Mannix
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Give me any combo of Neal and Cox over any combo of Jaclyn and LVE.
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Give me any combo of Neal and Cox over any combo of Jaclyn and LVE.
Weaknesses
Basically, he's Jaylon Smith. Slow to diagnose and react....... easily fooled on misdirection....wrong lanes ect. I'm not sure this defense can have 2 LBs like this........
- Plays upright from the second level too often.
- Doesn't appear to be a very quick processor from inside.
- Early play quickness limited by excessive thinking.
- Lacking patience necessary to decipher misdirection.
- Loses pursuit leverage and occasionally overflows cutback lanes.
- Needs to become more aggressive taking on blocks.
- Gets outside shoulder covered more than he should.
- Inconsistent reading lane choices and blocking scheme.
look at Jaylens draft sheet, all these they said he did good. “they” have no clue
His draft evaluations were pre-injury and therefore not relevant. Many teams thought Jaylen would never play again. He made a remarkable comeback but he is clearly not the same player he was at ND.
This is true, but the Jaylon Smith we saw from late 2017 through the 2018 season looked a lot like the Notre Dame version. I just don't know what's happened to him the past two seasons and if he can ever get back to that level.
Jaylon had one good year in 2018. But even in that year he didn’t look like the guy that played at Note Dame. The same stop and go and change of direction wasn’t there. It did seem like his straight line speed was a little better in 2018 than since then which I have no explanation for other than perhaps not being in the same shape? He also just looked like an out of control spaz the last two year. There were so much movement with his arms flailing etc when he tried to put his head down and run that it just looked awkward.This is true, but the Jaylon Smith we saw from late 2017 through the 2018 season looked a lot like the Notre Dame version. I just don't know what's happened to him the past two seasons and if he can ever get back to that level.
Yup..Just like all the experts missed on Brady and Prescott…it happensYou mean the experts who passed in him for rounds?
He wasnt drafted to start, so Im good with basically a red shirt season, working behind Smith and Neal, doesnt have to get starting snaps and allows the shoulder to heal completely.
Would love to hear a medical update if anyone has come across one.
Agreed.Our linebackers are not the take on a 320lb guard type of guys. They are sideline to sideline runners. defensive tackle upgrade will allow them to do that vs getting beat up .Despite what the general feeling is about Jaylon, all LBs have been over used and abuse on this defense, playing a behind a bad DL and bad scheme.
I bet Jaylon and LVE both have better season now with some LB help and DL improvement, might be just what they needed.
Cox’s strong suit is his coverage abilities without a doubt. He’s a willing participant in run defense but he does not play with a lot of urgency; he’s not a guy that’s going to fill a lane and lay out a RB. It’s hard to explain, but he looks disinterested against the run at times. He’s also not the most physical guy.
I’ll have to create some cut ups to illustrate what I’m talking about.
It will be interesting how we utilize him. Hopefully, we can emphasize his strengths. Folks shouldn’t expect him to be one of the primary guys in turning the run defense around.
His draft evaluations were pre-injury and therefore not relevant. Many teams thought Jaylen would never play again. He made a remarkable comeback but he is clearly not the same player he was at ND.
It's one of the themes of the draft. Rather than drafting all round Jack-of-all-trades who averages out as BPA, we've looked at players with specific skills which help in a specific scenarios/downs.
It goes with Quinn's approach that he likes playing his players to their strengths.
BTW - having two shoulder operations I wonder if Cox has been somewhat reluctant to tackle on the one side....it takes time to feel 100% making full contact.
And many others.Yup..Just like all the experts missed on Brady and Prescott…it happens
Try to keep up. This is a counter to all those posters who have him penciled in as an upgrade to our current LB crew. There is a reason he's in round 4.
Weaknesses
Basically, he's Jaylon Smith. Slow to diagnose and react....... easily fooled on misdirection....wrong lanes ect. I'm not sure this defense can have 2 LBs like this........
- Plays upright from the second level too often.
- Doesn't appear to be a very quick processor from inside.
- Early play quickness limited by excessive thinking.
- Lacking patience necessary to decipher misdirection.
- Loses pursuit leverage and occasionally overflows cutback lanes.
- Needs to become more aggressive taking on blocks.
- Gets outside shoulder covered more than he should.
- Inconsistent reading lane choices and blocking scheme.
I actually don't think he did. I thought he was great in 2018 but even then it still didn't look like the player we saw at ND.This is true, but the Jaylon Smith we saw from late 2017 through the 2018 season looked a lot like the Notre Dame version. I just don't know what's happened to him the past two seasons and if he can ever get back to that level.
Try to keep up. This is a counter to all those posters who have him penciled in as an upgrade to our current LB crew. There is a reason he's in round 4.
Same experts that missed out on players like Tom Brady, Bart Starr, Tony Romo, Shannon Sharpe, Richard Dent, list goes on and on....You mean the experts who passed in him for rounds?