Sincere Haynesworth, IOL, Tulane (Senior)
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Strengths :
- Good upper body strength
- High-quality snaps in shotgun formation
- Really good Leverage
- Good body positioning
- Good impact
- Rarely gives up on a play
- Good mobility
Weaknesses :
- Footwork needs refinement
- Lack of power in the lower body
- Significant forward imbalance
- Inconsistent hand placement
- Game vision
- Size
- Ground anchoring
IOL Sincere Haynesworth
— Rayane M (@RayaneScout) February 1, 2024
Maybe not the superstar you're looking for in the center of your OL, but with his enormous experience and real qualities for the position he could very well be a qualitative rotation option to go after at the end of the draft.
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If he's a good soldier in the trenches, Sincere Haynesworth remains a player who inadvertently suffers from a lack of power and size, but also perhaps from a bit of coaching, because let's face it, while Sincere does have qualities that can be appealing for a position like that of Center, he also unfortunately has many flaws, and his ceiling doesn't seem to be sky-high.
Sincere was a solid CFB Center, but the NFL is a different world, and the players he'll face will be of a much higher caliber. While I have serious doubts about his ability to ever become a starter in the big league, you should never say never, and I have no trouble seeing him as a quality rotational option. So, yes, he may never become the kind of high-level backup almost on par with a starter, but having a player with such an impeccable mindset is always a good thing.
For me, a player like Sincere Haynesworth is the kind of late-round pick to fill out a roster, so I would place him as a late Day 3 pick.
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Despite his small stature and high weight, Sincere remains a mobile player and quite explosive over short distances. He is particularly interesting on the line of scrimmage where he can deliver significant impact at the point of attack in run-blocking situations. Additionally, I really liked his ability to often position his body very well in opposition, passing his hips effectively to seal off the defender on his block while keeping the play in his backfield. He manages to do this quite consistently, enough for me to consider this technical aspect as acquired.
A very interesting point for a center, his snaps in the Shotgun formation (or Gun, meaning with the QB away from the center) are very often of very good quality, although a bit slow for my taste. Despite the lack of velocity, in terms of placement, it's rarely too high or too low, and it's often well-centered at the QB's chest level, which facilitates the QB's work. He can concentrate on his reads knowing that the ball will consistently arrive in the same area for him.
Finally, what I loved about Sincere is that he rarely gives up on a play. While it's not uncommon to see big guys skip a few plays per game for various reasons (fatigue, laziness, loss of morale), that's not the case with Sincere. If he has to keep blocking for 10 seconds, he'll try to do it to the best of his ability, regardless of the situation in the game or the match.
Another question mark is his Footwork that needs works. Sincere would benefit greatly from being more dynamic with his footwork; his legs are not active enough in general. It's not uncommon to see him engage well with a block using his upper body, but he fails to completely dominate his opponent on the play because his legs are lagging behind.
Moreover, to continue on the work needed for his lower body, I find that he lacks a bit of power in his legs, which is really unfortunate considering the strength he can develop in his upper body. With a build like his, it's important to maximize every opportunity to dominate the opponent, and I believe that with more power in the lower body, coupled with the fact that he has a very good Leverage Sincere could potentially become a much more dominant player.
This lack of lower body power is particularly noticeable when he's in situations where he could anchor in the ground. His anchoring ability is quite average because he doesn't have enough strength to hold the anchor, and taller defensive tackles take advantage of his small size to overpower him in those moments. So, in these kinds of situations, his small stature becomes a handicap, making it even more important to improve his lower body strength.
The point that Haynesworth will have to work tirelessly on is to eliminate his strong tendency to lean his torso forward, and this happens on all types of blocks (passes and runs) when facing powerful defensive tackles. By doing this, it's not uncommon for Sincere to expose himself greatly to techniques like Swim move or even Push-pull since he puts himself off balance forward. If we add to that his Footwork it further amplifies the issue. With his torso leaning forward and his legs lagging behind, at the slightest tug from the DT, Sincere loses balance forward, and since he's only 6'1", it's even easier for DTs who dominate him in size to get past him with a move.
In terms of hand placement, it's still too inconsistent for a player with five seasons of experience in college football. Sometimes it's very good, and other times it's really horrible. Haynesworth is lucky to be at the center of the line because of this; he has been able to get away with many holding penalties, as the referees' vision is often lost in the traffic with all the things they have to watch out for.
Finally, while he has a major strength at the center position thanks to his consistently good snaps, his football IQ as a center is really not good. I've seen him on multiple occasions on the tapes being caught off guard by Delayed blitzs For an interior offensive lineman, this is too important of a point to be taken lightly.