SouthernJet Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 VIRGINIA'S ALBERT TURNS PRO Virginia guard Branden Albert will skip his senior season and declare for the 2008 NFL draft, the Roanoke Times reports. The 6-foot-7, 310-pound Albert was a first-team All-ACC selection and started every game since the first game of his true freshman year. He told the newspaper he decided to leave before the Cavaliers' Gator Bowl loss to Texas Tech. He said he made the decision in part because he thinks he's better than the senior guards who will be available in the 2008 draft. "This draft, in my opinion, should be lean for offensive guards," he said. Albert has a good chance of being the first guard off the board in April. Other top guards include Tennessee senior Eric Young and Oklahoma junior Duke Robinson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Hopefully he is better than the stud tackle that came out of Virginia a couple of years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 Hopefully he is better than the stud tackle that came out of Virginia a couple of years ago as GreenBeans loves to call him,,DBust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj meadowlands Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Hopefully he is better than the stud tackle that came out of Virginia a couple of years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj meadowlands Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 as GreenBeans loves to call him,,DBust Never heard that one before! Ferguson will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 Never heard that one before! Ferguson will be fine. 4th picks in draft are usually 'finer' by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 4th picks in draft are usually 'finer' by now no guard at 6 please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 no guard at 6 please no way,,i was thinkin later 2nd round for this guy,,early 3rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets4life821 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Roy Schuening Scouts Grade: 83 http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?id=11963 Strengths: Takes sound angles to blocks and generally gets into good position when drive blocking. Tough and works from the snap to the whistle. Big enough to engulf undersized defenders and can wear defenders down over the course of a game. Footwork is sound when combo blocking defensive lineman up to a linebacker and flashes the ability to get into position at the second level. Shows adequate range for size and flashes the ability to pull effectively. Gets adequate knee bend in pass set and holds ground against bull rushers. Doesn't have an explosive first step but is efficient and gets into pass set quickly. Keeps head up and shows good awareness in pass protection. Weaknesses: Doesn't get great hand placement, frequently fails to extend arms once in position and struggles to sustain blocks. Fails to deliver a violent initial punch, doesn't roll hips upon contact and isn't going to knock many defenders back. Plays too high at times and could struggle to drive two-gap defenders off the ball at the NFL level. Plays with a narrow base, struggles to adjust to the moving target in space and can lose balance. Can't change directions quickly and struggles to adjust to double moves. Overall: Schuening arrived at Oregon State in 2003. During the next three seasons (2004-'06) he started 37 consecutive games. Schuening lacks ideal athleticism and explosiveness but he is a relentless drive blocker who can hold his own in pass protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehands Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 LG Duke Robinson will probably declare from OU. He is an All American and a great run blocker. If LT Phil Loadholt comes out from the Sooners, he'd make a great RT in the pros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets4life821 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Youtube Video of Roy Scheuning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUTe_8BC4s4 clip :47, you will see him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawngnome o-line Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Youtube Video of Roy Scheuning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUTe_8BC4s4 clip :47, you will see him. In the play it looks like the FB had help in pushing him forward. Its nice to see he could block, but thats one play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serphnx Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 We will not draft a good G anyway. We will wait until day 2 at the earliest, or we will just sign another team's reject. It's worked so well for us now, why change the plan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Do all Virginia Offensive Lineman come to the NFL undersized? My god. D'BrickashawFerguson at less than 300 for an NFL LT. This guy to be an NFL LG or RG at 310? Are you kidding me? Howie Long's kid coming in at 280, too big for a 43 DE and too small for a 34 DE. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Do all Virginia Offensive Lineman come to the NFL undersized? My god. D'BrickashawFerguson at less than 300 for an NFL LT. This guy to be an NFL LG or RG at 310? Are you kidding me? Howie Long's kid coming in at 280, too big for a 43 DE and too small for a 34 DE. Nice. 280 lbs is too big for a 43 DE? He's only too big if he's too slow. He's also a good 10+ lbs lighter than Mario Williams. Don't know about him at DE in the 3-4. I think it might be ok, but he'd have to be next to an absolute beast of a NT who draws double-teams virtually 100% of the time, which we clearly don't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 no guard at 6 please We'll be hearing that "no guard should be drafted in the 1st round ever" line from now till the end of April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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