Green Bay Packers: 3 Day Two IOL Prospects
By Kenny Jilek
Josh Myers – Ohio State
While Meinerz is a guard who has also added center to his repertoire in the draft process, Myers was a pure center for Ohio State. Playing against Big Ten fronts isn’t easy, and Myers doesn’t have the pure power that some other prospects might. Despite this, he covers for that deficiency with great IQ and taking good angles to open up holes in the run game.
Myers’ IQ has been developed through plenty of experience, and that could translate well to the Green Bay Packers’ offense as he has done plenty of zone blocking in his time in college. Along with his smarts to make up for lack of power, he has great speed for a lineman and can get to the outside and cut off linebackers well in outside zone schemes.
In the passing game, Myers is more technically sound than Meinerz and definitely has the brain to handle NFL pressures and slides. However, there were some definite miscommunications that he put on film at Ohio State that led to free rushers.
With Linsley gone, the Packers may be looking for a pure center to compete with Jake Hanson and Lucas Patrick at center so they can keep the rest of the line the same. Myers has the tools to get the job done and keep this offensive line a stellar unit.