Pete Carroll said Luke Joeckel is a left tackle who can play left guard, and the coach said he hopes Joeckel plays well enough to get a long-term deal from the Seahawks next offseason.
Davis Hsu looked at a few games from last season, before Joeckel suffered an ACL injury, and came up with a bit of a pro scouting report on the No. 2 pick in the 2013 draft:
Good twist recognition and generally did well. Can be bull-rushed a bit. Needs to stay on his technique.
Good athlete. (Jaguars) like to pull him in run game and in pass pro swaps. Good mover but not a wrecking ball when he finishes.
Balance is just OK and can lunge a bit, but he is far from a plodder or super over-reliant on upper body.
Backside cut blocks are not good and his second-level aiming is not great.
He needs to not let defenders in & under him.
Still though, I think I like him at left tackle more than George Fant.
Here are some of Hsu’s video tweets:
LEFT GUARD vs. San Diego and Green Bay
2Q- Joeckel vs Clay Matthews https://t.co/1AF6gvjn01
— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle) March 20, 2017
3Q- good run block by Joeckel on Mebane https://t.co/6zOUlDiQDq
— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle) March 20, 2017
3Q- handles LB spin https://t.co/qAqJtRbjDt
— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle) March 20, 2017
3Q: handles Mebane here https://t.co/vyW6Q2grib
— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle) March 20, 2017
3Q: Bad play here- lungy https://t.co/VglgXJgEgr
— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle) March 20, 2017
LEFT TACKLE vs. Baltimore
1Q Week 3 https://t.co/zRbnE5ciNl
— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle) March 20, 2017
still tho- I think I like him at Left Tackle more than Fant https://t.co/JIzW3QRed1
— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle) March 20, 2017
bad anchor here https://t.co/BbbqQXD6s9
— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle) March 20, 2017