Dwinsgames
04-22-2019, 04:13 PM
I do not think I would take him at 20 if he is even there ... he is a guy I had as a 3rd round prospect prior to the combine and I let off field athletic things in shorts cloud my judgement ( something I rarely do and preach against )
the fact is Devin White had as many solo tackles in 3 years as Devin Bush had total tackles ...
now tackle stats are kind of a shit stat in many ways ( without context ) but white also had more tackles for a loss ( by a lot ) and combined tackles 100 more than Bush over same span of 2 years as a starter and 1 year of limited ( thats quite a bit more )
Being around the ball more is a telling thing ( you can not make things happen if you are not around the ball ) White is not only around the ball more but he is making more plays ... ( a lot more plays )
so if Bush was there in rd 3 I have no issue drafting him there but I am not going to draft him in round 1 because he did things without Pads that much of has little to do with playing linebacker ..
he has great potential but it comes with significant risk ... he did not acquire the stats vs lesser players in college his athletic prowess suggests he should have is a risk to think he will as a pro where every athlete is equal to the best you faced or better at the NFL level ....
I could be wrong he could be outstanding but I think the risk vs reward should be at a later date than round 1 ... ( but he likely is drafted in round 1 because of his combine showing )
the fact is Devin White had as many solo tackles in 3 years as Devin Bush had total tackles ...
now tackle stats are kind of a shit stat in many ways ( without context ) but white also had more tackles for a loss ( by a lot ) and combined tackles 100 more than Bush over same span of 2 years as a starter and 1 year of limited ( thats quite a bit more )
Being around the ball more is a telling thing ( you can not make things happen if you are not around the ball ) White is not only around the ball more but he is making more plays ... ( a lot more plays )
so if Bush was there in rd 3 I have no issue drafting him there but I am not going to draft him in round 1 because he did things without Pads that much of has little to do with playing linebacker ..
he has great potential but it comes with significant risk ... he did not acquire the stats vs lesser players in college his athletic prowess suggests he should have is a risk to think he will as a pro where every athlete is equal to the best you faced or better at the NFL level ....
I could be wrong he could be outstanding but I think the risk vs reward should be at a later date than round 1 ... ( but he likely is drafted in round 1 because of his combine showing )