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What insights does Nick Farabaugh share about Dylan Cook's performance?
Nick, it's a pleasure to have you. I don't believe we've ever spoken before. You're a recent graduate of Slippery Rock. Am I right about that? No. One of the great intros that we have at this station, I think, it's Nick Faribault from PennLive. Nick, I'm going to start in a very unusual spot. You know, it wasn't what everybody was talking about last night, but it sure was something that Troy Aikman touched upon. And that was Dylan Cook. If they're going to keep Aaron Rodgers clean, they're going to have a chance to beat anybody if you keep that guy clean. Dylan Cook steps in and he's Jonathan Ogden for a night. What is happening here? Where'd this guy come from? And what exactly transpired? And what do we have to look forward to with Dylan Cook at left tackle if he stays there?
Yeah, just a really fun story. I mean, a former quarterback that was turned into an offensive tackle. He played in an NAIA school. I mean, he was in a really small school, then eventually transferred up to Montana and became an offensive tackle, a legitimately good one. He's super smart. You can see the background there. He's got great footwork. I remember when he first came in last year from the Buccaneers, they claimed him, I believe, during OTAs or minicamp. And he was at training camp, and he had a pretty good camp. He made the 53-man roster. And then you kind of saw him just get injured and injured. He suffered a foot injury. Then he had a knee injury. It was just unfortunate. He had the kind of requisite traits that you would look at and say, there might be something here, and I think you're kind of seeing it now.
He looks good. I do remember when he – came to Pittsburgh and made the 53-man roster. He told me that there was a Buccaneers scout that told him they wished that they hadn't cut him. Wow. Because there was so much potential oozing out of him, and I think you kind of see it. Now, it's just one game, but against Bradley Chubb, that's not a – That's not a scrub, you know, he faced. He did a very nice job, and so really hats off to Dylan Cook. Even when he was put on an island and they didn't give him help, I thought he held up extremely well. It's been a long time coming for him. He's got a great journey, but he played at a really high level, and maybe they have something here. He could be one of those hidden gems.
Does he keep the job then, no matter what? I think that remains to be seen. I would let him keep the job. Listen, Andre's Pete, I thought, struggled in pass pro when he played. I think he's a better run blocker probably than Cook is right now. But I also think you look at what Cook brings to the table. He brings more athleticism, so I think you can open up the playbook a little more with some different screens, things that require your tackles to get into space. I think he fits – the DNA of the offensive line a little more, given that fact. So I would let him keep the offensive tackle job there on the left side. And especially with Sayamalo hurt, I was kind of having this discussion in the press box yesterday with some people.
I was like, if Sayamalo can't play against the Lions, what do you think their lineup is going to be? And I think that actually opens up, maybe you play Andrews Pete at left guard, which is his natural spot for most of his career. That's where he played. So you could keep Dylan Cook at left tackle and then keep Andrus Peet maybe at left guard or make Andrus Peet kind of the jumbo package guard to keep Spencer Anderson at that jumbo tight end spot. So I think keeping him there makes a lot of sense given the state of the offensive line. If this keeps up, he may make the Steelers' decision on Broderick Jones in that fifth year real easy, yes? He could. And listen, he's got a really good litmus test this week.
Aiden Hutchinson is no scrub either. He is one of the best edge rushers in football. And so he usually rushes on the right side, Aiden Hutchinson, which would be Faltano's side. But if the Lions are smart, they're going to – They're going to flip that.
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