Rugby Saint II

Ireland or his scouts suggested him as a viable prospect. I want to know who ****ed up? Was it Ireland, Loomis or DA? Contrary to popular beliefs we don't draft well. Especially in the early rounds.

Cruize

I would like to see the Saints never draft a guy over 6'4" on the oline. They have trouble bending and where they get beat is defenders getting under their pads.

Danno

IIRC Penning's athleticism rated very high.

I think its more technique related than athleticism related.

UK_WhoDat

Right, right there.
I think that Penning is still thinking about is technique, as he plays.
During play - he is thinking "technique"; e.g. place my feet like this, have this body shape. When really Penning should have gotten the technique into automatic by now.

Rugby Saint II

Honestly. He doesn't look like the sharpest tool in the shed. Maybe there is another problem besides technique.

Danno

HEIGHT: 6'7 1/8"

WEIGHT: 325

HAND: 10 1/8"

ARM: 34 1/4"

WINGSPAN: 6'10 7/8"

40-YARD DASH: 4.89

3-CONE: 7.25

SHUTTLE: 4.62

VERTICAL: 28"

BROAD: 9'3"

POSITIVES

— Light on his feet with fluid movement skills in space.

— Prototypical height, weight and length.

— Imposes his will with a bully mentality and dominates competition regularly.

— Uses a mixture of crafty hand techniques (snatch, flash) to keep rushers guessing.

— Generates major torque on command to toss defenders off their feet.

— Has the quickness and play strength to operate in any scheme.

NEGATIVES

— Tends to drop his outside foot, open his hips early and create a short corner against wider-aligned speed-rushers who attack his edge.

— Pads tend to rise after the snap and he plays high too often, leaving his inside shoulder vulnerable to getting opened up by speed to power.

— Has moments where he looks disinterested or bored, playing down to competition.

neugey

I may have overlooked something. There's still a role for Penning in New Orleans.

Third-string center with the Pelicans. Those are 6 valuable fouls and you can rely on him grabbing and tripping when players are driving past him.

Rugby Saint II

Penning buckled under the pressure. That's what most bullies do.

Rugby Saint II

People keep talking about moving Penning to guard. I want to know if he can play right tackle.

Crusader

https://blackandgold.com/saints/1012...tml#post942083 (2022 NFL Draft: Draft Prospects, Scouting)

This is still his main problem; he plays high with a narrow base. Looks stiff and uneasy. He looks like a small college guy that could dominate people with size and power and never had to refine his technique and then he got to the NFL and now grown men are handing him his ass on a regular basis.

I would want him to suck it up and go to LeCharles Bentley this year. He is the best O-line thinke rout there IMHO. I implemented a bunch of his stuff in my playing and coaching and it made a TON of difference.

W.T. Sherman is my favorite General. After all he did order Atlanta to be burned to the ground.