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Another fax is in! NLI #11 for the #Bearcats is OT @mcgarr53 from Harris County HS! #NSD2015 pic.twitter.com/3OXWKWWNwp
— Cincy FB Recruiting (@UC_Recruiting) February 4, 2015
Vitals
- 6'4" 275
- Offensive Line
- Harris County High School; Hamilton, Georgia
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Quick Take
The Cincinnati Bearcats need for help along the offensive (and defensive) lines isn't exactly a secret at this point. In this class of 2015 they have added one JUCO tackle/guard in Idarius Ray, another JUCO guard in DeLonte Murray, a third guard in Evan Mallory and Tyler McGarr who will be playing center for the Bearcats. That's right, the time is now to start thinking about who will eventually replace Deyshawn Bond at center. McGarr is the first true center to sign with the Bearcats since Bond, and he will presumably be given a a couple of years to learn the nuances of the position as Bond's understudy.
When you look at the tape you can easily discern what has Darren Hiller so excited about McGarr, he is really advanced technically. All the hallmarks of good offensive line blocking, run blocking in particular are there to see. The quick feet off the ball, the flat back, the hand placement, the chop steps on contact. He even has the basic inside zone footwork down pat.
Really the big question when It comes to McGarr is how quickly will he be able to cope with, and get up to speed on the intellectual demands of playing center. Remember, the only position that is more complicated than center is quarterback. The center is responsible for making all line calls and adjustments. In this offense he has to be able to read defenses and anticipate their tendencies just as much as the quarterback does. The good news is that if being able to craft witty and incisive tweets is a sign of intelligence (and I totally think it is) McGarr is already a winner. Check out this gem about the SEC Championship Game from the Georgia native.
Twitter forecast for 4pm tomorrow "We beat mizzou why aren't we in the dome" with a chance of "We definitely could've won in the playoffs"
— Tyler McGarr (@mcgarr53) December 6, 2014
Welcome to Bearcat Nation Tyler.