RpMc Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 (edited) Edited April 27, 2019 by RpMc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywindO2 Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 I happened to be driving and listened to KFAN sometime shortly before this pick and they were talking him up a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Really don’t know much about him. DT room is crowded and someone needs to step up and take the 3T spot. Not saying it’s gonna be him but maybe he’ll show enough to make the team and get some PT. Stephen, J. Johnson, Holmes, Odenigbo, Watts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 Lance Zierlein compared him to Shamar Stephen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 1 minute ago, RpMc said: Lance Zierlein compared him to Shamar Stephen. I’d be happy if he turned out like Stephen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krauser Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Watts' highlights are much more impressive in terms of pass rush skills than Stephen. He's not an impressive athlete or a guy who's shooting gaps (like Tom Johnson), he's winning with technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 12 minutes ago, Krauser said: Watts' highlights are much more impressive in terms of pass rush skills than Stephen. He's not an impressive athlete or a guy who's shooting gaps (like Tom Johnson), he's winning with technique. Yeah these highlights are impressive at times but the fact is the kid has done basically nothing outside of this season. That is a long time and a lot of football to not be on the field and it is not like Arkansas has DL in the NFL all over the place. And even on a weak roster he still did not see the field much... Maybe he is just a late bloomer, but Arkansas got their butt kicked a lot of the time last season. They were awful and lost a ton and were in a lot of blow outs so sadly some of that production could be meaningless and against less talent because the other team took the starters out. Hopefully not the case though and this kid can play but will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krauser Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ozzy said: some of that production could be meaningless and against less talent because the other team took the starters out. Some of the highlights are Tulsa and Eastern Illinois but there's also TAMU, LSU and Missouri, all in the 1st quarter so not exactly garbage time. You can see he's rushing with a plan and using techniques to defeat the blocker in front of him, he's not just overwhelming some guy with size or speed. Reading some of the Arkansas blogs about him, they're saying he got coached up last year and that's what led to his sudden burst of production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Getting coached up on the DL you say?? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krauser Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Yeah it's interesting, he's one of the few DL they've drafted who's a better technician than an athlete. Holmes last year was a physical specimen who looked a little lost in the Senior Bowl drills. Floyd was all burst off the LOS (and TJohnson similarly). I guess Jaleel is similar? Watts didn't do any athletic testing except the 40, was that due to injury? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Tweaked hamstring in on-field work apparently, just benched at his pro day. https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/mar/12/ex-razorbacks-get-new-shot-at-pro-day-2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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