Jaylon Smith

[nightrain]

The guy is 100% better than last year and seems to be improving every game. Made a really nice play on Wilson yesterday holding him from the line to gain on 3rd down in the open field. He is a good compliment to to LB unit and I'm glad they have him.

 

[Ken]

The guy isnt really living up to the hype. I mean he is good at blitzing, but not much else

Ya, really good at blitzing and covering stud wr's 30 yards down field...useless..


oh boy.

 

[darthseinfeld]

In fairness, some teams viewed him as an OLB as well. Frankly, I think he should be playing the WILL spot. And he likely would have been a Top 5 pick if he did not get hurt.

Long term I think he will be a WILL with LVE as Mike. When that happens, I think you could a Briggs/Urlacher dynamic

 

[perrykemp]

Long term I think he will be a WILL with LVE as Mike. When that happens, I think you could a Briggs/Urlacher dynamic

Now that would be a beautiful thing.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Now that would be a beautiful thing.

When I see LVE play, Im seeing alot of Urlacher in him. Big, great tackler with exceptional range

 

[Bleu Star]

I’ve been a critic of his but the guy has been an absolute terror in our blitz packages.

He’s one of the main reasons those blitzes are getting home so well.

I like how he’s playing.

#SeeMySig (especially the bottom)

 

[Twin]

Umm he has been pretty average, not what I was expecting with all the hype he was getting

U tear ur knee up n go thur everythin jaylon has done n lets see u do better It's only year 2 he just got comfortable planting and running it takes time ITS ONLY 1 RAY LEWIS

 

[OmerV]

The guy isnt really living up to the hype. I mean he is good at blitzing, but not much else

I thought he played pretty damn well yesterday.

 

[Cowpolk]

FIFY

Bad second round pick and a guy we could have gotten in the 5th round. Hell, we could've gotten both Jack and Smith.

New England was hoping we would pass on him

 

[DiResta]

was he the reason the offense was embarrassing yesterday?
just asking for a friend



or are we just blowing up the team again? I lose track

 

[Aviano90]

was he the reason the offense was embarrassing yesterday?
just asking for a friend

Quality contribution right there.

 

[DiResta]

Quality contribution right there.

better than just *****ing indiscriminately

 

[Aviano90]

better than just *****ing indiscriminately

OK, Rockport.

 

[cowboyec]

thought he had a solid game yesterday...and has been solid thus far.
maybe he should play both ways....could use some gutts on the O side.

 

[Ranching]

A wasted 2nd rounder. Just like Gregory a really wasted 2nd rounder.

We could have wasted one on ET!!

 

[Aviano90]

A wasted 2nd rounder. Just like Gregory a really wasted 2nd rounder.

Regardless how hindsight will ultimately judge whether the gamble eventually pays off or not, the pick will forever be stupid in my opinion. Without the use of hindsight, it made absolutely no sense whatsoever considering the position the team was in. Defense was the Achilles heel of the team, we get premium picks on a team that should have been contending for a championship due to injuries to Romo the year before but should have been set up nicely for his return in 2016, and the team uses its first 2 picks on RB and a LB who can't play his first year and maybe not ever.

I can't stand when people claim Romo's career was wasted here, but if there is ever a valid argument that I would buy in support of that claim, Zeke and Jaylon are two picks that would make me entertain the idea that Romo's career was wasted. Granted, I didn't know Romo was going to get hurt yet again, but that would require the use of hindsight.

 

[Wood]

The guy isnt really living up to the hype. I mean he is good at blitzing, but not much else

QB can't throw ball, isn't NFL TE on roster, coach is stuck in 1990's and we pick on Jaylon Smith? Odd. What I see is player who still has freakish speed and can swarm to ball. He was never a thumper even going back to his college days.

 

[buybuydandavis]

The guy isnt really living up to the hype. I mean he is good at blitzing, but not much else

Good at blitzing and man coverage, not so good in run support and zone. Maybe we should be run blitzing him more instead of having him responsible for a gap. He's kind of like Byron in seeing to lack the spatial awareness for zone/gap support, but being great one on one. "Doesn't work well with others."

LVE is a tackling machine. He should be at MLB and move Jaylon to SAM. I like Jaylon more on the edge using his speed anyway. In nickel, leave Jaylon in and play him like a man cover/blitzing in the box SS.

 

[buybuydandavis]

I can't stand when people claim Romo's career was wasted here, but if there is ever a valid argument that I would buy in support of that claim, Zeke and Jaylon are two picks that would make me entertain the idea that Romo's career was wasted.

The two picks were strategically contradictory.

Jaylon was a win later pick, an investment in the future. On those terms, it was golden. We beat the odds on his health and are now cashing in. But I'm beginning to wonder if Jaylon just isn't that star everyone thought he was. Maybe we, like the whole league, just overestimated what he brings to the table.

On the other hand, Zeke pick was a win now, Romo window pick. The selling point on Zeke was that he was a well rounded, do everything, NFL ready RB. Plug and play, and play great. Maximize the Romo window.

The picks had the look of strategy by committee. I get my pick, then you get yours, with each of us having different strategic goals in mind.

 

[Aviano90]

The two picks were strategically contradictory.

Jaylon was a win later pick, an investment in the future. On those terms, it was golden. We beat the odds on his health and are now cashing in. But I'm beginning to wonder if Jaylon just isn't that star everyone thought he was. Maybe we, like the whole league, just overestimated what he brings to the table.

On the other hand, Zeke pick was a win now, Romo window pick. The selling point on Zeke was that he was a well rounded, do everything, NFL ready RB. Plug and play, and play great. Maximize the Romo window.

The picks had the look of strategy by committee. I get my pick, then you get yours, with each of us having different strategic goals in mind.

Well, the Zeke pick being a win now pick I agree with. It's just that it was the wrong "win now" pick to make. Beefing up the defense would have been the much better pick for a Romo led team that year. The offense didn't need Zeke if Romo was the QB. But, we neglect the defense in order to make the offense all world because it doesn't work without a top QB, top RB, top WR, top TE and best offensive line.

Using hindsight, the Zeke pick was the best pick up for a Dak led offense. But we then see the defense played like absolute crap in the playoff game.