Mekhi Becton working on footwork, kick slide as if he was playing left tackle at Duke's gym 4 clips put together as one
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Mekhi Becton Update 05.05.22
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For a man his size, his movements are pretty quick. He also looks to be in pretty good condition.
he has reached the goal weight now it is all about footwork, building up the football strength getting in football shape.
his demeanor is excellent, he loves to keep it real and joke around on social media shows he is human not commodity that some fans look at him like. And some treat him like.
Decent seat. I like the footwork. He doesn't get too extended on his kick slide. I have always liked his kick slide. Fant is more athletic, but Becton can basically get a stride and a half to other guys' single strides, and he does it without getting too extended and having too wide a base.
I wonder….. with the AVT move over to the right side, if it isn’t a foregone conclusion that Becton is now the RT. AVT and Becton developed a bit of chemistry last camp,, whereas he has no experience with Laken
I like their chemistry, but I also like the idea of staggering youth with experience. I'd put Tomlinson with Becton, and have AVT on Fant's side.
like someone mentioned AVT played with Fant almost all year long last year and with Vera Tucker moving to the right side would make more sense for Fant to continue with that tandem but as right tackle.
then you look at the physical prowess on the left side. @SackExchange the reason for the shorter steps is they are working on power steps rather than edge blocking. building those short contact balance moves so he can better stand up to power attacks, or that is what I have been told from Duke.
then you look at the physical prowess on the left side. @SackExchange the reason for the shorter steps is they are working on power steps rather than edge blocking. building those short contact balance moves so he can better stand up to power attacks, or that is what I have been told from Duke.
Which makes perfect sense. It's good offseason and early season work. In fact, there's a relatively newer school of thought with OL to not just take shorter strides when engaged, but even when firing out.
If you watch his feet after he kicks out, he takes four power steps in place. It's sort of similar to what you might think of as "duck walking." It's great for working on keeping balance, keeping everything aligned. You don't want your head extended and have too much of a forward lean. You also don't want to be sitting back and have your weight too far shifted back, or any rusher worth anything will put you on roller skates with a bull rush.
While this is a drill for footwork, I still wouldn't mind better hand placement. But that's something more for players when they're younger, prep school and high school.
Not until he actually plays a whole season.
Why don’t you just say until he plays 10 seasons at pro bowl/gold jacket level…The point is that he appears fit and working hard.
I’ve seen him dominate. I’ve seen him injured. I’ve seen him working hard in videos. I’ve never seen him stay healthy. Until he does that I’m going to question him because that’s the thing I’m not sure he can do. And if he can’t then it’s time to move on. He seems like a good kid, but being healthy is more important than talent at this level.
hard to argue with that opinion.