Charlie Batch vergleicht Rookie Gennings Dunker mit Alan Faneca

Der ehemalige Steelers-Quarterback Charlie Batch sieht starke Ähnlichkeiten zwischen dem Drittrunden-Rookie Gennings Dunker und dem Hall-of-Famer Alan Faneca. Es wird erwartet, dass Dunker vom Offensive Tackle am College zum Guard in der NFL wechselt. Der Vergleich kommt zu einem Zeitpunkt, an dem Pittsburgh nach dem Ausfall von Isaac Seumalo versucht, eine Lücke auf der Position des Left Guards zu schließen.

Batch lobte Dunkers körperliche Voraussetzungen kürzlich in Kommentaren auf dem YouTube-Kanal des Teams. „Dunker verfügt über alle körperlichen Attribute, die man sich für einen Guard wünscht“, sagte Batch. „Er versteht, dass er zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt die Chance hat, als Starter zu spielen. Er erinnert mich sehr an Alan Faneca.“

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