Lee
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That blitz play showed that to perfection. There was a blocker there between JOK and the QB, in good position to stop him. JOK blew past the guy's right shoulder, which should have taken him past the QB and out of the play. But instead, he made an extremely quick change of direction to his right, and got the QB. You could actually see the blocker standing there waiting to pick up, then swing his head to the right in confusion as JOK blew past him.
One concern I had was JOK's ability to shed blocks. I still think he's going to have a hard time taking on good blocks straight on, but it looks like his ability to otherwise slip blocks is exceptional. The combination of that speed and that ability to change direction in a very short space is rare.
LOL, said the same thing, most LB's cant shed a 300lb linemen anyways, you have to avoid or run around the block.