Stephone Anthony turned in 'winning performance'

burningmetal · 12-13-2016, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by halloween 65

It's funny you bring up Lofton. I think Anthony is another Lofton 2.0 except bigger, I never liked the pick but his hussle grew on me. Anyone can see he will never be a Vilma, but he's tough against the run and a step to slow just like Lofton. I don't think he was drafted to be a Vilma type or a Kiegly(carolinas mlb) for a 4-3 that has great range to cover but he's more of an enforcer in the middle in a 3-4 or a 4-3. A lb. like Anthony doesn't fit Allens type of D for the starting middle spot but not to use this kid on certain packages in the MLB spot,I would call that blind coaching. If he gets traded I hope NE or Pittsburg picks him up.

I don't know man. I'm not sure that Anthony's lack of playing time has anything to do with the system. It might be true that he could be better suited in a different system but, generally speaking, coaches will try to get their best players on the field and let them play through any schematic learning curve.

I think not playing virtually at all this season speaks volumes about Anthony's ability to grasp an NFL defense, in general. I could be wrong, but from what I see of him on the field and coinciding with his lack of playing time, I don't know what else it could realistically be. That's just my opinion. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I just see it a lot differently at this point.

You mentioned that he doesn't have the range to cover, and that has been a huge disappointment for me, because people raved about his speed and quickness coming out of college. I don't think he's slow, but whatever speed he has is not helping him track the ball.

12-13-2016, 02:31 PM	#11
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Stephone Anthony turned in 'winning performance' Originally Posted by halloween 65 It's funny you bring up Lofton. I think Anthony is another Lofton 2.0 except bigger, I never liked the pick but his hussle grew on me. Anyone can see he will never be a Vilma, but he's tough against the run and a step to slow just like Lofton. I don't think he was drafted to be a Vilma type or a Kiegly(carolinas mlb) for a 4-3 that has great range to cover but he's more of an enforcer in the middle in a 3-4 or a 4-3. A lb. like Anthony doesn't fit Allens type of D for the starting middle spot but not to use this kid on certain packages in the MLB spot,I would call that blind coaching. If he gets traded I hope NE or Pittsburg picks him up. I don't know man. I'm not sure that Anthony's lack of playing time has anything to do with the system. It might be true that he could be better suited in a different system but, generally speaking, coaches will try to get their best players on the field and let them play through any schematic learning curve. I think not playing virtually at all this season speaks volumes about Anthony's ability to grasp an NFL defense, in general. I could be wrong, but from what I see of him on the field and coinciding with his lack of playing time, I don't know what else it could realistically be. That's just my opinion. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I just see it a lot differently at this point. You mentioned that he doesn't have the range to cover, and that has been a huge disappointment for me, because people raved about his speed and quickness coming out of college. I don't think he's slow, but whatever speed he has is not helping him track the ball. halloween 65 likes this.
	If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

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