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An ESPN article today about Garnett has a bit of a different take:

[Garnett] sounds a lot like David DeCastro did a few years back. And David Yankey. And Cameron Fleming. And Jonathan Martin and Andrus Peat. Stanford’s O-line pipeline to the NFL has been flourishing. Garnett and teammate Kyle Murphy are the latest to go pro.

Obviously, talent has a lot to do with that (take Garnett, whose father, Scott Garnett, played four seasons in the NFL). But so does Stanford’s scheme. NFL coaches and general managers appreciate offensive linemen who don’t have to be retrained. A lot of spread linemen will spend the majority of their careers with their hand off the ground. But Stanford’s pro-style has been a selling point.

[stupac2]

An ESPN article today about Garnett has a bit of a different take:

[Garnett] sounds a lot like David DeCastro did a few years back. And David Yankey. And Cameron Fleming. And Jonathan Martin and Andrus Peat. Stanford’s O-line pipeline to the NFL has been flourishing. Garnett and teammate Kyle Murphy are the latest to go pro.

Obviously, talent has a lot to do with that (take Garnett, whose father, Scott Garnett, played four seasons in the NFL). But so does Stanford’s scheme. NFL coaches and general managers appreciate offensive linemen who don’t have to be retrained. A lot of spread linemen will spend the majority of their careers with their hand off the ground. But Stanford’s pro-style has been a selling point.