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Especially looking at the Vikings outside zone-blocking scheme under Offensive Coordinator Gary Kubiak, Corbin emphasized that Jake is a "perfect fit" for the system.
"Now, he's not going in there to beat out their starting center. That's not happening," Corbin said. "But Jake can play center and both guard positions. … He did a lot of pulling in college, so as a center he snapped and pulled, and a lot of running around the edge for the linebackers, and the Vikings do a lot of that.
"He has all the physical capabilities to do exactly what they do in their offense, and plus, he understands the offense. He already understands the angles, and he understands those responsibilities in that scheme," Corbin continued. "So yes, there's definitely teams that fit for certain players, and I really believe that Minnesota couldn't have been a better place for him to land, as far as his abilities."
And when the time comes for Jake to hit the field as a Minnesota Viking, he will do so in a No. 63 jersey, the same number his dad wore.
"That was his decision. I said, 'Don't do it. You don't have to do it.' I think it kind of came down to what was left over, to be honest with you," Corbin noted. "His favorite player, lineman-wise, is Joe Thomas, [who wore] 73.
"I think that would have been Jake's preferred number, probably, but he ended up with mine instead," he added with a laugh.