Duke

[SunsetBengal]

(11-21-2018, 09:36 PM)Whatever Wrote: He certainly wasn't a good fit for Austin's scheme because he played better in an aggressive defensive scheme rather than a passive read and react scheme in college.  He's slow to read and react.  There can a lot of reasons for that.  He may not trust what he sees and second guesses himself.  He may not recognize what's going on.  He may not push himself to make quick reads because his athletic ability compensated for it in college.  Those may get better with experience.  They won't get better riding the pine.

I understand why they took him, because he can match up with RB's and TE's in coverage and we just don't have LB's that can do that.  I don't think he'd be around much longer because he was a productive player that showed coverage and blitzing ability.

Yes, and Al Davis used to draft the fastest players he could, regardless of football IQ, playing ability, or anything, just speed.  Where did that get the Raiders?

My point is, sure speed is important to a football player.  Let me emphasize FOOTBALL player, meaning he's also got to have natural instincts and football smarts in order for those physical skills to mean a damn thing..