I don't believe the injury is fully to blame for Jaylon Smith's issues

[CyberB0b]

Obviously, it is a contributing factor, but I feel he had flaws in his game before the injury. Here are some scouting reports.

Besides the knee, Jaylon Smith needs to improve his ability to diagnose plays. He sometimes would let his athleticism get the best of him and play his way out of position, especially on misdirection plays.

Jaylon Smith also needs to get stronger, and learn how to fight off blocks better in order to succeed in the NFL. With his arm length, he should never let blockers get into his body and take him out of the play. If he can learn to shed blockers quicker, he can be an even more dangerous playmaker than he already is.

• Read-and-diagnose skills are inconsistent
• At his worst when asked to process misdirections or fakes or RPOs, slow read and reactions
• Questionable instincts against the run, will take false steps and struggle to read plays quickly
• Will over-pursue angles at times
• Occasionally too aggressive at the snap, will wildly attack rather than reading and diagnosing
• Some tightness in the hips when changing directions
• Slow to get off blocks at times

• Aggressive play style, can over-pursue angles to ball carrier
• Tends to try to get around blocks instead of taking them on
• Can win physically at point of attack, just needs to do so more often
• Pass rush skills are not developed. Straight line rusher only
• Read and react skills are so-so, gets fooled by read-options/misdirections
• Needs to do a better job of disengaging from blocks
• Recovering from major knee injury

Not a stack and shed run defender; long arms, decent upper body strength, good feet, but doesn't consistently use these traits in concert to beat blockers and meet ball carriers straight up, and as a result Once engaged with a lineman or TE, he's blocked without great difficulty, though he does is more likely falling into the hole while being blocked and trying to make an arm tackle.stack/shed from time to time. Decent at beating blockers with quickness and agility, but not consistently able to do so, especially against man blocking. Tendency is to angle to the ball/hole, or even chase and drag down ball carriers from behind. Has all the capability and physical tools to be a run stopper, but doesn't defeat blockers straight up or with quickness with any consistency. Very productive on run blitzes, uses his burst to blow past blockers and get to the ball carrier.

I posted pretty much the same thing in May of 2016:

https://cowboyszone.com/threads/im-not-getting-the-jaylon-smith-hype.348704/

Being out of football for over a year, and recovering from an injury like this are exposing holes in his games that he had pre-injury. Some players get by on shear athletic ability, like Randy Moss, and others get by on pure will power, like Michael Irvin.

I believe Jaylon Smith has always been the most athletic person on the field at every step before entering the NFL, and as a result, his fundamentals have suffered. Not to say that he's lazy or lacking motivation, it was just overlooked.

The good news is that I think he can get back on track. I don't think the injury is hampering him all that much. I think it mainly has to due with his technique and rust. With the proper coaching, he can be a quality NFL starter.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

I agree that his read, diagnose, and force is limited but I think it would be negligible if he was healthy. Now I curious what he would have looked like if they had actually worked him in slowly.

 

[Risen Star]

It's 99.9% the injury.

 

[renny]

It's 99.9% the injury.

Thank you Sir!

 

[perrykemp]

He was considered by NFL scouts, before his fateful injury, as the possibly the best ILB/MLB prospect coming out of college since Patrick Willis was drafted.

Had he been anything in the neighborhood of the player Willis was, he would have been a star.

 

[lane]

He was considered by NFL scouts, before his fateful injury, as the possibly the best ILB/MLB prospect coming out of college since Patrick Willis was drafted.

Had he been anything in the neighborhood of the player Willis was, he would have been a star.

NFL scouts comparing Jaylon to Patrick Willis is beyond absurd.

Patrick Willis is one of the best linebacker/pure athletes i've ever seen play this game.

 

[bandfan]

It's 99.9% the injury.

The rest is experience.....

 

[HungryLion]

NFL scouts comparing Jaylon to Patrick Willis is beyond absurd.

Patrick Willis is one of the best linebacker/pure athletes i've ever seen play this game.

Pre injury Jaylon was the same level athlete as Willis. He is a has generational physical talent when 100% healthy.

 

[Redball Express]

Obviously, it is a contributing factor, but I feel he had flaws in his game before the injury. Here are some scouting reports.

I posted pretty much the same thing in May of 2016:

https://cowboyszone.com/threads/im-not-getting-the-jaylon-smith-hype.348704/

Being out of football for over a year, and recovering from an injury like this are exposing holes in his games that he had pre-injury. Some players get by on shear athletic ability, like Randy Moss, and others get by on pure will power, like Michael Irvin.

I believe Jaylon Smith has always been the most athletic person on the field at every step before entering the NFL, and as a result, his fundamentals have suffered. Not to say that he's lazy or lacking motivation, it was just overlooked.

The good news is that I think he can get back on track. I don't think the injury is hampering him all that much. I think it mainly has to due with his technique and rust. With the proper coaching, he can be a quality NFL starter.

Well the good news is you have a good memory for your posts.

The bad news is you are not very humble about being right.

So..

answer me this Riddler..

What screams no more protests while all the while secretly is protesting his RB's suspension by financing the legal fees for his defense.?

The answer of course is Jerrah Jones.

Sort of oxymoron if you ask me and hypocritical.

This whole season is looking like an oxymoron.

 

[sideon]

He looks like he's playing scared out there. I understand it since that was a horrific injury, but he needs to trust himself to be what he was. He's had plenty of chances to make big plays but he's hesitant.

 

[Ranching]

Obviously, it is a contributing factor, but I feel he had flaws in his game before the injury. Here are some scouting reports.

I posted pretty much the same thing in May of 2016:

https://cowboyszone.com/threads/im-not-getting-the-jaylon-smith-hype.348704/

Being out of football for over a year, and recovering from an injury like this are exposing holes in his games that he had pre-injury. Some players get by on shear athletic ability, like Randy Moss, and others get by on pure will power, like Michael Irvin.

I believe Jaylon Smith has always been the most athletic person on the field at every step before entering the NFL, and as a result, his fundamentals have suffered. Not to say that he's lazy or lacking motivation, it was just overlooked.

The good news is that I think he can get back on track. I don't think the injury is hampering him all that much. I think it mainly has to due with his technique and rust. With the proper coaching, he can be a quality NFL starter.

He is being misused, like most of the other defensive players.

 

[Doomsay]

That is a good write-up. Jaylon looks to be a year or more away from retaining the physical attributes that allowed him to overcome his technique. Hopefully, he can be replaced until then, because he is killing this team in his current condition.

 

[Seven]

It's 99.9% the injury.

And some schmucks actually liked this post. Paging Dr. Risen, telephone, please. Dr. Risen...... telephone.

 

[ShiningStar]

Well the good news is you have a good memory for your posts.

The bad news is you are not very humble about being right.

So..

answer me this Riddler..

What screams no more protests while all the while secretly is protesting his RB's suspension by financing the legal fees for his defense.?

The answer of course is Jerrah Jones.

Sort of oxymoron if you ask me and hypocritical.

This whole season is looking like an oxymoron.

the season is fine, some fans expectations is an oxymoron, and some fans just see the facts but refuse to acknowledge them. For the rest of us, right on par.

 

[superonyx]

Some posters have becomes obsessed with this Jaylon Smith sucks threads again and again.
The OP is making sure we understand he wants to be the top of the list for Anti Jaylon post. Sort of like how the Boise State kid wants to become know as the Kellen Moore guy. And that X Walker breaveheart character wants to be the repeating Dez Bryant sucks poster...
Good times on the Zone.

 

[haleyrules]

He is being misused, like most of the other defensive players.

He should be attacking??

 

[Seven]

Obviously, it is a contributing factor, but I feel he had flaws in his game before the injury. Here are some scouting reports.

I posted pretty much the same thing in May of 2016:

https://cowboyszone.com/threads/im-not-getting-the-jaylon-smith-hype.348704/

Being out of football for over a year, and recovering from an injury like this are exposing holes in his games that he had pre-injury. Some players get by on shear athletic ability, like Randy Moss, and others get by on pure will power, like Michael Irvin.

I believe Jaylon Smith has always been the most athletic person on the field at every step before entering the NFL, and as a result, his fundamentals have suffered. Not to say that he's lazy or lacking motivation, it was just overlooked.

The good news is that I think he can get back on track. I don't think the injury is hampering him all that much. I think it mainly has to due with his technique and rust. With the proper coaching, he can be a quality NFL starter.

He is being misused, like most of the other defensive players.

He shed a block in run support......he SUCkS.

 

[TRUTH87]

the nerve, NFL inexperience, lack of trust in knee possibly, coaches mis using him, no wonder he’s looked bad..

 

[DiResta]

Obviously, it is a contributing factor, but I feel he had flaws in his game before the injury. Here are some scouting reports.

you can find negative film and reports on any player if you have the time and agenda

there are always positive and negative point of view

Does not have the smoothest hips and struggles to maintain speed in transitions. Lacks burst to stick in man coverage and limited top-end speed prevents him from being a sideline-to-sideline player. Not an explosive hitter that struggles to land good shots.

Sean Lee

 

[xwalker]

Obviously, it is a contributing factor, but I feel he had flaws in his game before the injury. Here are some scouting reports.

I posted pretty much the same thing in May of 2016:

https://cowboyszone.com/threads/im-not-getting-the-jaylon-smith-hype.348704/

Being out of football for over a year, and recovering from an injury like this are exposing holes in his games that he had pre-injury. Some players get by on shear athletic ability, like Randy Moss, and others get by on pure will power, like Michael Irvin.

I believe Jaylon Smith has always been the most athletic person on the field at every step before entering the NFL, and as a result, his fundamentals have suffered. Not to say that he's lazy or lacking motivation, it was just overlooked.

The good news is that I think he can get back on track. I don't think the injury is hampering him all that much. I think it mainly has to due with his technique and rust. With the proper coaching, he can be a quality NFL starter.

He has made some rookie mistakes but it's mostly the injury.

In college he was great in pass coverage often covering slot WRs. He has been terrible in coverage for the Cowboys.