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Michael Jordan Opens Up On Move To Center, NFL Plans
He didn’t particularly want to do it, but Michael Jordan moved from guard to center before the 2018 season.
Four months later, he was named a first-team all-American by Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports. Not bad for a guy who had never played the position before.
“I can’t say enough what he did this year to step into that role, somebody his size, too, and how well he did and making First All-American awards,” said Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day. “You can’t say enough about his unselfishness.”
It wasn’t an easy transition. Jordan said that the mechanics of snapping took a while to pick up.
“It was pretty hard at first, but then once you kind of got through the season, started feeling it more so,” Jordan said.
Jordan said he snapped the ball “between 60 and 100” times every day over the summer to prepare. But the snap wasn’t the only big adjustment.
It turns out sliding over a few feet changes a lot.
“It’s a little less space between you and the defensive lineman so you have to move a lot quicker,” Jordan said.
He had the benefit of following a pair of Rimington Award winners, and said he reached out to both Pat Elflein and Billy Price about their experiences at the position.
“In the beginning of the season I talked to Billy and Pat all the time,” Jordan said. “You just got to get in the groove of things and trust yourself. One thing at center, you got to trust yourself.”
He still isn’t sure whether he will return to Ohio State for this senior season. But if he does, he knew exactly where he wanted to play.
“Most definitely play guard,” he said immediately.
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/12/michael-jordan-opens-up-on-move-to-center/
He didn’t particularly want to do it, but Michael Jordan moved from guard to center before the 2018 season.
Four months later, he was named a first-team all-American by Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports. Not bad for a guy who had never played the position before.
“I can’t say enough what he did this year to step into that role, somebody his size, too, and how well he did and making First All-American awards,” said Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day. “You can’t say enough about his unselfishness.”
It wasn’t an easy transition. Jordan said that the mechanics of snapping took a while to pick up.
“It was pretty hard at first, but then once you kind of got through the season, started feeling it more so,” Jordan said.
Jordan said he snapped the ball “between 60 and 100” times every day over the summer to prepare. But the snap wasn’t the only big adjustment.
It turns out sliding over a few feet changes a lot.
“It’s a little less space between you and the defensive lineman so you have to move a lot quicker,” Jordan said.
He had the benefit of following a pair of Rimington Award winners, and said he reached out to both Pat Elflein and Billy Price about their experiences at the position.
“In the beginning of the season I talked to Billy and Pat all the time,” Jordan said. “You just got to get in the groove of things and trust yourself. One thing at center, you got to trust yourself.”
He still isn’t sure whether he will return to Ohio State for this senior season. But if he does, he knew exactly where he wanted to play.
“Most definitely play guard,” he said immediately.
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/12/michael-jordan-opens-up-on-move-to-center/
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bucknut502
Hall of Fame
Imo, the battle will be between Bowen and NPF at RT. If Myers can become an all conference caliber Center, that OLine should be really damn good!
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Hearing from the 'Burg folks that Mr Myers has finally turned the corner. He's always been a mauler and incredibly strong but the nuances of college line play was slowing him down. Evidently he's found his niche and has been killing it in practice. Could be a Billy Price 2.0 situation. That would be great.
Another Rimington winner with a couple other All American's on the Oline would be fantastic
Another Rimington winner with a couple other All American's on the Oline would be fantastic
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Really hoping Myers locks down the center spot next season. MJ is much better suited for guard and while I applaud his efforts at center to better the team this year, we would be much better off if someone else rocks it at center. I'm think an OL of Munford, Jordan, Myers, Bowen, and Davis/NPF sounds awfully nice. Really hoping MJ will come back, would be huge for the 2019 team.
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UpNorth_Buckeye
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My guess is that the drop off to Brady Taylor was quite large, but the drop off to Josh Myers isn't expected to be next year.
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UpNorth_Buckeye
Assistant Coach
I truly think you can do a true rotation with Bowen on the right side Splitting time with Davis and Frere. He's too good to be a backup and unless he wants to play a 6th year, this is it for him.
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bucknut502
Hall of Fame
Waiting for Justin Fields to "like" this tweet...Kidding...I'm kidding!
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bucknut502
Hall of Fame
Thank's, big Mike! It's been a pleasure to watch you become a great player.
With that said, replacing MJ with Branden Bowen is about as good as you can ask for.
With that said, replacing MJ with Branden Bowen is about as good as you can ask for.
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