The rookie I am most excited to see play is the OL from France, Francois Lamoreux. He is quite a talent, showing through the preseason that he belongs! While due to some expirimentation, the sack numbers on QB Chris Orosz are a bit higher than anticipated, the activity of this player is not the only thing that can suprise you. He is very good with his pancake to sack ratio, and brings a physiclaity that some outlets might say has been missing from the Yellowknife front five...as much as can be missed at a contact heavy position like the offense line that is. He comes with a bit of swagger that some might mistake for cockiness, and they might be partially right, but then again, you wouldn't be a good offensive lineman if you didn't have some swagger that lets you feel you are the best out there. Overall this pick was a good one and will do quite a good job keeping QB Chris Orosz upright as well as buying him some time to get playmakers Nuck, Garden, and Cook involved and moving the chains, something that due to the pressure during the preseason has been kind of rough to get started. The fans of Yellowknife should be happy for this pick, and look forward to a rock solid OL for many years to come!
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