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Courtesy of a mention in the Mike Reiss blog, a tape study on Dominique Easley sees tons of promise.
http://nfl.si.com/2014/06/06/break-...could-redefine-new-englands-defensive-fronts/
I know there's been a lot of talk on here debating potential vs injury-prone. But it seems like this column takes the analysis to a different level and provides us with lots of hope:
Author Doug Farrar provides lots of tape samples for those whose analytical skills are well above mine (and there are a lot of you). have at it.
http://nfl.si.com/2014/06/06/break-...could-redefine-new-englands-defensive-fronts/
I know there's been a lot of talk on here debating potential vs injury-prone. But it seems like this column takes the analysis to a different level and provides us with lots of hope:
What makes Easley special? As Belichick said, he plays multiple defensive line positions at a ridiculously high level. And for a defensive mind such as Belichick’s, he’s a perfect cog in a lot of ways. Belichick has been blurring the lines between 3-4 and 4-3 gap concepts long before they were the standard in the NFL; he wants players who can fit in all sorts of line gaps and disrupt no matter where they’re lined up. Easley doesn’t have a lot of tape from 2013, but what there is shows that he’s clearly this kind of player.
Author Doug Farrar provides lots of tape samples for those whose analytical skills are well above mine (and there are a lot of you). have at it.