Reshad Jones has a leg up on clemons.

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you've never seen reshad jones head hunt while at uga??? i'm surprised...i saw it more than a fair share

 

[Travis34]

Clemons really wasn't an upgrade over Gibril Wilson at all by any reasonable measure.

I just don't buy that, at all.

 

[j-off-her-doll]

Clemons really wasn't an upgrade over Gibril Wilson at all by any reasonable measure. He had less tackles than Wilson, one more missed tackle than Wilson, one more pick (1 v 0), less passes defensed and gave up a passer rating of 118 as opposed to 95 for Wilson. Basically neither were very good, neither could make plays

Of course the big reason why Clemons was a better option than Wilson was that he was much much cheaper and he was essentially a first year player so expectations were much lower. Maybe Clemons can improve because he's still young but he sure needs to if he's even to be an average NFL safety

While you'd prefer you FS makes plays - something R. Jones seems capable of - you'd at least hope he doesn't get roasted. Clemons was solid over the top. Compared to Wilson, he was AMAZING.

 

[Fin Thirteen]

Jones looks like he can lay a bit of wood and maybe get his hands on the ball- something this defense is in desperate need of. But his 3-cone drill of 7.43 was one of the slowest going. This guy is not a fluid player. He'll have to rely on his instincts to find the ball or the man and sometimes his instincts will be wrong.

Clemons is kinda the opposite. Instincts are poor but he has the mobility to recover and get there.

Clemons will be a consistent 6.5/10 kinda guy. I'm guessing Jones will mix some 9/10 with some 4/10. We should certainly take the gamble to see how the guy pans out, if he really does have an eye for the ball.

 

[Geforce]

Clemons really wasn't an upgrade over Gibril Wilson at all by any reasonable measure. He had less tackles than Wilson, one more missed tackle than Wilson, one more pick (1 v 0), less passes defensed and gave up a passer rating of 118 as opposed to 95 for Wilson. Basically neither were very good, neither could make plays

Of course the big reason why Clemons was a better option than Wilson was that he was much much cheaper and he was essentially a first year player so expectations were much lower. Maybe Clemons can improve because he's still young but he sure needs to if he's even to be an average NFL safety

Stats have never and will never tell you the whole story.

The people who actually play with Clemons think you are wrong about him not really being an upgrade over Gibril Wilson.

Dolphins teammates say they have noticed a big difference in having Clemons compared with Gibril Wilson, who played free safety last year but was cut after the season.

"(Clemons) has tremendous speed back there. He can easily disguise (coverage) on the far hash and still get to that deep pass on the opposite side of the field," cornerback Sean Smith said. "He's able to cover so much ground compared to what we had last year. That definitely helps out a lot when you talk about disguising coverages."

Strong safety Yeremiah Bell said he has noticed tremendous growth from Clemons.

"He's always been in the right spot this year," Bell said. "I always knew he would be fine, and even last year, he took the initiative to want to learn. So from Day 1 he wanted to learn, and he's put in the hard work."

If Clemons can avoid the injuries that plagued him at the end of last season, he will give the Dolphins a very good dilema to have at the FS position.

 

[Geforce]

From Armando

By the way, Reshad Jones was on my radio show this morning.

He said he wants to be called "Get it on Jones."

I know. Crazy.

 

[Doctor Phibes]

Stats have never and will never tell you the whole story.

Not the whole story but as good a guide as any. Regardless, when I watch Clemons I see a kid who can run fast in a straight line and who looks relatively well coached. But I don't see a good football player

The people who actually play with Clemons think you are wrong about him not really being an upgrade over Gibril Wilson.

They are hardly likely to say anything different but he's yet to show it on the field

If Clemons can avoid the injuries that plagued him at the end of last season, he will give the Dolphins a very good dilema to have at the FS position.

To be fair if he was playing hurt maybe that gives him more scope for improvement but he's still got to do it - probably to keep his job