RaidersAreOne Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 https://x.com/ProFootballTalk/status/1792700271338172637 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinerFever Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Honestly, you hate to see it. Season most likely over before it even began. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezy Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 damn, thats terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbrog24 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Definitely bad timing for the dude. He was such a disappointment last year and could barely get/stay on the field he was so bad. This was supposed to be a bit of a make or break 2nd year for him also experimenting with moving him to outside linebacker. Other part to this is he's 23yo with a torn achilles. That doesn't bode well for his career. Luckily for him, he is a freak athlete and could heal better now than if he was older so I wouldn't completely write him off yet. I guess we'll see but definitely hope he's able to carve out a role for himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Ramster Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Post good players who get hurt. No idea who this man is! I doubt the 32 ranked broncos defenses would have missed him this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 1 hour ago, El Ramster said: Post good players who get hurt. No idea who this man is! I doubt the 32 ranked broncos defenses would have missed him this year. He was a big name in the draft cycle. LB out of Arkansas. I hadn't heard much about him afterward. Unfortunate for him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidersedge Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 There was a lot of hype with him. If I'm not mistaken he was an ILB but had the ability to rush from multiple positions. Sucks for guys to go down in year two, its such a big year for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 5 hours ago, raidersedge said: There was a lot of hype with him. If I'm not mistaken he was an ILB but had the ability to rush from multiple positions. Sucks for guys to go down in year two, its such a big year for them. He was basically a smaller rush LB that was moved to ILB. I don't think he had experience playing off-ball, which was one of the question marks at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armbar Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 4 hours ago, Karnage84 said: He was basically a smaller rush LB that was moved to ILB. I don't think he had experience playing off-ball, which was one of the question marks at the time. He did play off ball for 1 year in college, but was bleh. Very slow to react when reading box play, which I assume was his issue in year 1. Intriguing skill set…limitless skill set really. He should be a 4-3 SAM, but nobody stays in their 4-3 defense anymore. It’s all 3-4 rush packages or nickel with the SAM subbing out for a corner. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 I was decently high on him as a mid round guy before the bears went out and signed the whole free agency lb class. Athletic lb for sure. Didn’t look like his career was taking off and this is one of the worst things to try to come back from. Best of luck to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboRocket Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 On 5/23/2024 at 1:26 PM, Armbar said: He did play off ball for 1 year in college, but was bleh. Very slow to react when reading box play, which I assume was his issue in year 1. Intriguing skill set…limitless skill set really. He should be a 4-3 SAM, but nobody stays in their 4-3 defense anymore. It’s all 3-4 rush packages or nickel with the SAM subbing out for a corner. Yeah, I think a current issue with position evaluation and investment in the draft is how all LBs essentially get lumped together and are drafted as if they're interchangeable. It's a flawed strategy. You wouldn't draft a FB with a 2nd round pick, would you? 4-3 Sam LB is a niche position nowadays and plays <30% of the defensive snaps even if the team uses the role at all and spends a roster spot on the position. Yes, you can find someone who's very intriguing and promising in the role and who might add an element that your defense is missing, but it's just not smart investment to use a day 1 or 2 pick on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totty Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 This sucks. I was interested to see what year two looked like. Hopefully he makes a full recovery. One of my favorite noon Raiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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