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*****The Leo Chenal Thread*****
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09-21-2023, 11:42 AM | #586 | |
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I just read an article about Hardy Brown the other day. He was some dude in the 1950s who had a reputation as the hardest hitter in the league. The players who were interviewed said that he wasn't the biggest or strongest guy out there, but he had some way of cocking his shoulder and then driving it through a guy that was devastating. (It sounds like it would be illegal today, but whatever.) That's what I was reading about Chenal that I liked. The articles that I was reading about him said that he was able to bring an extra level of violence to his hits, without really explaining or understanding why. The other guys were big and strong, but there's just something different about Chenal's contacts. I find this stuff interesting. You look at most players at a position who are about the same size with similar measurables, and they can have very different outcomes. It's something that we're not great at measuring, apparently, because the scouts get the rankings wrong a lot. I do think some of it comes down to system and situation, but I think there's more to it than that. I always thought for running backs it's about peripheral vision. It seems like the top running backs always knew where everyone was on the field. It's some element of body control and the ability to quickly translate the need to move with the ability to move. For linebackers, I think there's probably some quickness in converting from running to planting and driving. Those are just my desktop theories, though. |
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09-21-2023, 11:47 AM | #587 | |
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09-21-2023, 11:50 AM | #588 | |
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Granted, one of the defensive backs also picked up on it and would have stopped it, but Chenal got there first. Great work for a young player. |
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09-21-2023, 11:51 AM | #589 |
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Spags said in his presser today that Leo is the "strongest guy pound for pound on the team." and they were looking for more ways to get him on the field, and that includes in pass rush / edge situations.
He is built like Nick Bosa. I love the idea of using him that way. |
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09-21-2023, 08:21 PM | #590 |
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09-21-2023, 09:22 PM | #591 |
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Yes he does seem nice, strong too.
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09-22-2023, 04:16 AM | #592 |
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Chenal was mlb and captain in college. He could be a mlb in the NFL, or SSLB. Probably not a cover backer, although when guys are smart as well as superior athletes, who knows. I'd like to keep Bolton and use Chenal at SSLB and some rushbacker stuff like they have started to do. That's a really useful wrinkle.
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09-22-2023, 07:34 AM | #593 | |
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09-22-2023, 07:58 AM | #594 |
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He's been looking really good this year, we have top tier LBs in my opinion.
Secondary is very solid too! D-line is playing really well, but if there's one group we could add to it be here. |
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09-22-2023, 10:20 AM | #595 | |
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In the times he was lined up tight to the line and blitzed, he was very productive, too. That lead to a few of us asking if he was possibly going to get sone snaps as a rushbacker at the next level. Well, here we are. I’m pretty excited to see what Spags can do in terms of nascar packages against teams with lumbering OTs and guys like Thompson, Chenal, Uzi and Karl on the edges and Omenihu/Jones/Wharton on the inside. Should be damn fun to watch towards the end of this year. I really hope KC can ink CJ95 to a deal in the offseason that keeps him a Chief for life. We have something tremendously special happening on defense. Like, all time type special possibly. |
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09-22-2023, 02:51 PM | #597 | |
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It didn't look like something that would really translate at the NFL level because those Gs are much bigger than the guys he was overwhelming in college. But they're finding different ways to use the same skills so yeah, seems like there's something here... |
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09-22-2023, 02:53 PM | #598 | |
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It reminds me of the people who didn't want Bolton due to his RAS score or some ****. |
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01-21-2024, 09:42 PM | #599 |
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Seemed like Chenal did a nice job spying Josh in the second half. I felt good having him in there. We have awesome LB depth. Thanks Veach,!
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He did a great job on the 3rd down where they scored on the sick pass and catch. But Josh wanted to run and Leo forced him to pass it.
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