Jamell Fleming

[supercowboy8]

I'm starting to like this guy more and more I watch him.

Strengths

Fleming is superb in man coverage. He is reliable on an island and can stay with any receiver in the Big 12. He is not technically sound, but his back pedal and hips are naturally fluid. He can backpedal for an uncommonly long amount of time, even by NFL standards, which allows him to stay on top of receivers and plant, driv, and react to plays. He has the speed to catch up to receivers if beat and the ability to run down plays from the backside or provide help in zone. He makes the play every time as a tackler, and he can drive through his hips to deliver a blow to a ball carrier. When the ball is in the air he has the body control to turn and make a play on it. He is thick for the corner position and it is apparent that he understands his role in the run game. He is a prototypical athlete for the position.
Weaknesses

Fleming is not technically sound, and it hasn't hurt him up to this point. At the next level, he will need to work on his technique when using his hands and feet to jam receivers and turn at the line of scrimmage. He can be undisciplined in various aspects of his play, but it usually hurts him more in zone coverage than it does in man, where he is a natural cover corner.

http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/jamell-fleming?id=2532839

 

[supercowboy8]

and he just ran a 4.43 40.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I'm with you. He's pretty intriguing. OU's secondary seemed to be worse than the sum of its parts the last few years, so maybe some talented players aren't playing to their potential in college. They just got rid of their DB coach so maybe they saw the same thing. (And for the record, if you've seen ESPN's documentary on OU's two-a-days, he was the biggest arse-chewer on the whole staff by far. I mean, it seemed like not a play went by where he wasn't on someone hard. More proof that it's not simply a matter of beating these guys into the ground like a drill sergeant.)

 

[cowboysooner]

The problems with OU's secondary was not talent. There were 3 corners(Fleming, Hurst, and Colvin who started at safety) starting who will play in the NFL and likely be drafted. Tony Jefferson will also be drafted at saftey but played close to the los alot. The deep safety also had option alley responiblities against Baylor and Missou and also deep middle. That is tough for a great player and impossible for an average to below average guy.

The main problem was there was no dime package so the 4 & 5 wide teams would get whatever matchup. 2 guys who will be 3-4 olb's or de played 5 technique. 4man front dt's played nose to mixed reviews. 3 inside linebackers were on the field at all times with 1 playing a rush linebacker. I would bet that 7-9 (4 this year) of the guys on d will have nfl careers but they had great games when the matchups were good (FSU, Texas, Iowa, KSU, A&M). But awful when the matchups were bad.

In short they were bad against spread offenses and good against anything up to 3 wides.

Fleming is the best corner at OU since the first half of the 2000's. He did not get beat much and is a physical player at 206 with 23 reps. He press manned McNutt who will be a 3-4 th round pick out of the bowl game. Individually he did okay against Blackmon and Wright.

I'd love to get him in the 3rd but would be okay with the 2nd. After Claiborne and Jenkins, I'm not sure their is much difference in the next 8 or so corners and I think he is 1 of the 8.