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Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, Mo
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That's not to say I don't think he belongs on an NFL roster - I think he does. But he's definitely not starting caliber. We'd be well served to continue scouring for DE help. After Karlaftis and Danna, we don't have anyone that can really be counted on for 1st and 2nd down. And frankly, FAU may not be all that useful on 3rd either. He has a long way to go yet. |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Blue Springs, MO. 64014
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I don't know if he should bulk up and move inside, or get leaner and move to LB, but from almost everything I have seen, he doesn't appear to be an NFL caliber DE. |
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Join Date: Feb 2021
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What's disappointed me a little with FAU is he just looked bendier in college and with a better get off. He's never going to go through people, but he's only really flashed the ability to go round them in a handful of snaps. Anyway, I guess hope for progress but absolutely continue to look for DE help. |
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Join Date: Feb 2021
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He did look pretty good, and PFF had him as the best scoring defensive player with 91...so there's that too. He looks like he'll be a better coverage LB than most of what we have. I'd like him to make it.
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Shrewsbury England
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Definitely should be Willie Gay's replacement.
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CP'S "MOST HATED" 😆
Join Date: Feb 2018
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Trey Hendrickson had just two sacks combined in his first two seasons as a pro. I think FAU just needs to get his first sack out the way to really give him confidence. That tackle for loss he made in the superbowl was quality. He just needs to get to the QB and finish. Once that happens I think he'll be fine.
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I Like The Kansas City Chiefs
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Shawnee, KS
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Ford did jack shit until that breakout game against Chargers toward the end of his second season. Maybe FAU has a similar trajectory? Hopefully without…ya know…lining up offsides to lose the AFCCG. |
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Join Date: Feb 2018
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Haason Reddick had 2.5 sacks his rookie year, and 1 sack in his third year before he took off in his fourth year. I still have faith he can make an impact in time. |
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Looks like PFF approves.
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Join Date: Nov 2017
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Shrewsbury England
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Interesting Video giving reasons why he fell, Possibly another Veach steal
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Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, Mo
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I really would like to see him make the team but the problem is that he doesn't seem to have anybody willing to stand on the table for him.
For instance, Toub seems to LOVE Remigio and Cochrane. Spags seems to really like Cochrane and Cam Jones. Reid seems to have a soft spot for {sigh} Skyy Moore. These fringe roster players need to have someone that's going to loudly back them on that cutdown day and to this point I just haven't seen anyone that's really done so for Jacobs. I don't think he's some guy that's going to go somewhere else and make us rue the day we let him go - he's probably going to be lucky to be Drue Tranquill someday. He's never going to be a star player in the league. But I think he belongs and I'd hate to lose him because we have a crush on some OTHER limited LB that I don't think is likely to even develop into part-time starter like Jacobs could. |
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Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, Mo
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Gay was much more explosive; pretty much across the board. While carrying quite a bit more mass as well. In terms of pure athleticism he's probably not even quite to Tranquill's level. Ultimately I think we overcomplicate some of this stuff - he wasn't drafted for precisely that reason. Oh watch as many Youtube videos as you want, but the bottom line is that he's fairly fungible from a traits standpoint. There are a dozen guys that test really similar to him every year these days. He's a pure Will (IMO) who's traits don't jump off the page. Those aren't real hard to get your hands on, most of them are 3rd day picks (if that) and typically end up having 3-5 year careers as a ST standout if that. I'm not gonna overplay his ability here. I just like him more than someone like Cam Jones who doesn't even reach THAT level of athleticism, IMO. But I'd say Jacobs is a lot closer to Jones than he is someone like Willie Gay. |
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