DearbornDolfan
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Sean Smith
Pros: Very tall, decent timed speed, excellent hands, plays zones very well
Cons: Will not play in receiver's hip pocket, does not have the acceleration to recover against faster receivers, is not aggressive in any facet of his game
Comments: Seems to be a Cover 2 corner or free safety in most other schemes with no real fit in Miami's primary coverage. I rank him as the sixth best corner in this draft.
DJ Moore
Pros: Good size, aggressive in pass coverage, sits in the receiver's hip pocket and does not leave, sure tackler in the open field, played frequently on the offensive side of the ball (including as the sweep option back in the Wildcat), excellent kick returner
Cons: Aggressiveness does not translate to the run game often leading to bigger plays than necessary, might be too aggressive in pass coverage if opponent uses double moves, short, slow timed speed
Comments: Because he wouldn't be primary outside contain in Miami's scheme he isn't such a liability in the run game, but he will need to temper his aggression on pass plays if he is to fit in the Quarters scheme. Would be worth the 2b pick.
Darius Butler
Pros: Elite timed and game speed, aggressive in all aspects of his craft, a threat on offense and defense, has the vertical necessary to play the tallest receivers, will bait quarterbacks
Cons: Height might be a concern to some teams (but not Miami)
Comments: A perfect fit for Miami's 1st round pick.
Alphonso Smith
Pros: Good timed speed, does not give up the big play, plenty aggressive in the pass game, has fire and a nasty streak, makes snap reads and breaks
Cons: Height not prototypical, does not have the vertical to cover the likes of Hardy, is not multi-dimensional like Butler and Moore
Comments: He probably shouldn't be matched up against really tall or really fast receivers but he'll shut down anybody that's slightly less superhuman (kinda sounds like Will Allen). Worth the 2a pick.
I honestly believe that you'll see the defensive backfield addressed in three straight picks. My ideal first three is Butler, Chung, DJ Moore in that order; but on the off chance that Chung is taken before 2a I can live with Butler, Smith, W. Moore. The key is to lock down the future of the defensive backfield now, because next year's crop seems to be incredibly weak. I know a lot of people will argue for OLB, but we seem to be deep (if not explosive) and it is fairly common knowledge that Parcells is hunting for the next late round pass rushing gem. I can only conclude that he holds WR and OLB in the same regard for this draft class.
Pros: Very tall, decent timed speed, excellent hands, plays zones very well
Cons: Will not play in receiver's hip pocket, does not have the acceleration to recover against faster receivers, is not aggressive in any facet of his game
Comments: Seems to be a Cover 2 corner or free safety in most other schemes with no real fit in Miami's primary coverage. I rank him as the sixth best corner in this draft.
DJ Moore
Pros: Good size, aggressive in pass coverage, sits in the receiver's hip pocket and does not leave, sure tackler in the open field, played frequently on the offensive side of the ball (including as the sweep option back in the Wildcat), excellent kick returner
Cons: Aggressiveness does not translate to the run game often leading to bigger plays than necessary, might be too aggressive in pass coverage if opponent uses double moves, short, slow timed speed
Comments: Because he wouldn't be primary outside contain in Miami's scheme he isn't such a liability in the run game, but he will need to temper his aggression on pass plays if he is to fit in the Quarters scheme. Would be worth the 2b pick.
Darius Butler
Pros: Elite timed and game speed, aggressive in all aspects of his craft, a threat on offense and defense, has the vertical necessary to play the tallest receivers, will bait quarterbacks
Cons: Height might be a concern to some teams (but not Miami)
Comments: A perfect fit for Miami's 1st round pick.
Alphonso Smith
Pros: Good timed speed, does not give up the big play, plenty aggressive in the pass game, has fire and a nasty streak, makes snap reads and breaks
Cons: Height not prototypical, does not have the vertical to cover the likes of Hardy, is not multi-dimensional like Butler and Moore
Comments: He probably shouldn't be matched up against really tall or really fast receivers but he'll shut down anybody that's slightly less superhuman (kinda sounds like Will Allen). Worth the 2a pick.
I honestly believe that you'll see the defensive backfield addressed in three straight picks. My ideal first three is Butler, Chung, DJ Moore in that order; but on the off chance that Chung is taken before 2a I can live with Butler, Smith, W. Moore. The key is to lock down the future of the defensive backfield now, because next year's crop seems to be incredibly weak. I know a lot of people will argue for OLB, but we seem to be deep (if not explosive) and it is fairly common knowledge that Parcells is hunting for the next late round pass rushing gem. I can only conclude that he holds WR and OLB in the same regard for this draft class.
