DMN: Bob Sturm’s 2015 NFL Draft profile: What I see in Landon Collins, S, Alabama

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Bob Sturm’s 2015 NFL Draft profile: What I see in Landon Collins, S, Alabama
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Published: April 6, 2015 8:30 am

Landon Collins, S, Alabama – 6’0, 228 – Junior - 4.53 40

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Alabama defensive back Landon Collins (26) celebrates a play against Ohio State in the first half of the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal game, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

I think Jimmy Johnson taught us all a pretty solid lesson about where football was headed when he brought his ideas to the NFL. He wanted to make safeties out of cornerbacks, linebackers out of safeties, defensive ends out of linebackers, and defensive tackles out of defensive ends. The lessons there were that speed and not might were going to have to be the most important skill of any defensive player in the NFL. He was well ahead of his time and the evolution is still happening today. There is nothing more useless than a big hitter who can’t move well in today’s NFL.

With that in mind, every year during draft season, we judge without mercy the prospects based on that simple question about their mobility – change of direction with an emphasis on the fluidity of a prospect’s hips. Can this player turn those hips, accelerate, and get there before the QB can thread the needle in front of him? This is the question of Landon Collins, the highly-touted safety from Alabama. Everyone who follows college football has been following his progress since he annoyed his mother on decision day by going to Alabama over LSU. Now, let’s see what his tape shows. For the study, I grabbed West Virginia, Florida, Mississippi State, and Ohio State.

Collins is #26 in the videos.



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[Fredd]

most mocks I see have this guy going way ahead of our pick...I still can't see a first rounder on safety unless they feel that church and Wilcox can't get it done, and that their position is more important than DL or CB....

 

[AmericanCowboy]

Most safeties will look bad with a bad DL-fix the DL and every other position gets better

 

[tyke1doe]

Bama's secondary was awful the past two years. Burnt toast even had it better.

 

[reddyuta]

Bama's secondary was awful the past two years. Burnt toast even had it better.

it seemed their pass rush really was bad last year though.

 

[acer941]

Bama's secondary was awful the past two years. Burnt toast even had it better.

As a life-long Member of Tide Nation, I won't disagree with your statement. But those secondary woes fell mostly on poor corners(Ball Skills) and middle coverage by the Mike LB, but if you go back watch the footage you will notice that teams shied away from throwing to whichever side Collins was on.

 

[Cowboy from New York]

I had seem some talk on twitter that Collins was beginning to slip at Rowe was moving up. Ofcourse it is lying season this close to draft.

 

[jterrell]

Most safeties will look bad with a bad DL-fix the DL and every other position gets better

not to heavily pick on you here but tis is repeated wayyy too often for something that is basically garbage.

there are good and bad safeties just as there are good and bad DL. they effect each other but good is good and bad is bad.

Two years ago safety was so bad that DL couldn't help it.
Not unless Ware was going to tell them where to line up and go.

Wilcox is an above average athlete but he is pretty low football IQ.

Church is a limited athlete that has been pretty solid and is a good leader and team guy.

Safety is very upgradeable via better players.

Most teams in the playoffs have plus safeties. Those going far all seem to have.

The best two defensive backfields met in the Super Bowl.