Argument for and against Sewell.

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(12-18-2020, 12:57 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: I'm not see what you're seeing. The vast majority of the game, Sewell goes against #3 (Marlon Davidson) and #91 (Nick Coe).

I am going to post timestamps of when he sees Brown (#5).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep9_ecK_HKw

1. 3:23 - They run to the left B gap right between Lemieux and Sewell. Brown takes the outside and Sewell gets his hands on him and blocks him out of the play. 10+ yard run.

2. 5:54 - Not much to see here. Oregon has Herbert roll out right and he throws a quick pass. Brown isn't involved in the play, Sewell doesn't have to do much.

3. 8:31 - They run left side B gap again. Brown does get the better of Sewell here. He doesn't make the play and misses the tackle, but he stands Sewell up and pushes him back maybe a yard or so. Overall the run goes for about 4 1/2 yards. 

So, Sewell saw Brown a total of three times (by my eyes). I did see an article saying that Brown "beat Sewell a couple of times" but I am just not seeing anything outside of these three plays where they matched up. This still lends to the argument of Sewell not really seeing an elite pass rusher. Feel free to point out anything I am missing. I am an Oregon fan so while I consider myself up to snuff specifically on Sewell, I also have to account for any fan biases I may have. 

I had him at 5 times in my notes, but I could have had 3 and 5 confused on a couple of them. That said Davidson had some wins that Herbert got the ball out quickly and "saved" him and Davidson is solid but not spectacular. I thought the 2nd quarter was his (Sewell's) worst quarter, I noted he got beat off the line twice there with one should be seen as pressure and the other didn't account for pressure but still technically lost the rep. That said, not a bad game for most players but people are acting as if he is Orlando Pace and I don't see it, although when I watched it back I can appreciate his second-level blocking as it is very good.