Quote:He had a bad year but his only problem really is hand placement. He struggles to get those palms under someone's shoulders and that's a huge element of whether you successfully block someone or not.


Outside of that his footwork is pretty polished for such a young player, and he has phenomenal athletic traits. Not many OT's can really move like he can in the running game. Once he gets his hands in the right spot he completely mirrors the guy and controls the point of attack. But when he doesn't, Blake is usually running for his life.

 

This is what Mark Schlereth said a month or so back on NFL live, he was studying Eric Fisher and Luke Joeckel and said LJ's technique and athleticism are off the charts, his upper body strength and "initial punch" off the line of scrimmage need work, basically he lacks strength required to handle the bull-rush  and isn't "nasty" enough, I'm expecting a big jump in Luke's play this year after an off-season where he can focus on getting stronger.

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