In Part 5 of our scouting series, we examine the offensive linemen. There is a major shortage at this position across the NFL and as a result, the offensive minds in the league have now designed their offenses around the fact that they are unlikely to win in the trenches play after play. Because of all the spread at the college level, few offensive linemen come to the league with a deep understanding and experience of NFL run game concepts. This is in stark contrast to years gone by.
Taking it even further, many of the linemen at the college level have not even operated out of a three point stance.