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Congratulations on having an outstanding division 1 student-athlete nephew! I hope parker has enjoyed the recruiting process and is looking forward to a successful journey in college. He is one of several offensive linemen I thought / think may receive a Vanderbilt offer. Does he hear often from vu? The sec is won in the trenches, and it takes time for linemen to develop. I would love to see us take multiple o linemen this year, but it looks like CJF has been very cautious with his offers. Cannon, Damanhoury, tetlow, cothren... Are all recruits that may develop into quality sec offensive linemen. If a Vanderbilt offer comes parker's way, I hope he snaps it up and grabs the opportunity for a world class education and to compete in the sec. Best of luck to him and to you! (the recruiting process is stressful for families, jut as it is for the recruits themselves)

To say a quality student-athlete, who is committed to a major university, is waiting on a Vanderbilt offer just shows how far we've come since November 27, 2010. (The notorious Wake Forest game)

Just curious, does Parker see himself as more likely to play on the offensive or defensive side of the ball? (does he have a preference?). Has a great frame to play on either, but was wondering if some programs are recruiting him specifically for one or the other.

Here's my two cents, for what it's worth:

1. He has very good quickness and speed for a young man of his size; gets to QB on deep drop, makes tackles way down the
line, around end;

2. He has very good instincts/nose for the ball; gets to the ball on all kinds of plays, many away from him;

3. Has a good motor/heart; doesn't stop trying to get to where the ball carrier is;

4 Very good technique, in at least these areas:

- Squares up with blocker with good balance/position, then explodes toward ball;
- When approaching the QB trying to pass, gets his hands up high if he can't get to the QB in time;
- When blocking on offense, maintains his block and drives his opponent, sometimes pancakes him;
- Uses proper "hands inside opponent's arms" when blocking;
- When taking on blocker coming at angle on end sweep, uses proper crouched shoulder bump to maintain outside
leverage.

5. Some of these positives will hold true regardless of strength of opposition; some will depend on success against strong opposition, and I have no ready information on that.