05-03-2016, 03:11 PM
(05-03-2016, 02:31 PM)Benton Wrote: Part of it might be mental, I dunno. He had an ankle injury his first couple seasons and I think that was one of the biggest things. He wants to just overpower guys, but — with an ankle injury — I don't think he could ever get his footwork right. That, combined with having no handwork, meant he would get pushed off by guys he should have just killed. So runners would get by him and he would spend too much time on blockers to have any impact on passing downs.
I've always thought that in college, because he played in Conference USA and rarely went up against NFL level talent, that he was able to use pure physicality to over power and opponent. Once he got to the NFL, he could no longer do that. Add in the fact that he did not have much football background and it has just been too much for him. I would love to be proven wrong, but it is doubtful.
