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Looks like he's taken over where he left off at the end of last year.. all reports was he beasted in the offseason and worked very hard on his craft, man he looked real good on Vareens out and up from the backfield, just exploded to the flat right at him on the diagnose, then flipped his hips when Vareen went up the sideline, it was beautiful man.
Gotta always keep in mind the kid was the #1 linebacker coming into college, standing up against the run inside that bloodzone is what were all waiting to see, if he can become real physical there we will have a real full time player, he's very strong so I don't know why he couldn't.Bpk likes this. -
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I did not think he was making plays before, this was his coming out game, hopefully. He is 22.
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He's been inconsistently good when called upon in the past. In other words had his moments of solid play but also moments that make you wonder. That is normal for a young guy though. You just hope he can become consistent in what he does well and keeps making quick reads/
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The way I see it, you could have Jenkins, Misi, and Wheeler (Will-Mike-Sam) for the remainder of this year as starters with Tripp, Trusnik, and Sheppard/McCain as guys worth keeping moving forward. Jonathan Freeny doesn't really do anything for me. I'd jettison him after this year along with Ellerbe ($) and I'd essentially give Wheeler this year to prove whether or not it's worth keeping him.
If Wheeler falters (I'm 50/50 at the moment on him) I think you could see Jenkins (Will) Misi (Mike or Sam) and Sheppard (Sam or Mike) competing with McCain (Sam) moving into next year if Misi plays well.
Denzel Perryman intrigues me as far as draft prospects go, though to be honest I've not seen much college football this year...travel for work is killing my Saturdays.MrClean likes this. -
This is a young player who's getting expedited experience, will be 22 years old all the way to the spring...
That's incredible.I've said this a few times, but I'll say it again, I don't think he showed inconsistency at all, I think for his exp and age, he was very disciplined in his assignments, most of the time being in the right place.
So, a theory of mine for this player is that with all that discipline, once he learns the game and he doesn't have to think anymore, don't forget we're talking about a player with a high level of athleticism..so lets hope that the athleticism starts to flash much more, I surely did see it explode on that one play,that was a serious flash..he looked like Dion Jordan at 245 on that one..lol
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I keep forgetting about Sheppard. Curious.
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This is a great opportunity for him to show he can succeed. Now, this week he must show that he can display some consistency. He will have ups and down throughout the season, but putting back to back decent to solid games would be a huge step in the right direction.
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Wheeler better not sniff the field Sunday, unless he is blitzing.
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It's really young to the enter the league is all I'm saying..I wasn't his biggest fan coming out of college but he's definitely put me on notice, mis evaluation on my part relative to what he's shown thus far.Sceeto likes this. -
He really closes the gap fast in pass coverage.
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Jenkins is clearly still developing IMO. In coverage he seems to have sound awareness in coverage, and he shows good instincts in man coverage as far as his keys and assignments go. I think the Vereen play that DJ referred to earlier is a great example. However, in the run game he doesn't show quite the instincts, or maybe they are there he just doesn't trust them as much because he tends to hesitate.
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