DJ vs. Finch - a comparison

saintswhodi · 05-01-2005, 03:14 PM

To put you out of your agony Kool, it\'s James Allen. I especially liked these points about him:

Very instinctive player with good vision and ball anticipation ability

Quickly locates the ball and is very aggressive vs. the inside run

Has a strong upper body, utilizing that power to take on and shed to make the play

Uses his hands well to take on and shed blocks

These positives are exactly what we need, but James is, shall we say, less than an average player, or he has been for the most part.

I don\'t know about his negatives being worse. You can eliminate two of them right off

Has had back problems in the pastÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã‚Â¦Has very thin ankles and slender calves

as being nit picky. So his two main negatives would have been

Gets turned around some when redirecting inside as he tends to lose leverage by leaning into blocks with his wrong shoulderÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã‚Â¦Takes bad angles working inside the box, appearing more comfortable chasing down to make the tackle

while Fincher\'s are

Lacks ideal athleticism. Has adequate straight-line speed but marginal lateral mobility. Does not possess good range versus the run. Has trouble recovering after taking a false step. Has stiff hips and struggles to change directions. Loses too much in transition when he stops and starts. Lacks the athleticism, fluidity and speed to cover most NFL RB\'s one-on-one. Also has marginal range for zone coverage in the NFL.

I don\'t know how that would appear worse than what the profile was on Allen. But like I said, I am excited to see what the kid can do, I am just not expecting much at all, at least this year. I am sure we will hear plenty of \"he just needs another year to get bigger and stronger\" like we heard with Colby and Watson last year.

05-01-2005, 03:14 PM	#31
saintswhodi 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 6,941	DJ vs. Finch - a comparison To put you out of your agony Kool, it\'s James Allen. I especially liked these points about him: Very instinctive player with good vision and ball anticipation ability Quickly locates the ball and is very aggressive vs. the inside run Has a strong upper body, utilizing that power to take on and shed to make the play Uses his hands well to take on and shed blocks These positives are exactly what we need, but James is, shall we say, less than an average player, or he has been for the most part. I don\'t know about his negatives being worse. You can eliminate two of them right off Has had back problems in the pastÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã‚Â¦Has very thin ankles and slender calves as being nit picky. So his two main negatives would have been Gets turned around some when redirecting inside as he tends to lose leverage by leaning into blocks with his wrong shoulderÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã‚Â¦Takes bad angles working inside the box, appearing more comfortable chasing down to make the tackle while Fincher\'s are Lacks ideal athleticism. Has adequate straight-line speed but marginal lateral mobility. Does not possess good range versus the run. Has trouble recovering after taking a false step. Has stiff hips and struggles to change directions. Loses too much in transition when he stops and starts. Lacks the athleticism, fluidity and speed to cover most NFL RB\'s one-on-one. Also has marginal range for zone coverage in the NFL. I don\'t know how that would appear worse than what the profile was on Allen. But like I said, I am excited to see what the kid can do, I am just not expecting much at all, at least this year. I am sure we will hear plenty of \"he just needs another year to get bigger and stronger\" like we heard with Colby and Watson last year.