Duke Dawson Returned To Practice

[BobDigital]

I was hoping for Burkhead to come back. Dawson may not even end up seeing much time this year.

 

[SuperStang83]

IIRC, there was some speculation that Dawson might transition to a more safety-ish role, than pure boundary defender.

Duke Dawson is a great name for safety and I'd imagine that's how Belichick evaluates his players.

 

[goheels22002]

Tackling highlights are highlights. I’d say he’s average for a rookie in the NFL. He’s got strength and fluidity to take down smaller backs and WRs with ease but will struggle in the run game which can be expected. I would not consider him an elite tackler at UF.

Overall he is a borderline elite college DB but where he fits best I’m not sure yet.

Well, it looks to me, as a Carolina grad, that Duke Dawson could tackle Mitch Trubisky. Nobody else on the Patriots could. Yeesh.

 

[maineman209]

Duke Dawson is a great name for safety and I'd imagine that's how Belichick evaluates his players.

It is a good "football name". Not quite as good as "Gronkowski", but still ...

Anyway, picking by the sound of the name has often been as effective as any other strategy I've tried when betting the ponies, so ....

 

[Tony2046]

It is a good "football name". Not quite as good as "Gronkowski", but still ...

Anyway, picking by the sound of the name has often been as effective as any other strategy I've tried when betting the ponies, so ....

Brock Osweiler ....... yeah that's a great footb......oh wait.

 

[maineman209]

Even better if he was a pornstar.

Only topped by "Buck Langford".

Better than "Fish Smithson", anyway.

 

[maineman209]

get pumped

Very alert/aware player. Seems to read the offense very well and anticipate. Confident, bordering on ****y.

Good adjustments/body control; good eye/focus for the ball on ricochets. Appropriately aggressive, for the most part. A bit of a gambler, but never seemed out of control. Got away with some contact that would probably get flagged in the NFL.

Very willing and capable square-up tackler - shows a lot of useful functional strength - but he'll need to be coached out of that dive-at-the-legs shyte. A couple of his tackles looked like horsecollars to me, but weren't flagged.

Good speed and agility, at least for the college level.

 

[maineman209]

Doesn't he seem slightly small?

Pre-Draft measureables comparison, sorted by height:

PLAYER HT WT 40yd 10yd BP VRT LJ SS 3c

Eric Rowe ........... 6010 205 445 156 19 39 125 397 670
Stephon Gilmore 6004 190 440 152 15 36 123 394 661
Duron Harmon .... 6002 205 451 160 15 36 125 440 702
Patrick Chung ...... 5110 215 457 156 25 34 119 424 711
DUKE DAWSON . 5105 197 446 157 15 __ ___ 439 702
Jason McCourty ... 5100 195 448 160 16 36 126 407 670
Devin McCourty ... 5100 195 448 160 16 36 126 407 670
JC Jackson .......... 5096 201 446 154 14 35.5 120 428 692
Jonathan Jones ... 5091 190 433 147 19 36 123 425 725
Keion Crossen ...... 5091 178 433 156 13 39.5 131 401 667

 

[maineman209]

Despite Jason McCourty officially being listed at 5’11” to Dawson’s 5’10”, Dawson actually measured a quarter of an inch taller at their respective combines.

"Officially?" As in "Patriots.com"?

 

[maineman209]

When Dawson was originally shut down for a hamstring injury, I thought that it might be a pretty bad one. The fact that he's back at practice now seems to indicate that moving him to IR was mostly a "stash play", and that the Pats believe he can contribute this season.

Where he'll contribute in coverage at first, and where he'll contribute ultimately - very possibly two completely different roles - is certainly unclear at the moment.

I'm guessing that Rowe's days on the Pats active roster are numbered, though. Probably goes to IR when Dawson is activated.

 

[DarrylS]

His college highlight reel makes him look like a "beast", but how many times have these beasts turned into JAG's in the NFL...

IR seems to be a silly status, if you are injured in the NFL why can't every injured player work their way back into the lineup after recovery??? Particularly as the NFL season of "attrition" seems more obvious every year...

 

[mosi]

Hopefully he can keep the slow mechanical Rowe off the Field. Seriously I don't know what Rowe does well anymore.

Well, he is good at pulling his groin...

 

[Family]

I know Bentley was seen around practice, but he's not coming back to play football this year IMO. Bad injury.

 

[nabwong]

This is Dawsome!

 

[RobertWeathers]

 

[TinhWoodhead]

Was Peterson at practice today as well?

Yes but not in a Pats jersey

 

[WaterfallJumper]

It is a good "football name". Not quite as good as "Gronkowski", but still ...

Anyway, picking by the sound of the name has often been as effective as any other strategy I've tried when betting the ponies, so ....

I'm already working on my name draft for next season. Early leaders:

Lil'Jordan Humphrey
Hamp Cheevers
Tanner Farmer
Sheldrick Redwine

Patchick Jr won't best me this year!

 

[jah]

Pre-Draft measureables comparison, sorted by height:

PLAYER HT WT 40yd 10yd BP VRT LJ SS 3c

Eric Rowe ........... 6010 205 445 156 19 39 125 397 670
Stephon Gilmore 6004 190 440 152 15 36 123 394 661
Duron Harmon .... 6002 205 451 160 15 36 125 440 702
Patrick Chung ...... 5110 215 457 156 25 34 119 424 711
DUKE DAWSON . 5105 197 446 157 15 __ ___ 439 702
Jason McCourty ... 5100 195 448 160 16 36 126 407 670
Devin McCourty ... 5100 195 448 160 16 36 126 407 670
JC Jackson .......... 5096 201 446 154 14 35.5 120 428 692
Jonathan Jones ... 5091 190 433 147 19 36 123 425 725
Keion Crossen ...... 5091 178 433 156 13 39.5 131 401 667

Did JMac and DMac really have identical measurables in every category?

 

[Miguel]

If on 9/7 it was asked when Dawson was eligible to play in a game how many who have said Week 10?

What is the basis for Week 10?

 

[maineman209]

Did JMac and DMac really have identical measurables in every category?

LOL! Probably not, especially since they were drafted a year apart. But that's what I got from draftscout.com. I think. I should probably double-check, shouldn't I?