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MERGED: Opinions on Jason Allen

Shaky pick

This shaky pick must have meant that they were going to take Whitner for sure.
 
Philter25 said:
I think Boomer called it. Nice pick Simon!

Im worried about his hip injury.
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Did you see him running that 40 at the combine though? He was movin' man. 4.41 40 yard dash with great size. Not to mention that gets rid of our biggest hole we had at saftey. NICE PICK NICK!
 
I'm not to excited about this one, but I don't know to much about him. I was hoping for Justice or our pick of any wide reciever.
 
Jason Allen DB 6’2 202 Tennessee
By: Robert Davis Jason Allen enrolled early at Tennessee, but did not have any notable impact as a true freshman. As a sophomore though, he started to show some flashes of his potential. He finished the year with 57 tackles and 2 interceptions. As a junior though, he made his name known all around the country. After moving to free safety, he made 123 tackles, had two sacks, and two interceptions on the year. Allen's senior year was cut to just five games after dislocating his hip, but was impressive to that point with 35 tackles, three for loss, and a sack.
Allen is a versatile defender in the defensive backfield. He has experience at both safety and corner, and projects very well at the next level at both positions. As a corner, he has the ability to jam the receiver at the line, and turn and run with them. With his experience at safety, he shows the willingness to be physical and take on blockers and make plays in the run game. Allen has the ability to be a very good all around corner. As a free safety, he shows the recognition skills to quickly diagnose plays, and is a real force on making plays in front of him. With his corner experience and ability, he has the chance to be a real ballhawk in coverage.
With him playing safety last year and corner this year, he isn’t fully developed at either spot. Allen may be a bit of a project at corner because of the year off as a junior. If he moves back to safety at the next level, the year off will also probably take some time to adjust.
With his versatility, Allen will be in command come draft day. He flirted with leaving last year, but changed his mind at the last minute and decided to return to Tennessee for his final season. When healthy, he has NFL potential at corner or safety. His hip injury has put his future in question however. If he can show that he's fully recovered and will play next season, Allen could return to his normal spot as a potential Top 50 pick.
 
I am a little worried about what they were saying about his hip and Daunte's knee but the combine footage looked good and his highlights did too. Could be an exciting player for us in the future. It is definately a position the Phins needed to address.
 
I was a little disappointed that they didn't take Winston Justice, but they signed an OT and I believe Saban knows what he is doing.
 
It makes you wonder . . . at the combine, Allen ran the 40, but did not participate in the DB drills that they ran, the coverage drills. That right there makes me worry that his hip isn't right. Being able to run straight ahead is one thing, being able to swing your hips in coverage is another.
 
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