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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 842480"><p>Well, if you're going to still assess a player on his college stats one game into his pro career, then you have some 'splaining to do with regards to this, from PFF:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.pff.com/news/pro-grading-all-32-first-round-picks-after-week-1-of-the-2019-nfl-season" target="_blank">https://www.pff.com/news/pro-grading-all-32-first-round-picks-after-week-1-of-the-2019-nfl-season</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>"PICK NO. 5: LB <a href="https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/devin-white/43089" target="_blank">DEVIN WHITE</a>, <a href="https://www.pff.com/nfl/teams/tampa-bay-buccaneers/30" target="_blank">TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS</a></strong></span></p><p><strong>2019 overall grade: 43.1</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>White got off to a rocky start against the pass in this one. He allowed completions on all six of the throws into his primary coverage — giving up 65 total yards and 55 yards after the catch in the process — and he was held pressureless on his eight snaps as a pass-rusher. There were a few positives, however, as his three coverage stops this week led all first-year defenders."</p><p></p><p>As I noted pre-draft, if you scour White's highlight tapes, as that of most college ILBs, you won't see him doing much past 5 or so yards from the line of scrimage. Oh, sure, he's instinctual, quick to the hole and makes plays sideline-to-sideline with his speed. Whether a case of scheme requirements against all those spread option offenses or some coverage deficiency, he wasn't asked to be the 360 degree player a 3-down NFL ILB needs to be. Now he's chasing down NFL receivers instead of covering them in his opening game. </p><p></p><p>So, as one entertains the possibility that a college player's underwhelming stats might be a function of his role in the defense (chucking TEs is something Gary's Michigan coach says he was asked to do quite a bit), consider the other side of the coin, what a college player might not be asked to do that might otherwise expose him.</p><p></p><p>Will White eventually be a good coverage ILB? Probably. Possibly not. You'll just have to wait and see. The point being the NFL is a different game than college ball.</p><p></p><p>By the way, speed-to-power is not some Combine number. If one bothers to look it is evident on the football field. That's raw material you can work with that doesn't come by way of a stopwatch.</p><p></p><p>As for, "Just remember son, a pressure is a great statistic to have. Not as **** as a sack, but its good as well:"</p><p></p><p>I think you meant "hurry" which is in fact a good statistic to have. Pressures encompass hurries, hits and sacks. Hits are an even better stat to have than hurries. I like hits quite a bit myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 842480"] Well, if you're going to still assess a player on his college stats one game into his pro career, then you have some 'splaining to do with regards to this, from PFF: [URL]https://www.pff.com/news/pro-grading-all-32-first-round-picks-after-week-1-of-the-2019-nfl-season[/URL] [SIZE=4][B]"PICK NO. 5: LB [URL='https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/devin-white/43089']DEVIN WHITE[/URL], [URL='https://www.pff.com/nfl/teams/tampa-bay-buccaneers/30']TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS[/URL][/B][/SIZE] [B]2019 overall grade: 43.1 [/B] White got off to a rocky start against the pass in this one. He allowed completions on all six of the throws into his primary coverage — giving up 65 total yards and 55 yards after the catch in the process — and he was held pressureless on his eight snaps as a pass-rusher. There were a few positives, however, as his three coverage stops this week led all first-year defenders." As I noted pre-draft, if you scour White's highlight tapes, as that of most college ILBs, you won't see him doing much past 5 or so yards from the line of scrimage. Oh, sure, he's instinctual, quick to the hole and makes plays sideline-to-sideline with his speed. Whether a case of scheme requirements against all those spread option offenses or some coverage deficiency, he wasn't asked to be the 360 degree player a 3-down NFL ILB needs to be. Now he's chasing down NFL receivers instead of covering them in his opening game. So, as one entertains the possibility that a college player's underwhelming stats might be a function of his role in the defense (chucking TEs is something Gary's Michigan coach says he was asked to do quite a bit), consider the other side of the coin, what a college player might not be asked to do that might otherwise expose him. Will White eventually be a good coverage ILB? Probably. Possibly not. You'll just have to wait and see. The point being the NFL is a different game than college ball. By the way, speed-to-power is not some Combine number. If one bothers to look it is evident on the football field. That's raw material you can work with that doesn't come by way of a stopwatch. As for, "Just remember son, a pressure is a great statistic to have. Not as **** as a sack, but its good as well:" I think you meant "hurry" which is in fact a good statistic to have. Pressures encompass hurries, hits and sacks. Hits are an even better stat to have than hurries. I like hits quite a bit myself. [/QUOTE]
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