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Apparently there is still at least one...Is there anyone in the world who thinks he is a bust?
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Ok, this makes me miss Creepy Pencil Guy.Wasted draft pick, hopefully Kraft takes control of the draft away from this Belichick bum.
Gronk too. Let's imagine a world where Gronk re-injures his back as a rookie. After all, that was was a widely acknowledged risk, and pretty much the only reason why he fell to the 2nd round when guys with half his talent routinely go in the 1st. I'm sure posters here would have had a ton of restraint in acknowledging the such a risk was warranted due to his unlimited ceiling. He definitely wouldn't have become a punchline on par with Ras-I Dowling, and clear evidence that Belichick is a failure as a GM.
As a general rule, I'm fine with picks like Dowling and Tate because they produce an occasional Gronk or Vollmer. I'm fine with picks like Wilson and Harmon because they produce an occasional Collins. These guys are so good now that it's easy to forget that the Collins, Gronk, Vollmer, McCourty, and Jones pick were all widely panned at the time.
BB, showing everyone that he is the "smartest guy in the room".
Ho hum...
Projected 5th round pick
Bill sucks as a GM
Jamie Collins is what happens when a pick like Tavon Wilson or Duron Harmon works out.
After peeling myself off the ground, I remembered: 6'4" 250 with a 41.5" vertical! And can cover and tackle.
I think we all got a little over-focused on "need positions." As a result, on Twitter there are football reporters and draftniks nationwide gushing over the Pats' incredibly great pick, while all the Patriots fans have "WHO???" conniptions.
According to their combine numbers, Collins is more explosive but Kuechly is quicker, faster, and stronger.
The conversation was specifically just about athleticism.Combine numbers are all nice but they don't really translate that well into actual impact on the field. The most important thing on defense is to process and read situations that unfold at a crazy speed in front of you correctly.
Those fractions of seconds that somebody can run faster around cones wont matter if they lose three times the time recognizing what is going on. Thats the difference between a third down stop or a slant for a TD.
Actually, Collins was never a "what, WHO?" pick like those guys. He was a consensus 2nd rounder with a big up arrow, not a "reach." It's just that after drafting Chandler Jones and Hightower, Pats fans (me included) had pretty much ignored his position in their mocking and research. Whoopsie-daisy.
FWIW, here's what I posted back on his draft day:
Is there anyone in the world who thinks he is a bust?
He still is goods for a head scratcher every now and then. The first few series last week he looked timid/lethargic for example. It's minimizing these stretches and occasional bone headed play.If he is not consistent then who is?
Athletically speaking no. That was the reasoning behind the three other guys. Athletically they are completely off the charts for their positions. Don't get me wrong, Luke Kuechly is a good football player and a good athlete but there's plenty of linebackers more athletic than him in the league. Kuechly wins with good technique, awareness and what I would consider B+ athleticism for the position.
I jumped 12 broads once...they beat the shyt out of me with high heels....loved it....
Apparently there is still at least one...
Understatement of the new year.Watching Collins blitz the A-gap is possibly one of my favorite things to do. He's nuts.