Bob Sacamano
Benched
- Messages
- 57,084
- Reaction score
- 3
Courtesy of NFLDS. And to me, AOA is a little, more controlled as a player than Bethea was in college.
This kid gets some quality coaching from Dave Campo and Brett Maxie, and he should be ready to take over at FS no later than 2011.
Bethea...
Positives: Has broad shoulders, good arm muscle definition, good bubble and the balance and body control to accelerate quickly to the ball … Has exceptional closing quickness and loose hips to turn and run on the ball coming out of his backpedal … Shows good hand usage to reroute tight ends and backs at the line of scrimmage … Breaks on the ball quickly and recognizes routes playing in the zone … Has a consistent burst to close and does a good job of sifting through traffic to locate the ball … Has the range to make plays along the sidelines and does a good job of timing his leaps to compete for the ball in the air … Will knock down more passes than he catches, but gets into good position to make the play (lacks valid hands though) … Uses his size well in run force and will deliver good pop on contact … Does a good job of keeping his pads down and shoulders square to wrap and secure … Big hitter who is very effective at attacking the ballcarrier and stripping the ball … Makes the secondary calls and does the little extras to improve, spending additional hours in the film and weight rooms.
Negatives: Has good field vision and can locate the ball working through traffic, but gets over aggressive in his play and gets caught out of position too much, especially when biting on play-action … Can turn and run on the ball, but sometimes prefers to attack it rather than stay tight with the receiver on deep routes, losing containment … Does not have ideal height, so he needs to time his leaps properly to get to the ball at its high point … Has stone hands and will double catch and bobble several easy interceptions, resulting in pass deflections instead.
Bethea is a well-built safety who can not only deliver crunching tackles, but has the speed and athletic ability to cover speedy receivers through their routes. He is effective playing the press and also shows the Cover-2 skills to make plays inside the box. He has a smooth backpedal and good hip flip to turn and run on the ball.
Bethea does a very good job of planting and coming back to the ball, showing the burst on balls in front of him. In man coverage, he is best in a shadow or trail technique, but needs to stay more on the receiver rather than trying to attack the ball. In playing the bump, he has the strength and aggressive nature to consistently reroute the receiver.
In the zone, Bethea shows good awareness and instinct and recognizes routes, but does get a little out of control at times. He can read the quarterback and make some plays on the ball in flight, but will get caught out of position and be fooled by play-action.
Bethea has very good speed to run deep with the receiver. When he is not challenged much, he can get get lazy vs. the run and can be a little slow to come up and support, but when he locates the ball, he uses his hands well to prevent from being blocked too long.
With his excellent speed, good strength and instincts, Bethea can be quite effective playing the deep zone. He has the range to close quickly on plays in front of him. He has good field smarts, but just needs to show more patience rather than get out of control when biting on play-action. He is not the complete player that former teammate Ronald Bartell is, but he does a good job of breaking down plays in the open and as he develops a better understanding for reading the quarterback, he will be a starter in this league before long.
This kid gets some quality coaching from Dave Campo and Brett Maxie, and he should be ready to take over at FS no later than 2011.
Bethea...
Positives: Has broad shoulders, good arm muscle definition, good bubble and the balance and body control to accelerate quickly to the ball … Has exceptional closing quickness and loose hips to turn and run on the ball coming out of his backpedal … Shows good hand usage to reroute tight ends and backs at the line of scrimmage … Breaks on the ball quickly and recognizes routes playing in the zone … Has a consistent burst to close and does a good job of sifting through traffic to locate the ball … Has the range to make plays along the sidelines and does a good job of timing his leaps to compete for the ball in the air … Will knock down more passes than he catches, but gets into good position to make the play (lacks valid hands though) … Uses his size well in run force and will deliver good pop on contact … Does a good job of keeping his pads down and shoulders square to wrap and secure … Big hitter who is very effective at attacking the ballcarrier and stripping the ball … Makes the secondary calls and does the little extras to improve, spending additional hours in the film and weight rooms.
Negatives: Has good field vision and can locate the ball working through traffic, but gets over aggressive in his play and gets caught out of position too much, especially when biting on play-action … Can turn and run on the ball, but sometimes prefers to attack it rather than stay tight with the receiver on deep routes, losing containment … Does not have ideal height, so he needs to time his leaps properly to get to the ball at its high point … Has stone hands and will double catch and bobble several easy interceptions, resulting in pass deflections instead.
Bethea is a well-built safety who can not only deliver crunching tackles, but has the speed and athletic ability to cover speedy receivers through their routes. He is effective playing the press and also shows the Cover-2 skills to make plays inside the box. He has a smooth backpedal and good hip flip to turn and run on the ball.
Bethea does a very good job of planting and coming back to the ball, showing the burst on balls in front of him. In man coverage, he is best in a shadow or trail technique, but needs to stay more on the receiver rather than trying to attack the ball. In playing the bump, he has the strength and aggressive nature to consistently reroute the receiver.
In the zone, Bethea shows good awareness and instinct and recognizes routes, but does get a little out of control at times. He can read the quarterback and make some plays on the ball in flight, but will get caught out of position and be fooled by play-action.
Bethea has very good speed to run deep with the receiver. When he is not challenged much, he can get get lazy vs. the run and can be a little slow to come up and support, but when he locates the ball, he uses his hands well to prevent from being blocked too long.
With his excellent speed, good strength and instincts, Bethea can be quite effective playing the deep zone. He has the range to close quickly on plays in front of him. He has good field smarts, but just needs to show more patience rather than get out of control when biting on play-action. He is not the complete player that former teammate Ronald Bartell is, but he does a good job of breaking down plays in the open and as he develops a better understanding for reading the quarterback, he will be a starter in this league before long.
