04-17-2019, 10:38 AM
(04-15-2019, 04:58 PM)Au165 Wrote: Here is the issue with Jefferson, they had to simplify thing in college and move away from thinking and let him just run and strike. The issue with that in the NFL is the game is much more complex, especially in coverage and run fits. People don't realize that the play call isn't stagnant there are checks happening on the defensive side that are literally changing the way coverage are being played based on count and alignment. It's not as easy as that's my guy and I have to chase him like most people think. When it comes to run defense each player has a fit and things like motioning can cause that to change pre play and guys who can't process these things become liabilities no matter how athletic they are.
I didn't like the pick at the time because in my mind it was the defensive version of John Ross. A great athlete who isn't up to par on the mental side of the game to use his skills at the level we need.
I get the knock on his mental aspects, but the truth is he was very productive in college so these concepts aren't new to him. They kept him limited in scope and it is the coach's job to coach him up. You work him in during specific defined situations. He was a sideline to sideline search and destroy missile and pass rusher in college. He has freakish athletic ability on par with Bush and White. And we sat him on the bench as we watched the worse linebacking corps in the NFL perform on the field. I mean they were pathetic and I find it extremely hard to believe he couldn't have helped, especially after Lawson and others went down. And I don't mean play him as a DE but in pass rushing fits.
