SPARQ Linebackers in the draft

[cnuball21]

Having to scheme to hide an inferior player is never a good thing.

At the end of the day you have to defend the field and the inferior athlete has to line up somewhere and have a coverage responsibility. If you can never have them play said inferior athlete in anything other than a short zone then that can be taken advantage of too. It stretches the rest of the coverage thin.

Really though there are some route combinations to take advantage of slow MIKEs like running clearouts for other players zones and running a wheel post or seam right at them. This notion that you can just scheme away all your players from being isolated is ignorant.

Oh and Jewell would not be playing in the nickel so playing nickel is a moot point. Teams still run on first and second downs particularly with unathletic defenders to exploit in coverage. You are basically conceding that Jewell would be a liability against the pass.

I'm not saying scheme to hide an inferior player, I'm saying in our scheme I don't see him matching up one on one in coverage.

He'll be asked to cover a zone, which he shown he's plenty capable of.

 

[cnuball21]

most of these lb are going to be overdrafted if not all
in fact if you are sitting there at #19 with no takes on a trade back
the realization that these guys are reaches might have Dallas pick completely different (safe) than people expect
like no lb or wr or guard
they may see a guy like Hurst who slid a bit as a bpa even though hes a 3t
you never know
they may wait to fill the lb situation with scraps
theyve done it for years

Probably so this year. With Smith and Edmunds likely being gone early, teams that really need a LB will likely overdraft them.

 

[beware_d-ware]

For all the people talking about "athletic liabilities" - Hitch wasn't exactly Brian Urlacher, he was a very mediocre athlete. But he was still a good player here.

www.mockdraftable.com/player/anthony-hitchens


www.mockdraftable.com/player/josey-jewell?position=OLB


Jewell is slower than Hitch, but his explosiveness numbers are about the same and his 3 cone and short shuttle are on an entirely different planet. I wouldn't rule him out strictly based on his Combine.

 

[beware_d-ware]

Probably so this year. With Smith and Edmunds likely being gone early, teams that really need a LB will likely overdraft them.

We'll see. IME, LBs are usually afterthoughts while teams reach for QBs, pass rushers, and WRs. The special guys like Kuechly or Shazier don't slip anywhere, but teams often aren't in a hurry to scoop up that second wave.

 

[cnuball21]

For all the people talking about "athletic liabilities" - Hitch wasn't exactly Brian Urlacher, he was a very mediocre athlete. But he was still a good player here.

www.mockdraftable.com/player/anthony-hitchens


www.mockdraftable.com/player/josey-jewell?position=OLB


Jewell is slower than Hitch, but his explosiveness numbers are about the same and his 3 cone and short shuttle are on an entirely different planet. I wouldn't rule him out strictly based on his Combine.

I wouldn't say he's slower. His combine 40 time was poor, but he had a solid pro day 40. Obviously those are generally a little faster, but if you average the 2 he's a mid 4.7 guy which is the same as Hitch.

Like Lee, his eyes will allow him to play much faster.

 

[ghst187]

How is LVE a first round pick? I just don’t see it.

 

[BAT]

How would you compare Jewell to pozluzny?

Poz was the better athlete.

 

[speedkilz88]

For all the people talking about "athletic liabilities" - Hitch wasn't exactly Brian Urlacher, he was a very mediocre athlete. But he was still a good player here.

www.mockdraftable.com/player/anthony-hitchens


www.mockdraftable.com/player/josey-jewell?position=OLB


Jewell is slower than Hitch, but his explosiveness numbers are about the same and his 3 cone and short shuttle are on an entirely different planet. I wouldn't rule him out strictly based on his Combine.

Jewell would be a fine pick in the 4th-5th, just like Hitchens. Cowboys had Hitchens graded as a 5th but they were afraid he wouldn't make it so they took him in the 4th instead of WR Street that couldn't play.

 

[KDM256]

SPARQ stats are the reason this front office thought Byron Jones was an elite draft prospect coming out of UCONN.

The eye inthe sky(film) doesn't lie, especially playing teams filled with NFL bound players. Evans will be a player when its all said and done and if we miss out, he'll be one of many that fans will claim the front office whiffed on..

 

[beware_d-ware]

How is LVE a first round pick? I just don’t see it.

Mountain West defensive player of the year and Combine SPARQ champion for LBs. When you have that kind of athleticism and production, you tend to go early.

 

[stilltheguru88]

Poz was the better athlete.

Not based on combine

 

[BAT]

Not based on combine

Which combine stat did you cherry pick to draw that conclusion.

Not only does Poz have a faster 40, he has the much better vert and quite a few more BPs over Jewell.

Plus Poz won 2 Bednariks and 1 Butkus. Never mind more All American teams.

Not only the better athlete, he was the better football player to boot.

 

[stilltheguru88]

I was wrong. I looked again. He’s still not far off from poz. Especially three cone and SS. And the very was a 4 inch difference

 

[xwalker]

How would you compare Jewell to pozluzny?

4.58 forty vs 4.79 forty for starters.

 

[cnuball21]

4.58 forty vs 4.79 forty for starters.

If you're using pro day numbers, I've read Jewell was high 4.6s.

 

[BAT]

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...hlete-sparq-linebackers-in-the-2018-nfl-draft

Micah Kiser sounds interesting. Like to see how he is in film and highlights. But LVE is still a good selection.

Darius Leonard and Shaquem Griffin are hands down the best per their numbers.

 

[AmishCowboy]

Why Kiser didn't get a invite from DAL? He's a Mike, they need a Mike.

Doesn't here have off the field issues?

 

[stilltheguru88]

4.58 forty vs 4.79 forty for starters.

4.58 is not accurate. He ran 4.71. You thinking kueckly

 

[xwalker]

4.58 is not accurate. He ran 4.71. You thinking kueckly

That is his Pro Day time.

I also used the Pro Day time for Jewell.

http://draftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=12502&draftyear=2007&genpos=OLB

http://www.draftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=132933&draftyear=2018&genpos=ilb

 

[DFWJC]

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...hlete-sparq-linebackers-in-the-2018-nfl-draft

Micah Kiser sounds interesting. Like to see how he is in film and highlights. But LVE is still a good selection.

I'd like to get Kiser late if he's still available. One of my favorite potential value picks. Plug him right into special teams on day one and then let him grow from there.