GamedayGuru Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Devin White > every LB in the draft, by a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reamer Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Not sure if he'll declare, but TYREL DODSON has a chance to impress. He's not a 1st round prospect, imo, but he may get there at some point. He has a solid game against Alabama last year, and shows some promise for the future. Number 25 in this video, if you skip to the Texas A&M defensive series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_s0kjYP-Qs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckIsGOAT Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I have been talking about him for 4 years but Stanford LB Bobby Okreke has all the potential in the world, hope he can breakout in his 5th year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 30 minutes ago, LuckIsGOAT said: I have been talking about him for 4 years but Stanford LB Bobby Okreke has all the potential in the world, hope he can breakout in his 5th year Really? I honestly was never impressed with Okreke or any of those ILBs for Stanford last year. Will see maybe they will improve a lot this year. They were so weak up the middle last year I thought and that was even with Phillips ahead of them, sadly he made more tackles than some of the linebackers did. They did not impress and that was an odd down year on defense for Stanford I thought. He is no Shayne Skov or Blake Martinez that is for sure as ILBs for Stanford, even guys like James Vaughters or AJ Tarpley were better at times at linebacker for them not to mention the freak show physical athlete in Trent Murphy but he was more of an OLB/DE type. Okreke was around when most of those guys played so one would think he would learn more and develop better and when he got his chance to play. Will see maybe I am wrong about him but yeah that Stanford defense was uncharacteristically bad last year I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckIsGOAT Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 31 minutes ago, Ozzy said: Really? I honestly was never impressed with Okreke or any of those ILBs for Stanford last year. Will see maybe they will improve a lot this year. They were so weak up the middle last year I thought and that was even with Phillips ahead of them, sadly he made more tackles than some of the linebackers did. They did not impress and that was an odd down year on defense for Stanford I thought. He is no Shayne Skov or Blake Martinez that is for sure as ILBs for Stanford, even guys like James Vaughters or AJ Tarpley were better at times at linebacker for them not to mention the freak show physical athlete in Trent Murphy but he was more of an OLB/DE type. Okreke was around when most of those guys played so one would think he would learn more and develop better and when he got his chance to play. Will see maybe I am wrong about him but yeah that Stanford defense was uncharacteristically bad last year I thought. He's been completely average so far but he's got some elite attributes(length, lateral quickness) and I hope he can put it together in his 5th year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 10 minutes ago, LuckIsGOAT said: He's been completely average so far but he's got some elite attributes(length, lateral quickness) and I hope he can put it together in his 5th year Yeah I thought that about Peter Kalambayi on Stanford last year, was solid, actually probably more productive as a prospect earlier in his career than Okreke has ever shown. But each year he never quite made that next step, even last year which should have been his big year he was arguably less explosive and productive as a pass rusher. Really strong thick kid but never quite took it to the next level. Will see if Okreke can improve off last year, he needs to get a lot stronger I feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchDJ Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Thoughts on Troy Dye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezla Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) Hoping Paddy Fisher shows a little more athleticism this year, but I'll attempt to watch him whenever televised. Eagles shouldn't draft early enough to take Devin White, so Paddy is my realistically attainable mancrush LB to start this year off. TJ Edwards is prob my #2. Edited August 21, 2018 by Jeezla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezla Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 What's everyone's thoughts on Te'von Coney? Does he end up as a 1st/2nd rounder? Or more of a 3rd/4th rounder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaidersAreOne Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 How does Devin White compare vs Roquon Smith last year? Who do you have higher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, RaidersAreOne said: How does Devin White compare vs Roquon Smith last year? Who do you have higher? Devin White is more complete and it is not even close I feel, White is the better prospect. He is better getting off blocks and stronger at the point of attack. Roquon might be a little more athletic but for his size but White is really athletic I think also. Roquon is good when he is protected by a good DL and surrounding LB talent like he is on the Bears currently. White would be good regardless, really he did not play with a great DL on LSU and he was still very productive and again can get of blocks and shed blocks better. Might have some issues in space but he has improved greatly with that I think compared to early in his career. Roquon is a little more athletically explosive in terms of quickness but not by much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedTheClock Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 2 hours ago, RaidersAreOne said: How does Devin White compare vs Roquon Smith last year? Who do you have higher? I think Devin White is better, but they are two completely different kinds of players. Roquan gets eaten up by blockers but plays with such excellent pacing and gap shooting ability that he rarely has to take on the behemoths. He's much quicker and takes better angles than White. White is probably faster in a straight line, but what sets White apart is how hard he can thump with offensive lineman. He destroys OL coming downhill and has one of the meanest dispositions when taking on fullbacks and tackling RB's. He's a freaking tank that works downhill quickly. White has a hard time redirecting his hips when he overpursues, which is quite often unfortunately. He is also vulnerable to down blocks from OG's and TE's. He isn't very good at "hopping the fence" on down blocks and it results in him getting pinned inside. White is not without fault, but guys with that kind of violence, aggression, and speed are incredibly rare. And he's not terrible at tracking angles and reading guards. It's just not next level. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedTheClock Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 What was once a great ILB class has dwindled down significantly. A lot of guys I had pegged as starting MIKES went back to school. Paddy Fisher, Shaq Quarterman, Joe Bachie...it's disappointing. I really like Devin White (Top 15) and Khalil Hodge (3rd-5th round), but now the depth at ILB seems to have fallen off a cliff. I don't really like any of the later round guys. There are some WLB/SLB types that I really like, but we are missing the thumpers now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 What’s everyone’s take on Cameron Smith from USC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedTheClock Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 On 2/2/2019 at 12:46 PM, MOSteelers56 said: What’s everyone’s take on Cameron Smith from USC? Not a great fit for the modern NFL game. Useless against the pass, which is a death sentence in the pros. Plus he's too aggressive for his own good, routinely flying to the action and taking himself out of plays. He's basically the exact opposite of Roquan Smith. Everything Roquan excels at Cameron is terrible at. And vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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