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The basics on Travis Glover

  • Position: Left tackle
  • Class: Fifth-year senior (Georgia State)
  • Size: 6’6, 323 pounds
  • Projected draft round: Round 6

Travis Glover scouting report

Georgia State’s Travis Glover is one of the more interesting players I’ve watched in this year’s draft cycle. At first, I didn’t see what the hype was about. At all. Despite being a five-year starter at Georgia State who spent time at multiple spots on the line, Glover’s experience wasn’t immediately obvious. As a left tackle, his footwork was slow and he lacked the lateral mobility to block defenders rushing the arc. This issue popped up a number of times (left tackle in all clips, either No. 52 or No. 73).


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Glover started 57 games at Georgia State, where he lined up at left tackle, right tackle and left guard. He is a powerful run-blocker who plays with an edge. He has long arms and is quick getting set in pass protection. -- Steve Muench

@mrtundra posted:

I'm betting no other team has as much versatility on it's OL, as the Packers have.

I want to see a wrinkle in the playbook where the offense breaks huddle and all 5 linemen change positions right before getting set.

@Dr._Bob posted:

Or they could switch jerseys to really confuse them.

I think switching cleats would be funnier.  Can you imagine one of the Size 16s trying to stuff his feet into a pair of Size 15s before the play clock expired? Hilarity at it's finest.

Here's the Dane Brugler write up on Travis Glover

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STRENGTHS: Massive-framed blocker with girth throughout … plays wide and isn’t easy to get around … has long arms and uses them to lock out and keep defenders off him … tough guy to move at the point of attack, even when his pads rise … grip strength is outstanding and allows him to control the man in front of him … has some pissed-off finishes on tape, using his upper body to torque rushers into a pretzel … when he is on the ground, it’s usually because he’s burying an opponent …shows better range than expected to get out in space as a lead blocker on screens … has experience at both tackle spots and inside at guard … durable and missed only one game in college (59 total games played), starting 45 straight to begin his career.

WEAKNESSES: Feet get heavy at times, and NFL wide speed will be a tall task — especially when he doesn’t gain enough ground off the snap … urgency to protect the corner forces his legs to straighten out, pads to get high and balance to be disrupted … inconsistent with his sink … body stiffness leaves him late to react to defenders out in space … more of a pusher in the run game than a scoop-and-drive player … high pads will make it very tough for him to win leverage battle versus NFL defenders … hands often land wide and force him to try and recorrect mid-sustain … able to reach the second level, but his batting average adjusting to moving targets at the second level is inconsistent.

SUMMARY: A five-year starter at Georgia State, Glover lined up primarily at left tackle in former head coach Shawn Elliott’s balanced offense . With 57 career starts (second most in school history), he showed steady improvements over the years and played his best as a super senior. He continued that momentum with standout weeks at the Hula Bowl and Senior Bowl. A big-bodied blocker, Glover transfers his immense body force into his hands to jolt at contact, and he often goes back for seconds with his punishing mentality. Though he appears heavy at times in space, he relies on his length to reassert himself and save his feet from the quicksand. Overall, Glover isn’t an explosive athlete, and achieving leverage will be a constant battle for him, but he also isn’t a slug and looks for ways to unleash his power in all areas. Given his experience at both tackle and guard, he can provide depth at multiple spots on a team’s depth chart.



I'm hoping this is the dude who will knock Newman off the 53 come September

@Chongo posted:

Wahle is really good at doing these breakdowns and he played the game at a high level. His football knowledges are exceptional

Why don't NFL teams have dudes like this on their staff ? The Packers front office has kicked ass in finding & developing OL, so I'm not knocking them

I'm just curious why teams all go with scouts & personnel guys and very few ex-players in personnel.

@Satori posted:

I'm just curious why teams all go with scouts & personnel guys and very few ex-players in personnel.

I think it's less about teams, and more about the former players. Someone like Wahle never got rich playing in the NFL, but I would guess he was really smart with his money, and probably never has to work more than as much as he wants to again.

Being a personnel guy entails a lot of travel...and it's about the least glorious travel you can get. It's flying into Atlanta, and then driving to 10-15 college towns in a week, spending most of your day travelling, and repeating the same script over and over to the staff at the school you are visiting. Then your nights are spent writing up your reports for the schools you visited. If you are lucky you'll finish up about midnight, grab 4-5 hours of sleep and hit the road the next day.

COVID gave the NFL personnel guys a taste of what doing things remotely would be like. They didn't like it at all...you can watch all the film you want, talk to guys via Zoom...but they want to see guys in person, talk to them in person, watch how they practice in person, see what types of things they are dealing with in terms of strength and conditioning staff, etc. NFL scouting will never be vastly different than what it has been for the last 50 years.

Also there is a tremendous amount of ego that goes into the evaluations...those scouting reports are often devoid of personal opinions from the scouts...GM's and personnel execs "just want the facts ma'am." Someone like Wahle would probably make a great personnel exec...but he's not gonna want to do the grind of being a scout, to get there IMO...and that's how they all do it. Almost every GM in this league was a road warrior for a decade before they moved to a front office job.

@Satori posted:

Wahle is really good at doing these breakdowns and he played the game at a high level. His football knowledges are exceptional

Why don't NFL teams have dudes like this on their staff ? The Packers front office has kicked ass in finding & developing OL, so I'm not knocking them

I'm just curious why teams all go with scouts & personnel guys and very few ex-players in personnel.

Money. They don't pay enough. And those ridiculous hours don’t help.

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