Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice is joined by his dad – former NFL head coach Mike Tice – to debate how the Florida offensive lineman will transition to the NFL. Check out the complete dialog on “Football 301” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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Video Transcript
And that is Austin Barber from Florida.
quite a lot of expertise beginning each side of the ball, left and proper sort out.
A man– This is the man after I confer with after I mentioned was measured in greater than I anticipated, as a result of I assumed he was such a strong mover, however he was six-six and seven.8, so six-seven, three-eighteen.
Ran a 5 one two, virtually thirty-four inch arms, thirty-three and a quar- or three quarters.
good size, has b- has battled some injury stuff, in his profession as properly, however has been banged up.
But I, I do not know, I’ve, I’ve preferred him.
I stored him in my high fifty.
I believe I’m one of many increased guys on him.
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I assumed he had some good quickness, had some respectable method stuff as properly.
I referred to as him only a constant participant ‘trigger he is been on my radar for some time, has gentle toes.
He does quite a lot of stuff properly, however nothing overwhelming.
however I kinda simply kinda stored him in that center second spherical vary, late second spherical grade.
But what’d you concentrate on Austin Barber from Florida?
I, I’ve the identical grade on him, however And, and, and, after which let me, be, trustworthy right here.
I solely did one recreation on him ‘trigger I did not get an opportunity to circle again, to him ‘trigger I ran out of time.
But I did say two issues.
Fifteen guys.
One, he, one, he is, one in all He’s one in all my, fourteen guys I advised you I’d love to teach.
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Okay.
Unfortunately for him, after I graded him, I graded him towards Ole Miss, and he had that massive elbow brace on, that massive arm brace, and it seemed like- Yep he was in quite a lot of harm.
So I, I had on my notes to return to a earlier recreation within the season and see how he performs with two arms as a result of I assumed he performed the Ole Miss recreation actually wi- very well.
I’m taking a look at my notes, and he had quite a lot of good issues, however the o- the actually, the one destructive I’d say just isn’t utilizing each palms .
But in the meantime, he had a brace on, that it seemed like he had some kind of main or extreme injury that wasn’t simply ache, it was an injury.
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I, you understand, I, I did not circle again round, and I most likely will not after we get achieved with this present, however I’d, I’d have an interest to take a look at an earlier recreation and see how he used his palms, ‘trigger that was one of many issues he did not do as very well, would not throw his palms.
And then I say, “But he has a huge elbow brace on.”
So I, I believe there’s an injury there after I watched him.
And I, I, I attempt to watch him towards good groups.
So I watched him towards Ole Miss, and I did not get again to a second recreation.
So, I, I’m certain he’s- Sure and, and once more, I’ve him ranked proper beneath that group we simply talked about, and so I- Yep have him in a, a second spherical grade, which isn’t a foul factor.
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No.
That, that is, yeah, I believe we’ve him graded the identical.
He, he is had a, a mess of accidents.
N- nothing like overwhelming, however stuff.
He has ankle and left shoulder accidents, as a sophomore, then he had a shoulder surgical procedure after that, in order that for, for spring.
So he is most likely all the time had simply one thing it looks as if, with his ar- with his ar- elbows and arms and shoulders a- and whatnot, and I believe that is hindered him just a little bit.
He-
