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Stephone Anthony Film Study 2015-2016

Just saw a photo of Mauluga from today in shorts at Phins practice. That dude is SERIOUSLY overweight. I don't see how he could play DT much less LB with that body. Looks like he spent all offseason at a German buffet with free beer.

LOL, Wax!!! That pic has me rolling. That dude has a belly like I do. Oh my head, that is ****ing hilarious!!! I can't believe we signed him. I have been defending our front office, but seriously this is a friggin joke. All of them should be ashamed of themselves.
 

Here's what Rey Maualuga used to look like:

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WQAM had an NO radio person on this morning. According to him Anthony is althetic and hardworking. His Achilles heel is he always in the wrong gap, and misses coverage assignment. Sounds like he has the tools but lack football IQ. And if it's true, then he might be someone we can coach up and be productive.
 
Always in the wrong gap and misses coverage assignments. Hmmm. Who does that sound like? Oh yeah - every other shitty LB the dolphins have trotted out there since I've been paying attention.

I have yet to see or read anything positive about him other than he's a good athlete. Dallas Thomas was a plus athlete that also couldn't do his job. Learning from mistakes is for suckers.

But ... but ... they're desperate! Never should've been in this position to begin with. Not an excuse.
 
Maybe a dumb question but what LB position is the best fit for Stephone Anthony?

I'm thinking he plays the strong side judging on what everyone says his strengths are... an athlete that we need to be stout and stop the run. Maybe he gets some run at mike? Or Timmons will move there when he is back
 
And if this kid works out it’ll be a steal at a 5th pick. Given his age it’s almost as if we’ve drafted him with the five spot. Imagine how NO fans feel after giving up a 1st for him just two years ago.

Better than we felt when we got nothing in return for our first round bust (Dion Jordan)
 
It just hit me that this kid was the no 5 pick. I thought 5th round. No way saints give him up if he's any good.
 
It's definitely sad to see a LB without athleticism these days. But honestly, just being athletic isn't enough. I still maintain that LB is the most instinctive position on the football field. It requires constantly reading signals all around you and knowing tendencies. Athletics only really comes in at the point you figure out what's going on around you. If you take a tick to process that, you become a Channing Crowder type, with all-world physical ability but average to below average production. He goes from point A to point B in 1.5 seconds, but it takes him 0.5 more to figure out that he needs to get to point B, so his total travel time ends up being 2.0 seconds ... which negates most of his athleticism.

Guys like Zach Thomas looked fast because they figured stuff out before everyone else. Their eyes took in information all across the field, not just in front of them, but also wide peripheral vision. Then they processed that information lightning quick and matched it up with the patterns they had studied on film. So, they concluded that there was a 75% chance that they'd need to get to point B before it even happened, so they'd cheat and take 1 step in that direction. Then when the play took a half-beat more the likelihood went up to 90% that they were going to point B, they took off, arriving way before they were expected and royally pizzing off the offensive players who couldn't figure out why this small slow guy kept beating them to their spot. When you pair that kind of eyes and mind with elite athletic skills, you get guys like Patrick Willis. And honestly, Anthony's athletic ability is probably ahead of Willis' but he's not even in the race with vision and processing.

Alas, our scouting department keeps thinking that foot talent is 90% of what they're looking for in a player. Speed, quickness ... sure, it's very important ... but so is technique. The Patriots prioritize technique ... we never do.
 
I want to bring up another perspective. Remember Tedd Ginn jr and family?? Remember how he was a 1st rd pick and we hated him for not living up to his potential and judged him as a 1st rd pick rather than looking at what he was? He has continued on to have a solid NFL career helping other teams who understand he was over drafted and accepts what he does bring to the table (although I still hate him and glad he is not a fin), he is quite good at certain things but will never be a #1 WR.

I think the saints were doing the same with Anthony. He is not now nor will he ever be a 3 down backer. He is a 1st and 2nd down, down hill, run stopper which struggles in the passing game. I think a change of venue may just be exactly what the doctor ordered. His confidence is destroyed right now and won't be good to start off with but with the right coaching and player support he could begin to blossom into a player we can use. I think we still need Lawrence but Anthony may be a solid stop gap player for us later in the year if we can get the light back on for him. He is a run stopper which is what we were worst at last year.

Maybe I am just a half glass full type, but i have a good feeling about this. So far this front office has brought in two players at LBer from other teams, Kiko and Lawrence. While Timmons has yet to prove it on the field for us regular season, I like what I saw in preseason and think he was ready for a solid year. I think our front office's eye for talent at LB is very good and they may have found another good talent that was ran out of his last job based largely because a GM over drafted him.
 
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