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Liam Eichenberg – October 4, 2021 Download PDF version

Monday, October 4, 2021

T Liam Eichenberg

(You’ve obviously been a total team guy in terms of playing three different spots this year and learning all of them. I’m curious, has Offensive Line Coach Lemuel Jeanpierre or Co-Offensive Coordinator/TEs George Godsey or anybody ever asked you this year where do you think you will be best? Is that a question that you have even been asked?) – “I kind of just assumed after being drafted that I was coming in to play right tackle. But no, at the end of the day, it’s wherever the team wants me, wherever they need me. I’m just trying to improve every single week. Like you said, I have played a couple different positions. Hopefully I am able to stay at right tackle, which I think is the case. I haven’t heard anything new. I’m looking forward to this week practicing, and improving on the little things that I have made mistakes on.”

(Do you think right tackle could ultimately be your best NFL position? As a guy who went two and a half years playing left tackle without allowing a sack, is it clear to your mind which is your better NFL position?) – “I think right tackle will be great for me. Like I said before, I need those reps, I need practice and I’m looking forward to that – something I can work on and improve on.”

(I know you’re settling in at right tackle now, but how much work do you actually get on the opposite side at left tackle?) – “I do some work after practice, just making sure my movement pattern is still there. At the end of the day, it goes back to wherever they want me to play. Like I said, these past two weeks I’ve just been playing right tackle, so I have kind of shifted into that mindset.”

(How did Offensive Line Coach Lemuel Jeanpierre say you graded out yesterday and were there encouraging signs of the review of the tape for you personally?) – “We watched the film. It just kind of goes back to the little things. For me, it’s about not leaning and staying square when I set. I think that will improve as time goes by and I get more and more reps. For me, like I said, I’m really looking forward to practice. It’s frustrating because I know I can do it and it’s tough letting the team down, to say the least. I’m looking forward to getting back at it, improving and helping this team win.”

(When you say right tackle might be your best spot for you, are you saying that because you feel your NFL skillset is best for right tackle or is it because you don’t want to step on T Austin Jackson’s toes knowing he was drafted to be the left tackle?) – “I think Austin is a better left tackle than I would be, if I’m being honest with you. Just like myself, we each have things we need to work on from a technique standpoint and a fundamentals standpoint. But for my mindset, I think that I have been a right tackle for a couple weeks and I personally have seen improvement in my movement and how I punch and just also from a run-blocking and pass-blocking standpoint. I think it’ll be my best position.”

(Fundamentally, you talked about some technical stuff. Where do you feel like you’ve gained the most in terms of knowledge and understanding switching sides?) – “I would say switching from the left to the right, I think personally I feel like as reps go on, I will have a better ability to keep my balance on the right side than on the left compared to in college. I think I leaned a lot more in college on the left side. On the right side, I think I have a better ability to stand my ground and be balanced. From a fundamental standpoint, I think I need to keep my head up when I punch. Those are kind of the biggest things. Also, get used to throwing the hands more.”

(What do you think has been the issue with the run game?) – “My personal run game, I need to work on not false-stepping. I need to work on gaining ground and helping the guard out. Like I said, it goes back to fundamentals and technique. For us as an offensive line, we need to focus on those details.”

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