[video=youtube;s2wq4LRAgwo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2wq4LRAgwo[/video]
Not often you see highlight videos on youtube of offense linemen.
He is so good at pulling.
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If they do plan to use more shotgun running like has been brought up as a possibility, then Lamar Miller looks well suited for it. I know it's been brought up by other posters, but man some of his better runs were from the gun. He just looks more comfortable running from that formation.
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maybe this highlight film will remind people why it's worth putting up with some of Pouncey's antics. can't believe anyone would be stupid enough to want to trade this guy.
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Pouncey has unique abilities that could be valuable on the football field.
However I don't think a highlight film is going to show you his overall worth because he does actually get physically pushed around a fair amount.
That's why ultimately you look at his PFF grade, which functions as sort of a play+play+play cumulative counter of good plays versus bad, and he's only at a +7.1. There were 12 centers who did better than that in 2013.
Probably 10 of the 16 plays you see on that highlight video are unique to Mike Pouncey and his abilities, but the season is 1000 snaps not 10.
This is why I questioned taking a center at 15 overall. Even if you're right, and I always admitted he was the best center and a better center prospect than his brother Maurkice, how much impact does his unique ability really have? How many plays do you execute on a per game basis where Pouncey's marginal ability over some other guy are going to make the difference on the play?
I like the player and I believe his unique abilities could actually be an integral part in the effort of developing the kind of unique ground scheme we saw in Philadelaphia, IF that is indeed what Bill Lazor intends (mixed indications on that, as of yet).
But he's not a slam dunk player at the position to where you could overlook his buffoonery when it comes time to choose whether to pay him a boatload of money. -
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Is he in the substance abuse program?FinNasty and Larry Little like this. -
He has also testified in front of a grand jury in connection to gun running. He has also been ordered by the league to undergo a psychiatric evaluation in connection to his harassment of a former teammate. He also appears to be very close friends with a gang member who is being charged with multiple murders.
So the big risks here are suspension from the league, physical harm to himself, and/or incarceration.Paul 13 likes this. -
Is he any bigger risk than any football player who comes from a poor background and a dangerous neighborhood?
I do think he needs to hire a PR person. I don't know why more NFL players don't.Larry Little likes this. -
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Three things..
1)He's an athletic fast lineman that can quickly get to the 2nd level and center his opponent.
2) he really needs to pay more attention to his lower half and continue to build and strengthen.
3) when he was coming out of college I pointed out the habit that he has by looking thru his legs at the Qb the beat before he snaps the football in shotgun formation, it's a huge tell for the defense to get off the ball and he does it on every snap -
I've felt this way for a while, but I think Mike Pouncey's "best" use would be as a pulling guard. In a predominantly zone blocking scheme he's in the right spot, but there's a smaller percentage of players who can do what he can pulling.
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But the reality is that there are transcripts of teammates referring to drug use at Pouncey's house. To the degree that Richie Incognito said going there was bad news. That pretty much puts Pouncey in the league's cross-hairs. -
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Further, I said it doesn't say "much". It says about as much as a speeding ticket IMO.Larry Little likes this. -
Yeah, a speeding ticket for driving 55 in a 25mph school zone at the end of school day. -
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I work with people that have debilitating peripheral vascular disease usually caused by smoking Cigarettes. Smoking marijuana has a significantly higher risk for peripheral vascular disease (people losing fingers, toes, feet, below knee amputations, cardiac disease (heart attack, cardiomyopathy comlications) carotid disease, and cognitive trouble.
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...on-long-suspension-after-2nd-failed-drug-test
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