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The Positives:
Earl Bostick Jr. is a high athlete lineman with great movement skills and speed. He has a streamline frame and ideal length suited in the modern game, especially in pass blocking. His most valued trait is his explosiveness and also how stable and smooth he his while he shifts around on pass sets. It is his elite burst that then helps him get his hands onto defenders quickly and hold up his man. His biggest issue however is power and strength. He lacks it by a country mile and really shows while run blocking.
All too often he struggles in run blocking against both power and speed and this will be the biggest focus of his development. He struggles at times in setting an effective base which then causes him to lose balance, this is most concerning due to his lack of power. If he can put on a little more weight, mostly in muscle to help hold on run plays, he could develop into a helpful swing tackle for Dallas in the next couple of seasons. But his movement skills, fluent pass blocking technique and ideal length for the position is a lot to take note of at this stage.
The Positives:
- Good reactor to the snap and throughout the play.
- Has a high degree of awareness on passing plays.
- Has elite levels of speed and burst which he uses to great effect on pass blocks, kick-slides and combo blocks.
- His speed and acceleration come in great use when getting to the second level.
- High effort player.
- No issues blocking while on the move.
- Efficient and smooth in his movement on pass blocks.
- Doesn’t sap his energy on every play, always looking ready for more after each play.
- High levels of agility skills and stays well balanced remaining on his toes.
- Lacks the power and aggression on run blocks.
- Lacks consistency on run plays.
- Punch lacks accuracy.
- Kansas’ blocking scheme meant he always had assistance blocking on the edge.
- A lot of waist bending during run plays which further disrupts his strength to over power defenders.
- Lunges far too often versus speed rushers.
Earl Bostick Jr. is a high athlete lineman with great movement skills and speed. He has a streamline frame and ideal length suited in the modern game, especially in pass blocking. His most valued trait is his explosiveness and also how stable and smooth he his while he shifts around on pass sets. It is his elite burst that then helps him get his hands onto defenders quickly and hold up his man. His biggest issue however is power and strength. He lacks it by a country mile and really shows while run blocking.
All too often he struggles in run blocking against both power and speed and this will be the biggest focus of his development. He struggles at times in setting an effective base which then causes him to lose balance, this is most concerning due to his lack of power. If he can put on a little more weight, mostly in muscle to help hold on run plays, he could develop into a helpful swing tackle for Dallas in the next couple of seasons. But his movement skills, fluent pass blocking technique and ideal length for the position is a lot to take note of at this stage.
