Jacas

[Water Boy]

Stoked!

 

[Water Boy]

We got him.

 

[manxman2601]

We got him.

It was him or Cawford for me. Very happy we got him.

 

[mayoclinic]

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

This is all BS.

Honestly, there are several times where I would not let Gabe practice because … he can just overwhelm and overpower people. I didn’t want to have a bad scenario. And you can’t tell Gabe to go slow. You can’t tell him to go half-speed. He only knows one speed.”

More sports BS reporting from Lazar, but it is not really sports reporting. It is sucking up reporting. Lets stay real. Jacas might be great but he also might be limted due to his lack of explosion. Why do we have to make things up to appear like Jacas, and others, are amazing?

 

[manxman2601]

but he also might be limted due to his lack of explosion.

Huh? He had one of the best 10 yard splits of any of the pass rushers. Question his lateral quickness all you like but his explosion is just fine.

 

[manxman2601]

Just a reminder. David Bailey was the only person to have more regular season sacks than Gabe Jacas last season. By one!

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Huh? He had one of the best 10 yard splits of any of the pass rushers. Question his lateral quickness all you like but his explosion is just fine.

Sorry Manx, I missed Jacas' High Jump and Broad Jump explosion stats. Can you provide a link for those since you say his explosion is just fine? I missed those stats. When a prospect skips the high jump and broad jump, I am wondering why he skipped those explosion tests, but I probably just missed his combine or pro day explosion stats. Is there a link?

 

[manxman2601]

Sorry Manx, I missed Jacas' High Jump and Broad Jump explosion stats. Can you provide a link for those since you say his explosion is just fine? I missed those stats. When a prospect skips the high jump and broad jump, I am wondering why he skipped those explosion tests, but I probably just missed his combine or pro day explosion stats. Is there a link?

The 10 yard split is as much an indication of explosion as the jumps. That is literally what it measures - the explosion out of a 3 point stance.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

The 10 yard split is as much an indication of explosion as the jumps. That is literally what it measures - the explosion out of a 3 point stance.

Then why do they do the explosion tests if they are redundant?

 

[manxman2601]

Then why do they do the explosion tests if they are redundant?

The reason for the broad jump escapes me = perhaps it started before they were able to measure the 10 yard - but the vert measures a different type of explosion than the 10 split. Obviously how high you can jump. Useful for receivers/DBs.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

The reason for the broad jump escapes me = perhaps it started before they were able to measure the 10 yard - but the vert measures a different type of explosion than the 10 split. Obviously how high you can jump. Useful for receivers/DBs.

For football translation:

Test	Main “explosion” predicted	Football relevance
Vertical jump	Upward power	Jump balls, pass rush burst, DB/WR leaping, general fast-twitch
Broad jump	Forward/horizontal power	First step, acceleration, drive blocking, edge burst, change-of-direction power

For most NFL evaluators, the broad jump may be more directly football-relevant because football explosion is usually horizontal: firing out of a stance, driving through contact, accelerating into space, or closing on a ball carrier.

So: vertical jump = vertical explosiveness; broad jump = horizontal/forward explosiveness.

 

[Clonamery]

For football translation:

Test	Main “explosion” predicted	Football relevance
Vertical jump	Upward power	Jump balls, pass rush burst, DB/WR leaping, general fast-twitch
Broad jump	Forward/horizontal power	First step, acceleration, drive blocking, edge burst, change-of-direction power

For most NFL evaluators, the broad jump may be more directly football-relevant because football explosion is usually horizontal: firing out of a stance, driving through contact, accelerating into space, or closing on a ball carrier.

So: vertical jump = vertical explosiveness; broad jump = horizontal/forward explosiveness.

They should actually just have the prospects do a decathlon.

 

[mayoclinic]

More Jacas hype:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48647764/who-new-england-patriots-new-edge-rusher-gabe-jacas-2026-nfl-draft

This is the time of the season when hope springs eternal, and every new player comes with soaring expectations.

But it does sound like Jacas is "wired" the right way.

 

[manxman2601]

Jacas gets Vrabel’s old jersey number. You can’t tell me he wasn’t a Vrabel pick.

 

[mayoclinic]

Pure coincidence.

 

[dliverey44]

He was my favorite player in the draft. To weigh in on the 10 yd split vs BJ and VJ, the 10 yd split is a hand held time at pro days whereas the jumps will give you concrete data. Having said that there are times when the jumps and the 10yd split do not match actual play explosion.

I am slightly concerned about his explosion, but his motor and "want to" along with his physical play style are enough for me.

 

[Zuma]

More sports BS reporting from Lazar, but it is not really sports reporting. It is sucking up reporting. Lets stay real. Jacas might be great but he also might be limted due to his lack of explosion. Why do we have to make things up to appear like Jacas, and others, are amazing?

One of the rare times Lazar is not getting into X's and O's. Why is it BS if it's a known fact?

 

[Huckleberry1]

To me Jacas has the most important trait, the willingness to bring everything he has on every play. Abdul Carter may have more " explosion" but he doesn't play like it, Jacas plays every down like it will decide the Super Bowl, and that's a trait that leads to greatness. I was thrilled when they traded up for him.

 

[mayoclinic]