Started By
Message
re: Greg Robinson vs. Jake Matthews at the NFL combine
Posted on 2/22/14 at 8:50 am to Glory, Glory
Posted on 2/22/14 at 8:50 am to Glory, Glory
I don't know that Robinson has "much more upside". Matthews could be a decade long All Pro NFL HOF OT just like his Dad. Hard to have "much more upside" than that.
Both guys are still basically the same size and Robinson is just a bit stronger. Matthews is just a tremendous all around player, he can do everything on the OL and do it well. At OL and especially OT a lot of it is about not making mistakes as much as it is "mauling".
Robinson has some slight physical advantages on Jake and I am sure his combine numbers will be better but Jake has the better film. It's also a joke to say he only has "1 year as a LT" when he was a 3 year starter at RT. He may have beaten out Joekel at LT originally except Joekel was an early enrollee.
It's also noteworthy that the Jake has an insane NFL pedigree in his family. His Grandad and of course his father played OT in the NFL. His older brother plays OT in the NFL. He has 2 cousins currently playing in the NFL including All Pro Clay. His Dad is also the OL coach for the Titans. Jake is about as prepared as any human could possibly be for the NFL transition.
Both guys are still basically the same size and Robinson is just a bit stronger. Matthews is just a tremendous all around player, he can do everything on the OL and do it well. At OL and especially OT a lot of it is about not making mistakes as much as it is "mauling".
Robinson has some slight physical advantages on Jake and I am sure his combine numbers will be better but Jake has the better film. It's also a joke to say he only has "1 year as a LT" when he was a 3 year starter at RT. He may have beaten out Joekel at LT originally except Joekel was an early enrollee.
It's also noteworthy that the Jake has an insane NFL pedigree in his family. His Grandad and of course his father played OT in the NFL. His older brother plays OT in the NFL. He has 2 cousins currently playing in the NFL including All Pro Clay. His Dad is also the OL coach for the Titans. Jake is about as prepared as any human could possibly be for the NFL transition.
2
Posted on 2/22/14 at 9:24 am to aggressor
Both good players and you could make a case for either, it all depends on the team drafting 
Posted on 2/22/14 at 9:47 am to aggressor
quote:
Both guys are still basically the same size and Robinson is just a bit stronger. Matthews is just a tremendous all around player, he can do everything on the OL and do it well. At OL and especially OT a lot of it is about not making mistakes as much as it is "mauling".
He is not even remotely on Greg's level of strength and will never run block on Greg's level.
Jake is probably going to be solid but his ceiling isn't close to matching Greg's. Greg likely will run significantly better, has the length and weighs 30 pounds more
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow SECRant for SEC Football News