Kyle Friend - The tryout center that got invited to camp...

[Moo Daeng]

8 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Guard is basically Center without snapping the ball and making the line calls.

Centers are generally shorter and therefore lighter. They are most always helping double team a DT with a fellow guard.  Friend is prototypical C size but undersized a bit for G.

[panthers55]

4 hours ago, Asurfaholic said:

The next Norwell? He looks hungry and ready to eat anyone in his way. I’m all for it because I feel the loss or Norwell was far more significant than many people here seemed to give credit for. 

I believe the strength of the team, offensively and defensively is based on the strength of the line.

What Norwell brought was attitude. That is what Kyle looks like he brings it as well. He could be our next Norwell.

[KillerKat]

1 hour ago, MHS831 said:

The way I understand it, extend your arms forward into the front numbers of the defender, and you are fine--reach (hook, for example) outside of that zone and you get flagged.  That is why feet are so important-it allows you to keep your hands inside as the player moves--Friendly does a great job because he moves his feet, keeps his hands inside the frame, and does not give ground (keeps his base).  He does, however, give too much of a drop for an interior lineman.  The QB does not need the pocket to collapse from the inside because it sends him back into the DE / OT traffic and makes it difficult to see blitzes--this from friends of mine who played in the NFL and on my college team.  Not trying to be a know it all, just sharing my understanding.

 

 

Looks to me his right hand got to the outside shoulder of the defender. Which is why he was flipped. I believe that would be called holding.

[MHS831]

26 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

Looks to me his right hand got to the outside shoulder of the defender. Which is why he was flipped. I believe that would be called holding.

I noticed that too, but as fast as it was, I am not sure that it would have been called from the angle we saw.  But yeah, as they say, you can call it any time you want.

[Paa Langfart]

I also read somewhere that Friend has benched 225 lbs 46x.  That is like super human.

[Rbrea2000]

13 hours ago, ARSEN said:

Who’s the DT he pancaked?  Hopefully not Butler.

It’s ashaad mabry

[Bronn]

19 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

/hybrid Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage voice

"Listen here, MEAN GENE! The next time Hulkamania thinks it's gonna run wild, this here Friend is gonna get in its way! Whatchu gonna do, when when I unfriend you! OOH YEAH snap into a slim jim!"

[shaqattaq]

On 7/29/2018 at 8:05 AM, ARSEN said:

Who’s the DT he pancaked?  Hopefully not Butler.

Mabry (who)?

[Proudiddy]

I know a lot of people here have been hyping up Mahon as the UDFA gem, but in the brief glimpses i've seen of both, Friend looks the part.  He looks big, athletic, fairly fluid, and MEAN.  Mahon surprised me with how chunky and stiff he looked when i saw clips of him.  I'll need to look up some more clips pf both, but Friend looks a lot mpre impressive to me.

[mc52beast]

On 7/29/2018 at 8:19 AM, Pup McBarky said:

Damn. Looks like something Norwell would do.

Pretty sure Norwell did the same thing to Ealy his first camp