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**OFFICIAL NFL Draft Thread**

Anthony Alibi
OT | (6'5
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Strengths: Has adequate height and bulk. Has a strong lower body and a powerful base. Can anchor versus the bull rush. Once he locks on in pass pro he will do a good job of sustaining. His hand-placement is above average and he has long arms and big hands to sustain with. He is a powerful run blocker. Doesn't overwhelm most defenders with size but he does dive through his blocks and shows the ability to push the pile. He's at his best in the short area. He plays with good tenacity and toughness. Will finish defenders off when he is in position to do so.

Weaknesses: Lacks ideal NFL measurables. Has just dent bulk. Has good lower body strength but below average upper body strength. Lacks ideal athletic ability and speed. Does not get out of his stance quickly enough and will have trouble versus speed rushers in the NFL. He is a bit stiff in pass pro and is susceptible to the quick double-move. He will be too late getting in position as a downfield run blocker and has a tendency to lunge when trying to hit the moving target.

Overall: Alabi attended the US Naval Academy from June-to-November of 1999. He walked on at TCU in 2000 and redshirted that season. He missed two games because of a concussion in 2001 but saw a good amount of time at left tackle in the other 10 games. Alabi became a fulltime starter in 2002 and remained a fulltime starter throughout his final three seasons at TCU (2002-'04). He was named to the first-team All-Conference USA team in 2003 and 2004. He also played in the Villages Gridiron Classic. Alabi has adequate but not great height, strength and athletic ability. He was a dominating player at the mid-major collegiate level and he showed very good leadership, toughness and durability throughout. The problem, however, is that Alabi lacks ideal "measurables" to translate that production to the NFL level. In our opinion, Alabi is a proven enough commodity to use a mid-to-late round draft pick on but anything higher than the fifth round would be reaching
 
seems like a hard working overachiever who might make it. A decent selection
 
Positives
Has a tall frame with good chest thickness, broad shoulders, muscular arms, wide hips, good bubble and thick legs...Power blocker with impressive size and bulk...Well-proportioned athlete who generates a sudden surge off the snap...Rolls his hips on contact and has that "mauler" mentality to explode into defenders...Shows outstanding foot work and second-level quickness to position properly and sustain his blocks in pass protection...Has a good kick slide to get back and seal off the outside and is most effective when taking on defenders right in front of him...Shows good cover-up ability positioning himself for in-line blocking...Takes proper angles moving out to neutralize linebackers in the open field...Has long arms necessary for pass protection...

Shows enough awareness and lateral movement in pass protection to mirror and pick up stunts well...His trap blocking skills might be better suited to play offensive guard...Has shown marked improvement in using his leg strength to anchor more firmly vs. the bull rush...When he brings his hands up quickly off the snap, he is capable of moving the pile.
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Negatives
Has the ideal size for the position, but needs to be more physical and aggressive...Shows good overall play strength, but has stiffness in his hips that make him unable to bend his knees in order to establish good technique and leverage positioning... Plays on his toes a lot, causing problems maintaining balance and struggles to recover when beaten by the outside rush...Needs to show better hand usage as he will tend to make passive punches towards his man, with little effect, spending more time catching defenders and this leads to him struggling to lock out and sustain blocks...Lacks the agility to slide out on sweeps, crossing his feet and keeping a narrow leg base to make defenders knock him off-stride...Little too slow-footed when he has to run and change directions out in space...Despite his weight room strength, he does not generate enough pop and punch with his handas and also fails to recoil consistently...More of a catch-&- steer drive blocker than a mauler and is susceptible to the double move.
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Lot of cons
 
We really really need more picks IMO anyone agree? theres a lot of good players still available.
 
Happy we got an offensive lineman and seems like a good kid. I guess we'll see later this year if he makes it. In any case, Saban is so much better than Wanny.
 
BocaHighQB said:
New England is wheeling and dealing everywhere its crazy
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What are they doing? Not following ESPN so I don't know what's going on. Can you explain further?
 
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