Good find. I think that was a thread about my admitted obsession with short shuttle, change of direction, and short area explosiveness. It applies to almost every position in modern football. I've harped on it for almost two decades because it's something I experienced personally. My senior year in HS, we played a handful of teams with way better athletes than our team had. I remember facing a WR who played inside, outside and even lined up at RB. He was an all-county guy as a Junior. Dude was really fast. But, changed direction like ****. On the other hand, our DBackfield faced another group of WRs (in Naples) who were more quick than fast. You can really feel the difference on the field. I played Safety and had to legitimately pause before breaking on the "change of direction" guys. Even though they were less "fast" than the "star" guy I mentioned. For the "star" guy, I could more easily anticipate and make up for his superior speed that way. And, so the obsession with how that felt began. You see it all over the game today.
How that relates to OT is better described by Gogeta, who played the spot in College. It's even more important in what Lashlee will presumably do here. I was a big fan of Walker as a prospect. Wrote about it a few times. Obviously, disgusted he became a Gator, but repeatedly acknowledged it didn't change my opinion of him as a prospect. I know many are being realistic with expectations and tempering excitement with "he needs time." For sure. Outside like 2-3 a year, ALL OTs need time. But, this kid has all the tools you seek in a Tackle. Prefer him to the guys who win with sheer size.
TLDR? I'm a fan of Walker because he has excellent feet and can't wait to watch him in practice.
