He serves a purpose as a powerback...
Well I’m not going to hide that I’m a Clemson fan bc I am but this is a Miami Dolphins forum. I want the best player for the Miami Dolphins. Sure it’s great when we get some former Tigers which we have in Christian Wilkins and Shaq Lawson but I want the best player for Miami. I’m able to take the bias out when I don’t think a player is a good fit for Miami. For example Derion Kendrick was projected in the late 1st early 2nd round in this upcoming draft before he decided to go go back to Clemson for one more year. But I’d be the first to tell you that that’s way overrating him. I wouldn’t draft him before the 3rd round. I’m just using him as an example. But the point is I want to see Miami win a Super Bowl in my lifetime and we’re not going to do that if we’re not truly getting the best player instead of me being homerish and saying oh draft the Clemson guys. No bias at all but ETN is better than NH in my opinion and he’ll be better than NH in the pros in my opinion and I’ve stated why I think so.
I was happy bc CW is a really good player. But his value comes in the locker room and building the culture. Theirs a reason Flo and Grier went with him for the first pick of their regime. A true locker room guy that will help establish great culture and love for one another. The ultimate team player is who CW is and he truly enjoys the game. He’s never going to be a superstar but he’ll be a solid player in the league for a long time. He is not as talented as Dexter Lawrence although not many are as Dex is just a man among boys. To be completely honest Clelin Ferrell was the most talented DL between the 4 when we had him CW Dex and Austin Bryant. Ferrells been banged up here and there but I’m really shocked that he hasn’t performed better. Now I’m not going to put it all on him as LV as a whole is just trash on D but I do wonder if they’re putting him in the right position to succeed bc he’s got a good balance between pass rusher/edge setter. He’s not an elite pass rusher and never will be but he can do it. But he was really good at setting the edge at Clemson. I really don’t pay much attention to LV so maybe his numbers don’t tell the whole story but it did take him until his 3rd year at Clemson before he really popped and he’ll be coming up on his 3rd year next year. But as far as CW great guy met him quite a few times and he’s a lot of fun to be around and hangout with. Ultimate team player and just loves football. He’ll be a very solid player for a long time.
We’re kind of in wait and see mode on him. We’re hoping he’ll be able to go come next season bc we start with Georgia in Charlotte in the 1st game. But Dabo has been extremely careful to not commit to anything involving Justyn. If he’s able to play hopefully he’ll regain his form bc as a freshman and sophomore he looked like a future first round guy. Mike Williams had a very very similar injury to his neck and missed an entire year at Clemson but came back even better than he was before the injury and ended up going 7th overall I believe. That’s Justyns ceiling if he completely regains form but like I said we’re just kind of waiting to see and Dabo won’t commit to anything publicly any time soon. But the hope inside the building is that Justyn will be ready to go come that 1st game against Georgia. “Cautiously optimistic” is what I’ve been told by 2 different people.
Yeah I get it definitely not the sexy pick but like I said he’s a tone setter in the locker as far as culture and accountability and I guarantee the guys love him. He’s a really great guy. His senior year at Clemson he was already finished with classes so he volunteered to be a substitute teacher. Well he got a call and actually filled in a couple days as a substitute for a kindergarten class lol. The kids absolutely loved him and were amazed at how big he was haha.
Especially if he can be had a round later....
