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#ELITEMindset 🙏🏾

[NFL Films @NFLFilms]

When the game ends, life goes on.
O-line guru @64AMDG prepares his students for both 💪

#NFLFilmsPresents | @OhioStateFB

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Possibly the most fascinating story in college football. Anthony Boswell’s rise from walk-on to in the @rimingtontrophy conversation is an inspiration beyond football. #CenteredOnExcellence

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Center of the Week | @SamPendleton7
A throwback type of player who continues to get better. Plays with poise, power, and good instincts.
There’s a maturity to his game thats hard to overlook. He’s certainly one of the reasons @Vol_Football is having such a strong season.

[Center Summit @Center_Summit]

Every great Center eventually reaches a point where he no longer NEEDS to be coached.

Not because he has nothing left to learn, but because he’s developed a level of OWNERSHIP that can take him further than any coach’s voice ever could.

That’s when technique becomes SKILL.

[Center Summit @Center_Summit]

.@chucksmithnfl teaches pass rushers to let the rush MATURE. It’s the same for a Center in run game. Blocks have to MATURE. #CenteredOnExcellence

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Exactly why Erik McCoy changed his set against him. Listed at 330, but every bit 350+, and strong.

[Derrick @Steelers_DB]

There's one rep per week where Yahya Black looks like the strongest human being to ever grace the planet.

[Center Summit @Center_Summit]

There’s always context to breaking “rules” at Center.

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Great job playing the correct angles by Corey Bullock. Good Centers do NOT trust their eyes in space. #CenteredOnExcellence

[Center Summit @Center_Summit]

@AuburnFootball Cole Best earns Center of the Week. With a big win over Georgia, Cole showed up for the Tigers. #CenteredOnExcellence

[LeCharles Bentley @64AMDG]

Browns C Elgton Jenkins is one of the most versatile OL of his generation.

I talked with Elgton about versatility, selflessness and what playing all FIVE positions taught him.

Whenever he’s done playing, the Browns need to find a way to keep him around⬇️
https://t.co/W3qsjL2fFs

[LeCharles Bentley @64AMDG]

I agree with the 49ers philosophy on drafting OL.

IF you have what the 49ers have, then it’s an approach that makes sense.

Colton Mckivitz is an example of how their philosophy pays off, and why simply copying it won’t work.⬇️
https://t.co/9H4JbjYK6F

@Graham_SFN

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Center of the Week | Bruce Mitchell @BYUfootball

A real-deal Center who’s still learning how to play the position after making the move from defense & is quickly establishing himself as one of the best Centers in the country.

The #1 trait he brings to the table is FIGHT.

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Center Moment | Backside Hand

What’s the most important hand on a reach block?

The backside hand.

Why?

PRESSURE.

What does pressure create?

Pressure = CONTROL.

#CenteredOnExcellence

[Rimington Trophy @rimingtontrophy]

In this edition of “The Exchange with LeCharles Bentley,” @64AMDG the 2001 Rimington 🏆 winner talks with @oregonfootball center Iapani “Poncho” Laloulu about what it takes to get better in the trenches. @Poncho2fly

#Poncho shares lessons from his offseason work with, “Uncle Dom,” the inaugural Rimington 🏆 winner: Dominic Raiola @DOMINICRAIOLA

🏈 Keep your feet moving through the block
🏈 Play with leverage and technique
🏈 Keep your hands inside with your elbows tight
🏈 Don’t stop on contact - drive through the block
🏈 Finish by moving the defender from Point A to Point B

The difference is often found in the details, and for a center, those details can create opportunities for the backs behind you.

In special collaboration with @Center_Summit
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#RimingtonTrophy #OLine #CollegeFootball #iapanilaloulu

[Center Summit @Center_Summit]

@CaelWinter with the @rimingtontrophy block of the week.

@HawkeyeFootball Center play is consistently good, because they don’t rush development, and don’t follow “technique trends.”

They drive off the ball and strain to own angles.

Because It works.

[LeCharles Bentley @64AMDG]

With Elgton Jenkins out, Luke Wypler will have his hands full with Keeanu Benton (#95).

But Cleveland must run the football.

Pittsburgh can be undisciplined with its gap integrity. Something will eventually break.

Full breakdown ⬇️
https://t.co/mY9TN5MTBE 🦴

[Steelers Depot 7⃣ @Steelersdepot]

Zach Frazier versus Dexter Lawrence recap #Steelers #NFL

[Pittsburgh Steelers @steelers]

Pic goes quite hard 🥶

[Center Summit @Center_Summit]

Bengals fans will likely say this single reach by Zach Frazier was A.I. 😢

“Head across” isn’t a sound coaching point, especially at Center. Hat placement has to be earned.

Lead with FORCE - Insert the backside hand. EARN the outside leverage. #ForceFirst

[Coach Durrant @CoachDurrant]

OL need to be ready to play all 5 positions at all times

[LeCharles Bentley @64AMDG]

Zach Frazier showed why he needs to be in the NFL Protector of the Year conversation. He may not have the accolades… but he’s REAL.