hawkfan68
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Now that Solari has been fired and Dickerson taking over. I wonder if the Seahawks will be going through another OL rehaul. Who stays and goes?
I think it's likely that Gabe Jackson may no longer be a fit. Especially if they are looking for more athletic types of OL. Both are in the 325+ pd range. They may look for more of the Jamarco Jones types that around 300 pds.
Revisiting this article - https://www.fieldgulls.com/2021/1/2...ely-means-seattle-seahawks-mike-solari-o-line
This paragraph from the above article caught my eye -
"The first concern raised by many has been whether the Hawks have the offensive linemen athletic enough to play within a wide zone scheme given Solari’s preference for maulers. It’s certainly the case that many of the interior offensive linemen the Hawks have used in recent seasons, including D.J. Fluker and Mike Iupati, lack the athleticism ideal for implementing a wide zone scheme. However, 2020 third round pick Damien Lewis’ athletic testing numbers from the combine put him at above average athleticism among NFL offensive linemen. That, of course, leads to the question of whether his testing was simply buoyed by combine prep because his film shows blocks missed in the second level due to poor angles and change of direction questions once up to speed, but from a numbers and testing perspective Lewis meets the criteria. In addition, both Brandon Shell and Duane Brown at tackle have the athleticism necessary to play in a wide zone scheme, though between age for Brown and heavy footedness for Shell, they may not be the perfect fit."
I think it's likely that Gabe Jackson may no longer be a fit. Especially if they are looking for more athletic types of OL. Both are in the 325+ pd range. They may look for more of the Jamarco Jones types that around 300 pds.
Revisiting this article - https://www.fieldgulls.com/2021/1/2...ely-means-seattle-seahawks-mike-solari-o-line
This paragraph from the above article caught my eye -
"The first concern raised by many has been whether the Hawks have the offensive linemen athletic enough to play within a wide zone scheme given Solari’s preference for maulers. It’s certainly the case that many of the interior offensive linemen the Hawks have used in recent seasons, including D.J. Fluker and Mike Iupati, lack the athleticism ideal for implementing a wide zone scheme. However, 2020 third round pick Damien Lewis’ athletic testing numbers from the combine put him at above average athleticism among NFL offensive linemen. That, of course, leads to the question of whether his testing was simply buoyed by combine prep because his film shows blocks missed in the second level due to poor angles and change of direction questions once up to speed, but from a numbers and testing perspective Lewis meets the criteria. In addition, both Brandon Shell and Duane Brown at tackle have the athleticism necessary to play in a wide zone scheme, though between age for Brown and heavy footedness for Shell, they may not be the perfect fit."