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At Robinson’s pro day in 2014, his coaches warned teams that it’d take the physically imposing prospect time to learn to play in the pros, given that Auburn was only running a handful of run plays and a handful of protections. The fact is, Robinson hasn’t shown the mental capacity to get there since, and that has led to growing problems with consistency and penalties.
“He’s not instinctive, and he panics at the top of the rush,” said one Rams source. “That’s why you see the dumb penalties. A lot of the penalties come when they’re not really necessary.” And that has prevented Robinson from leveraging his athleticism, which remains considerable.
For the longest time, I've suspected that Robinson's issues have stemmed more from what is (or, in this case, what isn't) between his ears as opposed to technique, experience, injuries, or distractions. And I've observed nothing over the past couple of seasons to dissuade me from that belief. He just isn't very bright and all the thinking he's forced to do (i.e. remembering the playcall and snapcount) prevents him from playing free, loose, and in cohesion with his other linemen.
With that said (and pretty much undisputed at this point), what makes people believe that he can simply be plugged in at G and all of a sudden become a penalty-free player who can remember the playcall and snapcount? It's always been my belief that the difference between G's and T's are the size/athleticism attributes of the T's - not that they're necessarily smarter.
I think that GRob will encounter similar challenges regardless of where he plays on the line.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/2016 10:25AM by ramBRO.
