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Kick him inside
I touched on TCU offensive tackle Marcus Cannon slightly in my Weekend Primer, sharing how talented of an athlete he was for his size. But it was key to watch the 6-5, 358-pounder this weekend to see if he had the kind of range to reach legit speed off the edge. And the answer: no. Cannon routinely struggled to quickly get to the corner in pass protection, wasn’t real compact with his footwork and consistently was doubled over at the waist when asked to anchor. Now, he is extremely powerful in the run game as he has the ability to coil up much better into his stance, fire off the football low and simply engulf and rag doll defenders lined up in front of him. However, he’s still pretty raw with his hand placement into contact, but can simply dominate at this level because of his impressive physical power and body control at the point. Therefore, Cannon strikes me more as a guard-only prospect in the NFL who will need some additional time to develop. But he’s a physically gifted kid with a strong upper and lower body and has the upside to definitely start inside; you just need to be patient with him.
I touched on TCU offensive tackle Marcus Cannon slightly in my Weekend Primer, sharing how talented of an athlete he was for his size. But it was key to watch the 6-5, 358-pounder this weekend to see if he had the kind of range to reach legit speed off the edge. And the answer: no. Cannon routinely struggled to quickly get to the corner in pass protection, wasn’t real compact with his footwork and consistently was doubled over at the waist when asked to anchor. Now, he is extremely powerful in the run game as he has the ability to coil up much better into his stance, fire off the football low and simply engulf and rag doll defenders lined up in front of him. However, he’s still pretty raw with his hand placement into contact, but can simply dominate at this level because of his impressive physical power and body control at the point. Therefore, Cannon strikes me more as a guard-only prospect in the NFL who will need some additional time to develop. But he’s a physically gifted kid with a strong upper and lower body and has the upside to definitely start inside; you just need to be patient with him.
