Thomas Davis Commits!!!!

[423Hurricane]

These thread bumps w/ the latest news be having me shook. Lol

Heart skipped a beat and then had to scroll down to the bottom of the page to see why.

 

[Damiencane86]

I'd rather see him at 3-tech than MLB and I think he's the most talented edge rusher on the roster and needs to play ASAP.

I remember definitely being wowed by some of the plays he made as a pass rusher with his hand in the dirt, does his height bother you as much as others here in CIS ?

 

[HighSeas]

I remember definitely being wowed by some of the plays he made as a pass rusher with his hand in the dirt, does his height bother you as much as others here in CIS ?

No.

2021 Class Review (Part 1 - EEs+teammates)

High Impact Brashard Smith - probably my favorite player in the class. As explosive, sudden and agile as it gets. Has the speed to erase angles and the power/contact balance to run through or drag tacklers. He's not only an incredible athlete but also a versatile and intuitive one. He raises...

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Thomas Davis - The more I watched him the more he grew on me. He's a very high-energy player between the whistle but also between plays where he loves to do "spontaneous acts of celebration" or whatever corny **** Diaz calls it. Like Taylor he has elite snap quickness/twitch for his position. What's most impressive about him is how strong and physical he is for his size. Just watch this:



He actually played 4i and 3-tech later in the 2020 season and held his own. He's stout at the point of attack and his explosion was even more difficult for HS Gs to handle. I don't worry about him dealing with blocks because he has such fluid, quick hands to disengage, and a forearm shiver he uses to clear his frame. He has major stopping power as a tackler, and explosive pursuit speed on display here:



I didn't like him as much playing off the ball at LB. He's not as sudden changing directions laterally and he's unnatural diagnosing runs and taking angles to the ball from depth. I don't care what his ht/wt dimensions are because he is the epitome of outlier. He's the perfect running mate for LT and I hope his recruitment (along with the DeAndre J addition and McCloud position change) signals a change in philosophy about undersized edge rushers. They belong on the ball not off as converts!

@puertorricane let's hear your analysis since you felt so strongly about hitting the disagree reaction. Actually I'll save you the trouble and post it for you: "I've never seen a single snap of this kid but I'm an ignorant troll and he's too short to play DL even though Dumervil and Freeney did it at a high level"

 

[grover]

His burst is incredible, about as sudden as I've seen. Agree his lateral movement is not top P5 LB material. He's in the right position. I'm just worried about him getting blown off the line on run plays and Manny not supporting him from the second level.

 

[MiamiChris]

A 5'11" DE? At that height he has to be a LB for us.

Corey Moore killed it at VT

 

[nycane]

I like this kid. just fine him a position. you can't teach the chip on the shoulder he seems to play with.

 

[Damiencane86]

I like this kid. just fine him a position. you can't teach the chip on the shoulder he seems to play with.

I think he has a position, its just lots of people on the board wanna change him to a LB.

 

[dycane]

Chaos creator

 

[Warrior808]

Even if he ends up being only a rotational pass rusher I still think he will be an animal on special teams.

 

[ben]

Corey Moore killed it at VT

And Darryl tapp

 

[Hurracanes]

This kid ends up at DE, I think.

 

[FromDeeeeep]

I'd rather see him at 3-tech than MLB and I think he's the most talented edge rusher on the roster and needs to play ASAP.

How many times have we tried that lately and failed miserably?

JJ said make Safeties into LBers, LBers into DL. not the other way around

 

[Sabetta]

And Darryl tapp

Not VT but Freeney? Dunmervill?