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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.

DRAFT PROJECTION:

Round 7-Priority free agent

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.

 

CBS.COM: 

 

PLAYER LOWDOWN

COMBINE RESULTS
40 YD20 YD10 YD225 BENCHVERTICAL JUMPBROADSHUTTLE3-CONE DRILL
---3627---
WORKOUT RESULTS
40 YD20 YD10 YD225 BENCHVERTICAL JUMPBROADSHUTTLE3-CONE DRILL
5.032.821.78--08'11"4.537.46

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

STRENGTHS: Good foot quickness with natural athletic traits to work well on the move. Stays light in pass protection to slide back and forth with a quick recovery step.

 

Mobile and does a nice job at the second level with an accurate sense of his surroundings. Always keeps his head on a swivel after the snap with good awareness to pick up blitzers and slide with extra rushers.

 

Good core strength to hold his ground, not an easy guy to move from his spot - absorbs contact well and uses his hands well to combat rushers. Good initial movement at the point of attack with quick limbs and momentum to surge into defenders. Quick hips and base to gain correct body positioning, keeping his butt low and knees bent to play with leverage.

 

Good tenacity through the whistle and looks to eliminate his target. Veteran presence with versatile experience at guard and tackle. Tough and durable, playing through pain - started every game the past two seasons (26 straight starts) for one of the top offenses in the country.

 

WEAKNESSES: Average size and length with little growth potential. Too patient at times and is susceptible to explosive inside rushers. Doesn't always play urgent and will be surprised at times at the snap.

 

Lacks natural explosion and needs to improve his set-up quickness. Strong, but won't overpower defenders and needs to better control blocks once engaged.

 

(2/6/14)

PLAYER OVERVIEW

Linsley isn't easy to move off the ball, which isn't surprising considering he was also a shot-putter for his high school in Youngstown, Ohio, where he also played basketball.

 

One of the strongest players on the Buckeyes, Linsley benches over 500 pounds and is extremely durable, starting 26 consecutive games over the past two seasons.

 

He isn't an exceptional athlete, but Linsley is an experienced pivot who boast strength and good quickness and awareness to be an effective blocker into the second level.

 

Great ideas rooted in love.(R)

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Originally Posted by PackFoo:
Finnlander wrote:

If I'm not mistaken, Goode was a rookie LS in 2008, his rookie year.  Hmmmmm.

Yeah, because we had $hit besides him that year.

 

Goode was pouring concrete in Arkansas when he got the call to join the Packers

 

JJ Jansen was the incumbent after Rob Davis retired, but he got hurt in the final preseason game and they grabbed Brett Goode off the street.

 

 

Goode wasn't a rookie in 08, he'd been to camp with jacksonville in 07

 

http://longsnap.com/

 

Linsley may end up being a pain in the ass. Ever since he arrived in GB he's apparently been trying to find ways to sneak past the strength coach to get in some work in the weight room. Lovat keeps telling him to beat it.  

 

"Known for his ability to bench-press 500 pounds, he said he tried to sneak into the Packers’ weight room for a workout, but was cut off by strength and conditioning coach Mark Lovat.

“I’ve been trying to squeeze in a workout but Coach Lovat keeps pushing me away,” Linsley said. “I squeezed in a neck workout and he said I was making him mad and told me to get out.”

 

Cant have this kind of blatant insubordination!!!

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