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http://www.sunherald.com/2010/12/23/2734647/mcphees-stats-belie-his-worth.html
McPhee’s stats belie his worth at Mississippi State
By BRAD LOCKE
DANNY JOHNSTON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mississippi State defensive end Pernell McPhee will play in his final game for the Bulldogs in the Gator Bowl.
Daily Journal
STARKVILLE -- Don’t believe the numbers.
If anything, they’re inversely proportionate to the progress Pernell McPhee has made in his second and final year as a defensive end at Mississippi State. But here they are: In 12 games, he’s made 2.0 sacks and 9.5 tackles for losses.
Those stats don’t exactly jump off the page, especially when cast against his 2009 numbers of 5.0 sacks and 12.0 TFLs. But it’s a narrow line of thinking that reduces McPhee’s improvement and effectiveness to a couple of figures that can be easily taken out of context.
The NFL scouts don’t need those stats to know what they see in McPhee, a 6-foot-4, 285-pound senior.
“He’s a guy that they’ve been watching all year and ask about all year,” MSU defensive coordinator Manny Diaz said. “I think what shows up on film with McPhee -- and really a lot of credit goes to (defensive line coach) Chris Wilson on this -- is they’re finding him to be more of a technician now.
“They really see that he’s playing with a lot better technique and fundamentals and learning how to become a defensive end.”
One key to McPhee’s improvement has been his adherence to Diaz’s precept of having “good eyes.”
“I train my eyes a lot now,” McPhee said, “because if you’ve got good eyes, that means you’re a good football player.”
And as Diaz is quick to remind scouts, McPhee is still relatively young to the position. He didn’t even play high school football until his senior year, and when he arrived at Itawamba Community College three years ago, he was a mere 218 pounds.
“It’s not like he’s been walking the Earth as an SEC (defensive) end since the time he was in ninth grade,” Diaz said. “So there’s still a lot of upside. I wish we had him for another year.”
Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2010/12/23/2734647/mcphees-stats-belie-his-worth.html#ixzz19QGgCXnm
McPhee’s stats belie his worth at Mississippi State
By BRAD LOCKE
DANNY JOHNSTON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mississippi State defensive end Pernell McPhee will play in his final game for the Bulldogs in the Gator Bowl.
Daily Journal
STARKVILLE -- Don’t believe the numbers.
If anything, they’re inversely proportionate to the progress Pernell McPhee has made in his second and final year as a defensive end at Mississippi State. But here they are: In 12 games, he’s made 2.0 sacks and 9.5 tackles for losses.
Those stats don’t exactly jump off the page, especially when cast against his 2009 numbers of 5.0 sacks and 12.0 TFLs. But it’s a narrow line of thinking that reduces McPhee’s improvement and effectiveness to a couple of figures that can be easily taken out of context.
The NFL scouts don’t need those stats to know what they see in McPhee, a 6-foot-4, 285-pound senior.
“He’s a guy that they’ve been watching all year and ask about all year,” MSU defensive coordinator Manny Diaz said. “I think what shows up on film with McPhee -- and really a lot of credit goes to (defensive line coach) Chris Wilson on this -- is they’re finding him to be more of a technician now.
“They really see that he’s playing with a lot better technique and fundamentals and learning how to become a defensive end.”
One key to McPhee’s improvement has been his adherence to Diaz’s precept of having “good eyes.”
“I train my eyes a lot now,” McPhee said, “because if you’ve got good eyes, that means you’re a good football player.”
And as Diaz is quick to remind scouts, McPhee is still relatively young to the position. He didn’t even play high school football until his senior year, and when he arrived at Itawamba Community College three years ago, he was a mere 218 pounds.
“It’s not like he’s been walking the Earth as an SEC (defensive) end since the time he was in ninth grade,” Diaz said. “So there’s still a lot of upside. I wish we had him for another year.”
Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2010/12/23/2734647/mcphees-stats-belie-his-worth.html#ixzz19QGgCXnm
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