Here is a report about his quickness off the snap.
I think we have overlooked how much of a draft steal we might have here! The Rams consistently look for traits that other teams overlook. Tim has five elite traits for a NT:
1. He consistently gets off the snap quicker than the Center in front of him
2. He is one of the best bull rushers and gets the Center consistently moving backwards. He is a master of the leverage battle
3. He was a team leader and made a lot of plays himself, which is not necessarily his most important job. He was their best run defender, and it’s wasn’t close, against SEC NFL talent. Not just in one season but across seasons
4. He has a motor and doesn’t ever take a play off. He’s tough, lying through an injury. He’s strong and has said in interviews that he can play upwards of 330 pounds!
Scouting report and interview:
‘He's got quickness when it comes to clogging lanes and getting off of pulling guards and tackle stunts. Keenan - a team captain last season - is a prototypical nose tackle who should be able to use leverage to win at the line of scrimmage.
"With me being 6-foot-2, I ain't 6-foot-5, so I ain't got the arm length that some of these guys have," Keenan told reporters at the NFL Combine. "Some of these guys can touch their knees standing up. So, I have to make sure I get my hands inside, get them on the offensive lineman quick, because the first person that strikes and gets their feet across the line, they win."
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I think we have overlooked how much of a draft steal we might have here! The Rams consistently look for traits that other teams overlook. Tim has five elite traits for a NT:
1. He consistently gets off the snap quicker than the Center in front of him
2. He is one of the best bull rushers and gets the Center consistently moving backwards. He is a master of the leverage battle
3. He was a team leader and made a lot of plays himself, which is not necessarily his most important job. He was their best run defender, and it’s wasn’t close, against SEC NFL talent. Not just in one season but across seasons
4. He has a motor and doesn’t ever take a play off. He’s tough, lying through an injury. He’s strong and has said in interviews that he can play upwards of 330 pounds!
Scouting report and interview:
‘He's got quickness when it comes to clogging lanes and getting off of pulling guards and tackle stunts. Keenan - a team captain last season - is a prototypical nose tackle who should be able to use leverage to win at the line of scrimmage.
"With me being 6-foot-2, I ain't 6-foot-5, so I ain't got the arm length that some of these guys have," Keenan told reporters at the NFL Combine. "Some of these guys can touch their knees standing up. So, I have to make sure I get my hands inside, get them on the offensive lineman quick, because the first person that strikes and gets their feet across the line, they win."
Patriots Draft Profile: Alabama's Tim Keenan Can Clog The Middle
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