Iowa center Linderbaum is the top-ranked interior offensive lineman on the Pro Football Network Top 300 Big Board. He’s an exceptional athlete who excels in getting to the second level in the run game. Meanwhile, he’s also demonstrated that he can overcome concerns about being relatively undersized by utilizing an innate understanding of leverage.
That comes from his high school wrestling experience. Linderbaum’s ability to use his opponent’s weight against them to succeed was famously demonstrated against now NFL first-team All-Pro offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs. With impressive footwork, football intelligence, and hand placement, Linderbaum has been described as one of the cleanest and safest prospects in the class. So, why are there rumors that he’s slipping down NFL Draft boards?
“Linderbaum is slowly falling for a couple of reasons,” Pauline asserts. “No. 1: I’ve said time and time again, he’s not a power lineman. He’s not someone who just drives opponents off the ball. He’s more of a zone blocker.”
Pauline also points to some concerns around his NFL Combine testing, or lack thereof. “He shows up at the Combine, and his arms are 31”. There are questions about his strength and power. How does a guy with 31″ arms who isn’t very strong handle the Jordan Davis‘ of the world when they get inside your body?”
Every mock I see has Linderbaum sliding farther down the 1st round. I say BS, but center is not a position that gets drafted very high. Here's an article that talks about him possibly slipping out of the 1st round: Link
The lack of power is very concerning, I doubt he could do anything with a big, strong DT:
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As an aside, the guy he plants 7 yards beyond the LOS is 315 pounds.
To my knowledge, you have to use giphy.What gives, GIFs won't play on this board? I call BS.
Maybe this link will work:
Correct...has to be from Giphy. The admins can allow other sources, but Giphy is the default.To my knowledge, you have to use giphy.
Like my Vikings!At least if he drops in the draft a bit, one would think he would have a better chance of going to a team that isn't a total train-wreck.
Yeah I'll be surprised if he doesn't have a similar career to what Yanda had only at center. My guess is he'll be a perennial all pro borderline HOFer. If he stays healthy I just don't see why notIf Tyler drops down a few notches, he will simply go down in Iowa football history as another Hawkeye who was under rated and then turned into an all pro, or made a lot of $$ over several years in the NFL.
WTF, North? Shorter arms means he won't get called a penalty for holding as much.I think if he had longer arms and was 315 pounds himself, he might go in the Top 10. He won't go that high as is. A lot of scouts don't want to believe what they see on tape and want to rely upon what the underwear olympics tell them. Whoever gets him will have an anchor for a decade. I hope its the Vikings......
SKOL!Like my Vikings!
Agreed. I get why arm length might matter for a tackle given that they have to block in space against speed guys. But centers? You want them compact! But, every draft report on Lindy I have seen has questioned his size and arm length as his only knocks. His tape is damn near flawless......WTF, North? Shorter arms means he won't get called a penalty for holding as much.
What gives, GIFs won't play on this board? I call BS.
Maybe this link will work:
Do not paste articles. Media sites pay for services that crawl web pages looking for copyrighted content pasted on free websites and they have gotten forum boards shut down for it. And you don’t have a say in the matter, they don’t threaten to sue the board owners, they threaten to sue the ISP and hosting service which doesn’t care what you think and will shut your ass down in a hurry.I really like The Athlete, and have a year subscription for One Dollar a month
They are miserly with their content
I can cut and paste the body of articles though
Copying the link as you did works, so far
Do not paste articles. Media sites pay for services that crawl web pages looking for copyrighted content pasted on free websites and they have gotten forum boards shut down for it. And you don’t have a say in the matter, they don’t threaten to sue the board owners, they threaten to sue the ISP and hosting service which doesn’t care what you think and will shut your ass down in a hurry.
And it’s only fair. It’s stealing.
I was a mod on a VERY large outdoor forum (30x the size of this one on a slow day) for years and there was a guy who copy/pasted articles from In-Fisherman. Got the entire site shut down with no notice and it took an act of congress to get it going again. Don’t do it. It’s automated services looking for it so it doesn’t matter if HN is small or not.
You’re way too good of a poster to risk it.