center or a solid backup and ALSO save a roster spot by performing the job of a long-snapper...

[Joemailman]

its an amazing world when a 300 pound guy is considered small, or smallish

Sub-300 pound guy who can bench press 500. His 36 reps at 225 beat Scott Wells by 5, a guy I think he resembles physically. Linsley is a little taller, and a little faster. Wells had a little better vertical jump.

[woodbuck27]

An article on the packers Rookie Center (Prospect) Corey Linsley that's informative:

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-corey-linsley-turned-life-around-at-ohio-state-to-reach-nfl-b99270180z1-259320931.html#axzz31pPkLLZJ

Packers' Corey Linsley turned life around at Ohio State to reach NFL

" One day in Columbus he met his father for dinner and the two discussed a switch.

Make this change, Jim Linsley told his son, and you're running away from a problem.

"You're better than that," he told his son. "That's like saying, 'Well, that didn't work out. Now, I'm going to go this route.' That's not how you handle life. That's not how you handle problems. You handle them head on."

So Linsley stuck with football, Urban Meyer took over the team, and Linsley matured into a team captain and first-team all-Big Ten selection. " Highlight FR. LINK above...there's much more by clicking on the LINK.

GO PACK GO !

[Rutnstrut]

So he'll beat out Tretter and kick ass for a few years, and then TT will let him walk.

[Joemailman]

So he'll beat out Tretter and kick ass for a few years, and then TT will let him walk.

TT didn't let Wells walk until he was 31 and offered too much money. And EDS never kicked ass.

[mraynrand]

So he'll beat out Tretter and kick ass for a few years, and then TT will let him walk.

Sounds good to me.

[pbmax]

Sounds good to me.

I love it when a plan comes together.

[smuggler]

TT didn't let Wells walk until he was 31 and offered too much money. And EDS never kicked ass.

EDS was kicking Suh's butt once, until Suh got angry and stomped him.

[Bretsky]

Read an article on him at Packers.com, listened to his interview, and came away VERY impressed. He's a fanatical weight lifter. He was asked if there has ever been a year where he was "not" he top weight lifter/strongest...on the team....and he noted one year him and another OSU guy were very close...also referred to one of the Packer coaches kicking him out the weight room in GB to focus on other things. I think he starts for us soon.

[smuggler]

Sounds like Packer HoFer Gale Gillingham.

[Joemailman]

Read an article on him at Packers.com, listened to his interview, and came away VERY impressed. He's a fanatical weight lifter. He was asked if there has ever been a year where he was "not" he top weight lifter/strongest...on the team....and he noted one year him and another OSU guy were very close...also referred to one of the Packer coaches kicking him out the weight room in GB to focus on other things. I think he starts for us soon.

Maybe, but I'm guessing Tretter starts out #1 on the depth chart.

[woodbuck27]

Read an article on him at Packers.com, listened to his interview, and came away VERY impressed. He's a fanatical weight lifter. He was asked if there has ever been a year where he was "not" he top weight lifter/strongest...on the team....and he noted one year him and another OSU guy were very close...also referred to one of the Packer coaches kicking him out the weight room in GB to focus on other things. I think he starts for us soon.

Yes he's physically strong. Now he needs to demonstrate a good head and feet/hands.

Demonstrate his potential to make a contribution to the Packer OL.

[mraynrand]

EDS was kicking Suh's butt once, until Suh got angry and stomped him.

Tretter and Linsley are good in bench and three-cone but how about at the 'shoelace untie?'

[Joemailman]

Tretter and Linsley are good in bench and three-cone but how about at the 'shoelace untie?'

We'll see. That's what training camp is for.

[Rutnstrut]

Maybe, but I'm guessing Tretter starts out #1 on the depth chart.

Want to make a bet on that?

[pbmax]

If fan life was fair, the shoelace untie would be on its way to becoming gossip legend. We need Fritz to disseminate news that EDS admitted this before he left.

[Fritz]

That EDS admitted what? That he had EDS?

[pbmax]

That EDS admitted what? That he had EDS?

Sure. that will lend your account a modicum of confessional honesty.

But you need also insist that EDS did untie Suh's shoes during that Lion's game. If you want to get three dimensional with it, tell people that he actually got Corey Williams twice as well, both times while piled up om a ball carrier.

[Fritz]

Well, it is well known here in Detroit that that's exactly what happened. What is less well known is that EDS also showed Suh how to re-tie them after the game, using a method that ensures your shoelaces will not come untied.