More hype Downs or Barham

[speedkilz88]

Listen I am a fan of Barham and I think he will be a great player in time.

But we have to be careful of all the YouTube highlight videos. Just keep in mind these are cherry picked from hundreds upon hundreds of snaps. They don't show us the mistakes and bad plays these guys made. There are concerns with Barham's speed in pass coverage and his overall instincts; which is part of the reason Michigan moved him to edge last year. And at edge, he simply won with speed. When linemen got their hands on him, he had no answers or counter moves.

Again, I am not trying to throw cold water on the Barham hype, just saying he is probably not going to be a walk-in all pro starter. It might take time.

The reason they moved him to edge was because they needed pass rush help. He was still an off ball LB two games into the season.

 

[Bullflop]

Yes exactly. Modesty is very unbecoming in this site.

So true . . . LOL.

 

[zrinkill]

The OP Bot is talking nonsense as usual.

 

[kskboys]

Those were facts at the college level. We hope they translate to the pros, we can predict they'll translate to the pros, but until they actually do translate to the pros, it's hype. Then following all that, we can start the overrated/underrated discussion.

No sir, those are standalone facts.