HumanCockroach wrote:Technique isn't a rust thing IMHO, and he falters in it. I don't know if he simply wasn't very good technique wise earlier in his career but was a good enough athlete to make up for it, and has slowed to the point he can't any longer, or if he simply became lazy and no longer has the footwork to be effective. That said, at least touching a DE off the snap isn't a training camp issue, or a not knowing the guy next to you issue, it's a you're not up to snuff issue. Hopefully he resembles a half way decent LT next season, it is a contract year after all, but I do know if Houston thought he was as good as some make him out to be, he NEVER leaves Houston, as they were making a push towards playoffs, and he had already reported, with a young franchise QB needing to be protected.... there was zero cap issues, his holdout was over, and if he was as great as some believe, he's still in Houston not Seattle. Isn't like they replaced him with some young stud, or a perennial pro bowler... they replaced him with a journeyman making league minimum...
I don't want to be an apologist because I don't know what the issue was, but maybe his right ankle wasn't strong enough to push off effectively for speed rushers. It's a fine line at this level of being effective or being not good enough to play at a previous level.
As well, Cable may have wanted him to do things differently than he had been.
There are just a number of possible dynamics in play that need to be discovered including he's lost it but a full off season and TC should show us the answer.
Largent80, Wynn would be a good addition inside for the pass game, how well did he do at Guard in run blocking?
The others you listed have tape of them run blocking as a Guard, but I haven't seen much from Wynn. He's athletic enough and seems to have good power anchoring against bull rushes, but does he have the push too to play inside in short yardage situations?