Rookie Balmer works overtime to improve

Legacy · Oct 11, 2008

Success in the NFL trenches means getting better leverage than the guy opposite you, which isn't easy when you're long-legged and 6-foot-5 like rookie Kentwan Balmer.

"I'm still learning, man," said Balmer, the 29th overall draft pick. "I definitely have to figure it out, as you can see. And coach (Mike) Nolan, he's helping me understand it. And so are the older guys. And so is coach (Jim) Tomsula. So I'm just trying to work as hard as I can for them."

A case in point came Friday after practice when, instead of hitting the showers, Balmer stayed late to hit the blocking sleds. Nolan joined him, offering tips on how to make the sled seem more like an offensive lineman.

"They try to work for an angle to stretch you here or cut you off there," Nolan said. "So you have to line up on the sled in a way that you can make that adjustment yourself, so that it's real. Otherwise, you practice footwork that's not going to happen."
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Vintage · Oct 12, 2008

So... is San Fran going to make a permanent switch to a 3-4? In which case, Balmer is an end. Or is he getting reps at DT (4-3)?

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