Not everyone can be Ade Ogundeji. But it is important to recognize that there are Ogundeji-type perspectives.
Like the Alohi Gilmans of the national recruiting market, high school recruits who were previously unclassified and who become NFL Draft picks. But for every Ogundeji and Gilman is a Mykelti Williams and Peter Mokwuah.
It’s a slippery slope, creating hype over a three-star recruit with an offer list of just eight programs deep. Again, not everyone can be Julian Love but not all will be Ashton White.
That said, they – that is, the three-star recruits – don’t all come with a set of traced blueprints for their father’s career that, so far, look strangely similar to what Joe Alt it is slowly turning.
It’s impossible to let go of the simple fact that John Alt, a former 300-pound old left tackle who protected Joe Montana’s blind side during his Chiefs era, was also a 6-foot-7-inch tight end with a hard nose. who was leaving high school.
Of course, this is a very different era from soccer, a time when edge riders on the weak side rely on and prioritize speed over size and sheer strength as they did in the 1990s.
Power Joe Alt create the kind of agile and sonic technique necessary to compete for snapshots on today’s university stage, at Notre Dame, no less?
That is the bet Notre Dame was more than willing to take when Alt exceeded 255 pounds as he finished his third year, a bet that the coaching staff intends to collect in the future.
When Quinn Carroll arrived at South Bend, some sources felt that his tackle career would begin while a move to protect did not feel out of reach. And that could continue to be the case, much like what the prospect of Blake Fisher’s position might be when he arrives at Notre Dame this winter.
That position adjusts to the ambiguity that surrounds others like Michael Carmody Create a situation where adding numbers, stacking the list, creates an important safety net. It is crucial to load the offensive line with inside fighters and those who stand 6-foot-6-inches to adjust to the tackle position.
We are talking about Notre Dame, where quality and depth must be healthy every year. And when acquiring Joe AltThe Fighting Irish move to shore up an important spot on the roster that could take a hit if Fisher or Carmody or Quinn (or two or three of that group) prove to fit better in an inside role.
Do not forget Tommy Kraemer He started his career at tackle.
Admittedly, in February 2016 we had no basis to predict a future initial role as a strong side impact for Ogundeji. But you don’t have to look far or stretch the limits to offer hope in Alt, an athlete who learned from a former American bookend who made a living in the NFL for more than a decade, an athlete who also weighed at least 60 pounds. play tackle when he signed with Iowa
Give this one time. You won’t find the following Joe Staley if you don’t sign the following Joe Alt.
