10-23-2022, 01:34 PM
(10-23-2022, 10:57 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I scouted him and thought he was a really good fit in Cincinnati. I think the Bengals had him on their radar as well.
PFF had him at an overall score of 64.9, but a 72.2 on tackling. I was a little surprised at that score, as his name kept showing up when I was taking notes (in a good way). He was in the upper 50s on pass rush, which I think pulled down his score.
He wasn't really being asked to rush the passer, but to help stuff the run, which he did quite well. I would be very surprised if Shelvin contributes remotely as well as he did.
They were running a 5 man front a lot with Hubbard, Carter, Hill, Tufele, and Hendrickson/Ossai. I think we will see this a lot against Atlanta as well, with Ossai kicking inside on pass rush downs. I could see Hill staying out there for almost every snap and moving around when Shelvin comes in. The key to defending the Atlanta rush is the Mariotta read-option outside runs. The ends have to stay home and force it inside and the LBs have to support quickly.
Great post SHRacer. Honestly Tufele wasn't on my radar in that Draft and I didn't watch much of USC that season
but when we added him, I was impressed by his career in such a short time of playing football and then I heard that
the Bengals had him on their radar before Shelvin who they took cause Tufele got taken ahead of us by the Jags.
When watching his film, his leverage and strength are impressive along with his low pad level and the way he sheds
the blocks while having his eyes on the RB, pretty impressive bag of tricks this guy has.
Spot on about our 5 man front and the way we need to play this Falcons team man, spot on.
