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David Bakhtiari as LT... What are the chances?
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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 506644" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p>Camp reports about Bakhtiari have been nothing short of outstanding so far. Not only is he not overwhelmed at the NFL level, McCarthy has said on a couple of occasions that so far in camp he’s only had one mental error. For a rookie playing two spots on the OL, that too is remarkable. He is said to be very mature and probably benefits from the experience of his brother who played for 7 NFL teams in 5 years.</p><p></p><p>Before the draft the knock on him was he is a finesse blocker who’s soft and lacks strength. From what I’ve read, a couple of sources have said he does need to add strength but his technique, from his feet to hand use is very solid. Two quotes from recent articles stand out for me. <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-rookie-tackle-david-bakhtiari-has-all-the-tools-b9965102z1-217699871.html" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-rookie-tackle-david-bakhtiari-has-all-the-tools-b9965102z1-217699871.html</a></p><p></p><p>Regarding the family night scrimmage: <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/can-david-bakhtiari-tackle-move-to-left-side-b9970102z1-218618331.html" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/can-david-bakhtiari-tackle-move-to-left-side-b9970102z1-218618331.html</a></p><p></p><p>Losing Bulaga is bad and there’s no way to paint lipstick on that pig. Of course we all would prefer Bakhtiari starting on the other side of the OL with Bulaga still at LT. But very early indications are Thompson struck gold in the fourth round on an OL who probably fell in the draft because of a reputation that looks not to be true from early indications and perhaps because his college team stunk. He’s a rookie so he’ll no doubt make rookie mistakes. But to answer the question posed in the OP, ‘what are the chances he becomes a suitable LT?’, I’d say they are better than Newhouse’s chances and believe it or not that’s a lot to say about a rookie 4th rounder compared to a vet with two years’ experience at the position - even considering Newhouse’s level of play. One of the biggest knocks on Newhouse is he isn't nasty and consistently doesn't finish plays. Again, very, very early indications say that is not going to be a problem for Bakhtiari.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 506644, member: 4300"] Camp reports about Bakhtiari have been nothing short of outstanding so far. Not only is he not overwhelmed at the NFL level, McCarthy has said on a couple of occasions that so far in camp he’s only had one mental error. For a rookie playing two spots on the OL, that too is remarkable. He is said to be very mature and probably benefits from the experience of his brother who played for 7 NFL teams in 5 years. Before the draft the knock on him was he is a finesse blocker who’s soft and lacks strength. From what I’ve read, a couple of sources have said he does need to add strength but his technique, from his feet to hand use is very solid. Two quotes from recent articles stand out for me. [url]http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-rookie-tackle-david-bakhtiari-has-all-the-tools-b9965102z1-217699871.html[/url] Regarding the family night scrimmage: [url]http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/can-david-bakhtiari-tackle-move-to-left-side-b9970102z1-218618331.html[/url] Losing Bulaga is bad and there’s no way to paint lipstick on that pig. Of course we all would prefer Bakhtiari starting on the other side of the OL with Bulaga still at LT. But very early indications are Thompson struck gold in the fourth round on an OL who probably fell in the draft because of a reputation that looks not to be true from early indications and perhaps because his college team stunk. He’s a rookie so he’ll no doubt make rookie mistakes. But to answer the question posed in the OP, ‘what are the chances he becomes a suitable LT?’, I’d say they are better than Newhouse’s chances and believe it or not that’s a lot to say about a rookie 4th rounder compared to a vet with two years’ experience at the position - even considering Newhouse’s level of play. One of the biggest knocks on Newhouse is he isn't nasty and consistently doesn't finish plays. Again, very, very early indications say that is not going to be a problem for Bakhtiari. [/QUOTE]
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