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Jlash
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| killdawabbit wrote: | | BLick12 wrote: | | Hard not to like that frame at cornerback, but he sounds like a big version of Al Harris... the Eagles Al Harris not the one that went on to be a half decent corner. |
Al Harris wasn't bad for the Eagles. He just couldn't beat out Troy Vincent and Bobby Taylor. |
Harris was good for one PI every game, but he was a gambler, I liked having him.
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Phire
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Phire
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| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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Damn, this dude is talking about not planning on going to college, then being convinced he should go by his highschool coach, sleeping on floors during community college, buying dollar menu at McDonalds and having to save some for later in the day, and working his way to WVU and eventually the NFL. Definitely a feel good story. Fully rooting for him.
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ninjapirate
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guy has good height and length should be able to cover reed and engram for us
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RandyMossIsBoss
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| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 12:53 am Post subject: |
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| Phire wrote: | | Damn, this dude is talking about not planning on going to college, then being convinced he should go by his highschool coach, sleeping on floors during community college, buying dollar menu at McDonalds and having to save some for later in the day, and working his way to WVU and eventually the NFL. Definitely a feel good story. Fully rooting for him. |
Danny Watkins had a feel good story too.
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milksteak
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| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 1:13 am Post subject: |
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| RandyMossIsBoss wrote: | | Phire wrote: | | Damn, this dude is talking about not planning on going to college, then being convinced he should go by his highschool coach, sleeping on floors during community college, buying dollar menu at McDonalds and having to save some for later in the day, and working his way to WVU and eventually the NFL. Definitely a feel good story. Fully rooting for him. |
Danny Watkins had a feel good story too. |
Yeah but danny watkins didnt lead the NCAA in interceptions this season |
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milksteak
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| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 1:14 am Post subject: |
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| ninjapirate wrote: | | guy has good height and length should be able to cover reed and engram for us |
Think the long term plan if sidney is healthy he bumps inside and covers receiving tight ends or big guys in the division like dez n pryor? |
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Bednarik60
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| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 3:01 am Post subject: |
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| RandyMossIsBoss wrote: | | Phire wrote: | | Damn, this dude is talking about not planning on going to college, then being convinced he should go by his highschool coach, sleeping on floors during community college, buying dollar menu at McDonalds and having to save some for later in the day, and working his way to WVU and eventually the NFL. Definitely a feel good story. Fully rooting for him. |
Danny Watkins had a feel good story too. |
Way different.
Watkins comes from a nice family from Canada, grew up in a house, normal life, probably knew he was going to college most of his life.
If you ever been really poor, you know by the time your like 10 your life is hopeless and your not going to college or anywhere but grooling blunt labor and crappy jobs the rest of your life.
Now it probably helps how you feel about your self when your pisssing testoserone and vinegar and jacked on half a cheeseburger off the dollar menu but thats still brutal, it would be easy to catch a awful attitude and take it out on every one and fall through the cracks cause of attitude problems and disfunctional behavior.
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Phire
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Fireman Dan had a different route to the NFL, not sure I'd describe that as "feel good." But in any case, whether it's Watkins or whoever, gotta love an underdog story.
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Bednarik60
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| Phire wrote: | | Fireman Dan had a different route to the NFL, not sure I'd describe that as "feel good." But in any case, whether it's Watkins or whoever, gotta love an underdog story. |
I think his thing was he teased/felt out of place for being really big at a young age compared to every one else. Not taking anything away from his struggle.
But was just saying its different then the circumstances Rasul comes from.
Hes from East Orange, NJ, thats all thats need to be said, when i saw that before i even read a thing about him, just seeing "East Orange" i was like "this kid had it rough"...
Nobody is coming out of East Orange like: "i had a delightful childhood just like any other kid in East Orange, my dad took me and my sisters fishing and my mom taught us how to paint on the lake at our cabin most weekends. I spent most of days in the East Orange riding bikes and playing wiffle ball in our cul-de-sac with my neighbors Conor and Tanner"
No there like "i dont know how i survived *blank stair remembering all the crazy horrible things they experience and saw* yeah cant believe im here" all somber.
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Phire
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Yeah I agree with you, it's just a reason to root for the kid. He looked really sincere and like he carries his experiences with him wherever he goes. I think that's important from an off-field and on-field thing. He knows what it's like to not have anything, and now he's going to have more money than he could have dreamed for.
I hope that translates to working hard. Rasul's got incredible size for a CB and it's likely he'll see the field immediately. We need him to ball out.
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TheRealMcCoy
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Understanding Press Coverage, Tight Hips, and Rasul Douglas
| Quote: | Rasul Douglas, man.
You’ve likely heard the SparkNotes scouting report: Length. Ball skills. Tight hips. Scheme-limited.
As a Round 3 selection—from the compensatory picks, at that—his Week 1 status for 2017 is unclear. Usually, you expect a Round 3 pick to start in a couple of years. But Rasul Douglas likely wasn’t selected by the Philadelphia Eagles to sit and learn. In part, because a deep CB class pushed him and other talented corners (Cordrea Tankersley to Miami, Cameron Sutton to Pittsburgh) deeper into the draft than they should have gone; in part, because the Eagles desperately need new blood on the defensive boundaries.
And in part because Rasul Douglas is better than a Round 3 prospect.
Much better.
As most bold claims do, this take comes with an asterisk. Douglas has a specific skill-set, and will handcuff a secondary in terms of scheme and assignment. But a deeper dive into the tape, and a nuanced understanding of Douglas’ responsibilities, show that Douglas’ isn’t as physically limited as he seems.
More plainly, Douglas has the tools to be a dominant press-man cornerback and effective short-zone cornerback. Referred to by many as ‘tight-hipped’, Douglas does take an extra click to swivel his hips and change direction, but long legs and undisciplined feet are the greater culprits when it comes to his issues hinging his hips. Douglas possesses elite length, aggression, and ball skills, as well as sufficient lower body fluidity. These traits check the boxes for a lockdown press-man corner—it’s just a matter of maximizing his strengths and masking his weakness. |
This is a great article. I quoted the first part of it.
Highly suggest reading the whole thing. Gives a detailed breakdown and some perspective on Douglas. |
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Hockey5djh
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^^^I love reading articles like that from people that clearly know what they're looking at when breaking down game tape.
Best part of the article: CB1 upside/optimism if we can work on his footwork. Part that I think the article is missing is when he's forced to play outside of a press-man scheme. (outside of "not good")
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TheRealMcCoy
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| Hockey5djh wrote: | ^^^I love reading articles like that from people that clearly know what they're looking at when breaking down game tape.
Best part of the article: CB1 upside/optimism if we can work on his footwork. Part that I think the article is missing is when he's forced to play outside of a press-man scheme. (outside of "not good") |
That would've been cool, but it would've made for a pretty long article. |
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Hockey5djh
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| TheRealMcCoy wrote: | | Hockey5djh wrote: | ^^^I love reading articles like that from people that clearly know what they're looking at when breaking down game tape.
Best part of the article: CB1 upside/optimism if we can work on his footwork. Part that I think the article is missing is when he's forced to play outside of a press-man scheme. (outside of "not good") |
That would've been cool, but it would've made for a pretty long article. |
Yea definitely. That said I do appreciate the content of the article as it stands hopefully this Ben guy writes more regularly.
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