Lions News: Oregon OL coach explains how…
A’lique Terry, the offensive line coach for Oregon, spoke with Brandon Thorn about Penei Sewell’s ability to control a whole game.
It’s likely that you are familiar with Brandon Thorn if you enjoy watching offensive and defensive line play in football. Thorn has worked hard to earn the respect of the community, whether it is through his work at Establish the Run or his Substack “Trench Warfare.” He was also invited to Duke Manyweather’s “OL Masterminds” summit thanks to all of this.
Naturally, Thorn takes great pleasure in dissecting Penei Sewell, a first team All-Pro right tackle for the Detroit Lions, a man you frequently read about on Pride of Detroit. Of course, who wouldn’t?
Thus, you could tell when A’lique Terry, the offensive line coach at Oregon (who served as the OL’s graduate assistant during Sewell’s college career) joined his staff.
Regarding the development of offensive linemen, Terry remarked, “We say all the time, it’s not a hog game anymore.” “Big lions are what we want.” We want large cats and guys that have speed, agility, and explosive power.
It was even a priority for the Eugene staff, just like Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has made it a goal to get Sewell into space. The offensive coordinator at the time had to start watching to make sure we called a screen every quarter to send Penei out into space. Your strongest players can be used in the strategy.
The whole Thorn and Terry clip is available to view below: