Packers Huddle

POSITIVES

— Highly experienced with proven versatility and a firm understanding of the play's intent.

— Thick build, heavy hands and good square power to deliver jolt and create displacement on contact.

— Uses his frame and strength to cover up, press and steer out defenders on base, overtake and angle-drive blocks.

— Brings a physical, aggressive demeanor when uncovered looking for work. Strains hard to through the whistle in the run game.

— Clear eyes boost play speed when sorting line games and stunts.

NEGATIVES

— Middling length and lateral quickness lead to razor-thin margin for error with strike timing and hand placement against shifty, skilled pass-rushers and late loopers.

— Tardy strike timing exposes his chest, concedes control and results in a shaky anchor.

OVERALL

Jacob Monk is a five-year starter with 58 career starts, including 13 split between center (seven) and right guard (six) last season in Duke's 60-40 run-pass split, zone-based run scheme with gap principles (G-T counter) mixed in. He regularly switched between center and right guard in-game. Monk has a thick, wide and sawed-off frame with good square power, heavy hands and adequate movement skills.

Monk wins as a run-blocker using his wide-bodied frame, heavy hands and good square power to cover up first-level defenders on angle-drive, base and overtake blocks before pressing and steering them out of the hole. He runs his feet, churns his legs and strains hard to finish, bringing a lunchpail mentality to the field.

Monk is an effective puller with pop on contact and the mass to secure rush lanes. However, he plays with a perpetual forward lean and exposed chest that saps his balance once stacked and leaves him out of position against moves across his face.

In pass protection, Monk excels using shoe, jump and firm sets where he can let his strength and girth grind rushers down while bringing clear eyes against line games/stunts and jolt to adjacent rushers when uncovered. He will get caught with an exposed chest due to tardy strike timing that leads to a shaky anchor, and he will struggle cutting off moves across his face due to middling lateral quicks and length.

Overall, Monk has the size, processing skills, play strength and proven versatility to compete for a backup role on the interior of an NFL offensive line, with enough ability to get a team out of a pinch at center or guard.

paco wrote: ↑

27 Apr 2024 15:15

I knew I saw this kid before! Video of him setting the team record for power clean, 386 lbs.

YoHoChecko wrote: ↑

27 Apr 2024 16:41

The absolute weirdest thing I’ve ever heard

go pak go wrote: ↑

27 Apr 2024 14:57

Oline Now:

Tackle: Tom, Morgan, Walker (Swing)
LG: Jenkins
C: Meyers
RG: Rhyan
Swing IOL: Monk

We got our 7 plus some competition from guys like Tanuta and Jones at tackle. Absolutely awesome.

TheSkeptic wrote: ↑

28 Apr 2024 04:09

go pak go wrote: ↑

27 Apr 2024 14:57

Oline Now:

Tackle: Tom, Morgan, Walker (Swing)
LG: Jenkins
C: Meyers
RG: Rhyan
Swing IOL: Monk

We got our 7 plus some competition from guys like Tanuta and Jones at tackle. Absolutely awesome.

Personally I think Walker and Tom stay as OT starters and Morgan is the swing tackle.
I also think that Rhyan has been a mild disappointment and Monk will start at RG.
There are several possibilities as backup center but best case is for Myers to start every game.

Both Tanuta and Jones are big heavy dudes on thin ice.

go pak go wrote: ↑

28 Apr 2024 09:09

How about we just let them compete?

But it will be interesting if they do the ole "rotate in game" like they did in 2023. It actually shocked me how successful that was for both LT and RG. I wouldn't be shocked at all if they do that again this year.