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Yep. That Couch/Davis role with a healthy amount of SS mixed in too is what I see for him. Allows Richard to stay in the CB room with Damari, Porter, and Stafford. Hopefully we can grab 1 more CB.
What kind of an NFL prospect is he?
Adding physicality to the role that Couch played in will be a tremendous help.
Definitely an important piece! Welcome to the U!
He didn't have any impediments, he just didn't make the effort frequently. He made the effort with X and Matt Lee, and then pretty much nobody else.
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Sorry, not seeing it here after watching a few offense / defense cut ups on YouTube. He’s pretty good in coverage and does good job of identifying when to pass off receivers, also is long, but not a willing tackler by any means. I think if he’s your slot, he’s probably an upgrade over Couch but as a starting safety he will be benched by midyear
Go watch the Oregon regular season game and tell me he isn’t a willing tackler. Great 25th post though
It’s always cool to see players who walk-on earn a scholarship. Love to see hard work pay off. I hope he kills it here.
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We f-ed guys. Everyone go back to panicking and complaining about the DB room b/c RobertMarveMania doesn't think he has it.
I can’t find no highlights of this kid to make any judgements. Not going to front this one doesn’t do it for me. DB must be Mario’s weakness on the trail besides Damari
That’s the most readily available full game tape. It’s easy to look at the one highlight made that game on drive 1 (again, which was made as in the slot)
That same game based on the Oregon OL / Offense vs. Washington video
2:26- Gets flat footed when he’s relied upon for backside cleanup on Irving cut back
2:54- No effort to gang tackle behind the play
3:43- To olay, thankfully play was bottled up
Select examples but it’s all game. Watch the late TD they gave up to Holden in the PAC 12 title game as well. Maybe he was banged up, who knows. PFF certainly isn’t the Bible but it was shocking how poor his tackling grades were, and 30-45 min of watching solidifies it. Can be coached to an extent and would expect some uplift here, but some real bad habits if that’s what you’re asking of a modern safety. Slot guy, like I said different story.
You literally contradicted yourself my brotha
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Which is probably where he's going to be playing a lot of snaps
Welcome to the U!
I see what you are saying I also know we need experience in that room. This was in an article David Lake wrote about him.
Two areas that Powell will need to improve year-over-year while at Miami: tackling consistency and consistency in coverage.
According to PFF, Powell’s missed tackle rate in 2023 was 25 percent, which is too high (an acceptable missed tackle rate for a safety hovers around 15 percent). Powell had tough tackling performances against Arizona, Utah, Oregon State, and Texas, finishing those games with a 50 percent missed tackle rate.
From a coverage standpoint, Powell also had a tough performance against Oregon in 2023. The Ducks targeted Powell ten times that game and the defensive back allowed nine receptions for 71 yards and one touchdown. Powell primarily played in the slot that game.
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I didn’t find highlights and before I didn’t find the highlights his name wasn’t Caleb Downs lol
I only saw the pick 6 vs ASU
But I guess it’s good for depth, I know Zaquan starting before the season over ain’t no way he doesn’t start
Think of him as a rich man's Jaden Davis that's about 3 inches taller and 30 pounds heavier. Will be an important part of our defense but impossible to compare him to Downs.
Now you’re going to force me to go and watch some WA games gotdammit. I assumed that as a starter for a championship team that Guidry wanted Powell was at least very good if not great. Maybe I just close my eyes and see no evil?
No one is Downs. Stop that.
