New Stripe City: Cut the Tape breakdowns

[Nicomo Cosca]

(02-10-2021, 11:18 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I watched their Slater and Chase videos. I didn't bother with the Parsons and Surtain videos because I don't think either is in contention for us to pick since we're almost certainly going offense, but they've referenced Parsons multiple times in the Slater and Chase videos, basically saying they were surprised how bad he looked on tape considering how much praise he's getting in the media as a potential top 10 pick.

In terms of Slater, they came to the same general conclusion as me; The he is stout in pass blocking and surprisingly good in run blocking but the measurements scare them. They essentially say they'd be fine with the pick at 5 if Sewell wasn't there, but they hope we don't have to go to the plan B like that.

In terms of Chase, I went in expecting them to be completely floored by him (as most people are) but, surprisingly, they seemed somewhat lukewarm on him. They said he was a good prospect but he isn't as fast as they thought he would be, he took more plays off than they thought he would and he wasn't a good blocker. Their conclusion was something along the lines of "he's good, but not for us." They said he had a lot of similarities to Higgins, minus Higgins' height advantage.

I have been somewhat cautious about Chase for a few reasons:
1. He isn't a Height-Weight-Speed prospect that you expect in the top 5 conversation.
2. He only has 1 year of production and that was during the record breaking season of Joe Burrow, who I think we can all agree makes his receivers look good.
3. One of his biggest pros seems to be "he gets open." This is a red flag to me because it doesn't really articulate why he gets open. Is he a really good route runner? Is he really fast? Is he really shifty? It just seems to be a very generic statement that I think you could make more specific if you actually cared to. He is also called a great jump ball receiver but, at 6'0", will that translate to the NFL when he can't just out-athlete his opponents? This makes me concerned that maybe he doesn't have any elite skills and is just "above average" at most things. That won't necessarily translate to the NFL.

But I remained resolute that he'd be worth the top 5 pick because if he was still considered a top 5 pick after all of these concerns, then his tape must be extraordinary. So I was pretty concerned after watching their breakdown where they seemed generally unimpressed with his body of work.

Anyone feel the same way or am I just spiraling into doomerism?

I'm looking forward to watching their Sewell tape though. They came away from watching Slater saying they'd be okay with the pick if Sewell isn't there. I wonder if they'll watch the Sewell tape and notice anything that concerns them.

I don’t necessarily agree with all their knocks on Chase, but I like Ace, and I find those breakdowns interesting to watch. The one game they were dogging Chase so much for (Alabama) he had 140 yds and a TD...

They’ve been fairly nitpicky on some of the stuff tbh. They both obviously want Sewell the most (rightfully so). The USC game they watched was impressive, but I wish they would have used another game besides Colorado. That’s not going to silence the PAC 12 sucks crowd.

I’ve been Sewell, Chase, Pitts in that order all along, but honestly I think I might switch Chase and Pitts by the draft depending on the combine and whatnot.