Putting Allen's 2018 performance in perspective.
Putting Allen's 2018 performance in perspective.
I know we are both high on Thornhill and Hall, but I think their teammate, Chris Peace, is flying under the radar. Looks like a very good athlete, can bend, converts speed to power, and he shows good vision. Haven't seen much success with his inside counters. He's either winning around the edge or with a bull rush, but he's pretty successful with those two.
I have actually seen Peace win with an inside spin (nice one toward the end of the Duke game), but win % is lower in this area.
How much of Ryan Guthrie have you seen? I think he's another underrated kid. Watched him make several one-on-one tackles in space against Travis Etienne in the Clemson game that were extremely solid. Not many I've seen that can do it. He's just a fundamentally sound tackler with underrated range - breaks down really well to tackle. Brings his feet and wraps up. He's really improved the LB unit for Syracuse. Big reason why they're having such a good season.
slimm, Thoughts on Josh Allen? Any way hes still around when the Dolphins pick?
I am hoping for Allen, Devin White, Greedy, Deandre baker as guys who could possibly be around still. Likelihood of these guys being there if were picking around 15?
If we're on that subject I think Malik Carney is well worth talking about.
I suppose the size (6020 & 246 lbs) and athletic limitations (4.86e) could doom him, despite the 33.5 inch arms and 10 inch hands he measured at Shrine practice. But he's an interesting potential analog to either Trey Flowers or Kyle Van Noy, as it pertains to the defense that Miami are about to establish.
Could be, I think a lot of it just depends on how well he tests athletically. It eventually fine tunes the draft slots.
The question is how much of a fit they believe he is for the defense. If they didn't think T.J. Watt was a fit, I don't see how they'll view Josh Allen as a fit. Unless they have plans to change the scheme. Although in reality he looks better rushing the passer with his hand in the dirt than he does playing from a 2pt stance. The ability to drop into coverage standing up is there though. I'm not convinced Miami would know how to use a player like him.