STRENGTHS
Bernhard has the size, athletic talent, and work ethic needed, to be a successful offensive lineman for the team that selects him. He shows good quick feet and good enough lateral agility to be considered as a potential starting Left tackle or Right tackle. He has the agility to go out to the 2nd level and make his blocks and enough foot speed and agility to be used on sweeps and screens. He seems to show pride in protecting his QB and looks to have the mental strength needed. Bernhard is quick to learn and does not repeat mistakes very often and in the very near future, should be an excellent starting offensive lineman for the team that selects him.
CONCERNS
There are a ton of issues Bernhard will need to improve on before he can become a starting lineman. His balance and pad level, when run blocking or pass blocking, is poor, he has to get stronger in his upper and lower body, his hand techniques are poor, he needs to improve his football IQ and become more instinctive, he needs to play with more overall aggressiveness and quickness in all phases of his game. All of that being said he improved dramatically during the Senior Bowl practices and the game.
BOTTOM LINE: 2.06
When you put the film on during the season Raimann doesn’t impress you more than a size/ athletic type, developmental pick in the upcoming draft. But like the Bills Spencer Brown last year at the Senior Bowl, Bernhard’s improvement was dramatic during the week. Bernhard showed that he can take what is learned into practice into a game and improve from play to play. The first day Bernard was catching players and one of the coaches showed him how to use his hands on the inside instead of the outside. Bernhard proceeded to do that on every repetition throughout practice and never changed back. He got quicker out of his stance from practice to practice and improved his footwork. It was very impressive to watch how quickly he improved, and showed, when he did get beat, he did not revert back to old or bad habits and techniques. Not reverting back, is what sold me on his potential to be a starting left tackle at the next level. I’m not sure what round he will be selected, he could sneak into the 1st round or fall to the 3rd round but I am sure of his potential to start. Left Tackle (in my opinion) is a skill position on the offense so…you do the math… what round would you select him in?
