“He’s an O-lineman in heart, mind, body and soul. Everything about him screams O-lineman,” Jacob Monk’s coach at Duke, Adam Cushing, told Packer Central.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Sometimes, longtime offensive line coach Adam Cushing joked, a coach’s voice can sound like Charlie Brown’s teacher.“A-plus-plus person,” Cushing, who now is the offensive line coach and run-game coordinator at Texas A&M. “The work ethic is unmatched. Truly one of those guys that understands what hard work looks like, feels like, acts like.
Cushing arrived in 2022. He is a believer in Green Bay’s “best five” philosophy on the offensive line. With Packers-style cross-training in mind, Cushing made a conscious effort, especially in the offseason, to juggle the positions on a regular basis. Plus, to help his blockers endure the rigors of a long season, he tried to sit his starters for a series or two during games. So, not only were Monk’s snaps split relatively evenly – in 2023, he played 351 at right guard and 336 at center – but he played multiple positions in five games in each season.
Cushing inherited a seasoned blocker with “man strength” and a thirst for physicality. Under Cushing, the goal was to harness all of that. That will be the task for his new position coach, the Packers’ Luke Butkus.
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