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Khalil Mack’s Dominant Preseason Performance versus the Cardinals

Sep 3, 2015
Samuel Gold

Khalil Mack continues his dominant performance from the 2014 season in last week’s preseason matchup versus the Cardinals. In this game, ProFootballFocus graded Mack at +10.7 overall with 2 sacks, 1 quarterback hit, and 5 quarterback hurries to go along with an excellent game in run stopping as well. Let’s take a look at some of his plays to see how he earned these incredible ratings in this breakdown.

Note: Khalil Mack is wearing #52 in the following GIFs.

Pass Rush

In his rookie year, Mack wasn’t especially known for his pass rushing prowess only collecting 4.0 sacks total. He definitely played better than his numbers indicated collecting a total of 54 quarterback pressures, but it was his versatile pass rushing moves that impressed me the most in this season’s preseason match.

In this first play, Mack (top of your screen) rushes from the 5-tech against starting left tackle #68 Jared Veldheer. After the snap, Mack attacks the outside shoulder of Veldheer initiating what is presumed to be a speed rush around the edge to turn Veldheer’s hips outwards.

After Mack pushes to the outside shoulder, he plants his right foot (outside foot) into the dirt and cuts back completely disengaging from the left tackle to penetrate into the backfield.… Article continues here

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Scouting Report: Dante Fowler Jr., DE/OLB, Florida

Mar 25, 2015
Samuel Gold

Dante Fowler was a five-star high school recruit from St. Petersburg, Florida. He was recruited to play for Florida State, University of Southern California, and Clemson among others, but decided to sign with the Florida Gators instead. Fowler was the 3rd-rated weakside defensive end in the 2012 high school class, but moved to outside linebacker in the collegiate level. He enters the 2015 NFL Draft as a future first round pick.


College Career Overview

Fowler played rotationally as a freshman recording eight tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks making his way onto the All-Freshman SEC team. In an effort to become more explosive player, Fowler lost 15 pounds of body fat and used his new speed to help earn him Honorable Mention All-American and Second Team All-SEC his final, Junior season in Florida.

Measureables

DOB August 3, 1994 Bench (225 lb) 19 reps
Height 6’2-5/8″ Vertical Jump 32-1/2″
Weight 261 lbs Broad Jump 9’4″
Arms 33-3/4″ 20 Yard Shuttle 4.32 sec
Hands 9-1/2″ 3 Cone Drill 7.40 sec
40 Yard Dash (10 yd split) 4.60 sec (1.56 sec) 60 Yard Shuttle 11.89 sec

 

Stats and Awards

University of Florida (2012-2014) Honorable Mention All-America honors from Sports Illustrated. Selected to the All-SEC First Team by the leagues’ coaches, ESPN.com and Phil Steele (2014)
2014 - 60 tackles, 15.0 TFL, 8.5 sacks, 1 PD, 2 FF Second Team All-SEC (2013)
2013 - 50 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 1 PD, 3 FF First Team All-Freshman (2012)
2012 - 30 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks Florida Defensive and Team MVP (2014)

 


Scouting Report
  • Experience in dropping into zone coverage to form underneath LB shell coverage and playing man-to-man on running backs
  • Plays both sides of line rushing from right and left side, plays ILB on some plays too rushing from center of defense.
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Rob Ninkovich vs Colts Cover

Rob Ninkovich vs Colts

Jan 25, 2015
Samuel Gold

Rob Ninkovich’s versatility in the Patriots’ modified Fairbanks-Bullough 3-4 system was demonstrated exceptionally versus the Colts. According to ProFootballFocus, Ninkovich finished the AFC Championship game with a score of +9.2 with 6.6 of his points coming from his pass rush. In this game, he totalled four tackles, two QB hits and nine QB hurries constantly making his way into the backfield while setting the edge on running plays. In this breakdown, we will look at Ninkovich’s role in this system and how he fared in all aspects of his game versus the Colts.

First, the Patriots run a modified version of the Fairbanks-Bullough 3-4 system. The original Fairbanks-Bullough system featured two gap assignments for the defensive lineman while allowing the linebackers to roam behind the larger body defensive lineman to collect tackles around the edge. The Patriots version of the system is even more flexible than the original stressing versatility in their defensive roles. In addition to the typical 3-4 roles, Belichick likes to shift defensive lineman to over and under positions creating a modified 4-3 to crowd the line of scrimmage to confuse the offense. In this defensive scheme, Ninkovich fills the role as a defensive end in the 4-3 unit, and outside linebacker in the 3-4 unit.… Article continues here

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