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Originally Posted by Palangi
Fair enough.
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I don't mean to come off like a jackass or anything like that, it's just what I personally see when I watch him.
I compare that to say, Matthew Bergeron or Anton Harrison and how they move their feet and get out laterally with consistency and a good base to react to the defender. There are times though, admittedly, where I came away really impressed with Freeland. That said, I also saw a guy that would get outside but when he got there he'd overplay the outside, be leaning, and be susceptible to the inside counter. That's where maybe if you clean him up, you have more than I'm giving credit for.
When I talk about schematic protection and stuff like that, watch what BYU did to reduce Freeland's exposure to wide-speed sets against Oregon this year. They didn't always do it though, and he did have some good reps in spots.
He's one of those guys I'd be a bit scared to take in round 1 but if you're taking him at the end of 2 where you have him then I'm really good with that. I think he needs some work. He's a guy that just might surprise me and be really quite good. I still see him as a starting NFL tackle, but how good is where we might differ on opinion right now.