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By Bob McGinn on Dec. 23, 2011
quote:Tackle has battled some of NFL's best pass rushers
Campen said the 23-year-old Newhouse had shown enough in his 78.1% playing time at three positions to be considered a starter now and a strong candidate to become one in 2012 and beyond. Offensive coordinator Joe Philbin, who has helped tutor the line on a daily basis since July, agreed.
"He's been versatile, dependable, available," said Philbin. "He's had his good games and he's had a couple games where we wish he had played better. He's made a good contribution to the ballclub. I think he's held his own."
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It's possible that no tackle in the National Football League has had to face such a murderer's row of pass rushers. After meeting Denver's Von Miller as a right tackle, Newhouse has gone against Minnesota's Jared Allen twice, San Diego's Antwan Barnes, the Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul and Kansas City's Tamba Hali as a left tackle.
Those five players, who have 65½ sacks, rank among the NFL's top 10 in that statistic.
"You have certain standards that you want to enforce," said Philbin. "But, at times, you've got to look at the level of competition.
"Do we want every offensive lineman to have nine sacks? No, I think that's too many. But usually those are the best guys in football he's going against. I don't think he's perfect, but he's been competitive." continue
Past the click there's a bunch of quotes from Newhouse and Bob McGinn takes a look at some of the other tackles who have struggled through the years. Campen talks about the areas where they'd like Newhouse to improve but also about the parts of his game that they're excited about.
If anything based on the quotes in the article Newhouse has a tremendously positive attitude and comes off as a guy that has the right makeup to overcome his struggles. He's shown a tremendous work ethic so far and Campen mentions that he's not getting beat with the same rushes every time. He's had a tough stretch here and hopefully it leads to improvement.
