Baldinger on Overshown's speed

[Aven8]

Boyz I’m really excited at what 13 brings to the table . The speed the tackling this is the missle launcher partner # 11 needed .

Micah talked about 13 at TC last season before the injury and how fast he was, and how he gets it. Glad he’s back!

 

[EST_1986]

Wished Jerry let him be Agent 0

 

[WoodysGirl]

It wasn't just that he was fast on that one play. He was decisive when he went after Deshaun and took him down. No hesitation. Just turn and go, then boom!

That sound you heard around the world was a collective "OOOOHHHHH!!!!"

 

[Scottishcowboy]

My wife looked at me yesterday like I was nuts when I leaped out of my chair after that play! In all the plays yesterday that was the most impressive.

You allow your wife in the same room as you when watching the Cowboys?

Shane on you, shame on you!

 

[Aven8]

You allow your wife in the same room as you when watching the Cowboys?

Shane on you, shame on you!

She cusses more than I do during the game! I met my match and married her!

 

[Rayman70]

the kid is just now learning to be a football player. Zimmer has already helped him hone his skills so the speed isnt just speed, but functional football speed. I credit Al Harris as well. In College his 1 glaring bugaboo was that he wouldn't wrap up and finish. I didn't see that yesterday. I saw a guy that had bad intentions when he got there and knew how to drop his man. I think he learned this in the offseason. I bet he watched alot of film of his own game and the coaches were in his ear. I love the guys desire to get better. Maybe this will rub off on Mazi Smith.

 

[Scottishcowboy]

She cusses more than I do during the game! I met my match and married her!

I've got one of those too.......my one does like full use of the English language which i endorse!

 

[slick325]

That was impressive.

 

[RonnieT24]

Ronnie, maybe so. But this is what I found out there on the interwebs.

DeMarvion Overshown runs official 4.56 40-yard dash at 2023 combine. He seems very fast to the eye, to me. But you may be correct.

When I saw him zip past Parsons I knew he was movin. I should also add that if you have a look at 10 and 20 yard splits from combine runs you will find that covering 15 yards in that amount of time is haulin *** in full pads. Again factoring in that it was from a flat footed start.

 

[Coogiguy03]

If he gives us that kind of effort and performance every week, this defense is going to be hard to beat. I am looking forward to see how Overshown deals with Lamar Jackson.

Exactly

 

[mmohican29]

While your math is correct you're missing the fact that going from a standing start in full pads is going to be a lot slower than firing out of starting blocks in shorts and a t-shirt. What's important to note is that all the other players on the field could NOT cover that same ground in that amount of time.

This. Watch the play carefully. Overshown has coverage responsibility 1st.

Watson rolls right trailing the receiver and mirroring Watson but pressure & his coverage is good.

So he sees his receiver turn his head and lose contact with Watson's eyes: the area has become congested with WR/DB population and the sideline boundary.

Then he instinctively commits to Watson, believing his speed to the QB can beat the next window of opportunity for his cover to appear available to the QB.

And he was right.

That's a play you cannot teach folks. That is elite ability.

 

[JonesBoys]

He closed so fast that Watson didn’t even have to think about making a move let alone make one. That play was off the charts.

 

[TNCowboy]

Why does that math seem off? If you figure that speed through a 40 yard dash, it comes out in the 7's.

I'm not great with math, but I think the analytics department is incorrect. How is a closing speed different from a dash? He was essentially at a stop when Watkins moved laterally.

I can be way off on this. but five yards a second in a forty is 8 seconds.

He runs a lot further than 14 yards. 14 yards was the max distance between him and the QB. He starts from near the left hash, runs at an angle to catch Watson outside the #s. He ran something like 25-30 yards rather than 14.

 

[mmohican29]

Get him his "0" jersey. The Cowboys may have found something extraordinary.

 

[TwoDeep3]

He runs a lot further than 14 yards. 14 yards was the max distance between him and the QB. He starts from near the left hash, runs at an angle to catch Watson outside the #s. He ran something like 25-30 yards rather than 14.

I like that better. That makes more sense. This was a terrible week to stop my raging heroin addiction.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Love his speed, now have the Jimmy Johnson type speed at LB position.

 

[Cydios]

As Texas fan, we know lol

 

[MikeT22]

Love his speed, now have the Jimmy Johnson type speed at LB position.

Hes a little faster than Jimmy

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Hes a little faster than Jimmy

Lol, good one.

 

[baltcowboy]

Gotta say I remember the disappointment from Quinn and company when Overshown tore his ACL. Things might have ended differently if the kid played last season.