I'm not in love with him based on the little I've seen, but if you don't have a pass rush and there's a 6'5" 275 lb guy with production from a major conference whom everyone starts to zero in as a top 20 pick, you better pay attention.
You look at his pros and I'm not sure why, other than he is not from some school in FL that people don't like (and if he'd played at UF I'm sure he'd be better than clowney at this point to plenty of people):1. Size - a 43 team needs someone bigger than Barr to man the spot.2. Speed - I think his measurables at the combine will be very good. The rarity in the 43 is to find a big man who can move.3. Explosive - He is quick from his stance4. Diversity - the "he's not Gaines Adams" bit here that Ealy can do more than just try and run around guys.5. Production - SEC, SEC...I mean isn't this the gold standard for folks to run around SEC talent?Pass rushers rise, and especially big pass rushers, so if he measures out at the combine like I think I'd suspect easy top 10.
Personally, I don't like what I see with his hands. He does a lot of his rushing with his shoulders first and allows himself to be engaged by blockers. You don't get the sense he's controlling the guys trying to block him. He's a bit of a passive rusher. That said, he has the frame to get better at it. I just don't see him as a ready-made player.
I'm not in love with him based on the little I've seen, but if you don't have a pass rush and there's a 6'5" 275 lb guy with production from a major conference whom everyone starts to zero in as a top 20 pick, you better pay attention.
You look at his pros and I'm not sure why, other than he is not from some school in FL that people don't like (and if he'd played at UF I'm sure he'd be better than clowney at this point to plenty of people):1. Size - a 43 team needs someone bigger than Barr to man the spot.2. Speed - I think his measurables at the combine will be very good. The rarity in the 43 is to find a big man who can move.3. Explosive - He is quick from his stance4. Diversity - the "he's not Gaines Adams" bit here that Ealy can do more than just try and run around guys.5. Production - SEC, SEC...I mean isn't this the gold standard for folks to run around SEC talent?Pass rushers rise, and especially big pass rushers, so if he measures out at the combine like I think I'd suspect easy top 10.
Personally, I don't like what I see with his hands. He does a lot of his rushing with his shoulders first and allows himself to be engaged by blockers. You don't get the sense he's controlling the guys trying to block him. He's a bit of a passive rusher. That said, he has the frame to get better at it. I just don't see him as a ready-made player.
Im not saying I dont like him...Im saying I dont like him at #7.
I'm not in love with him based on the little I've seen, but if you don't have a pass rush and there's a 6'5" 275 lb guy with production from a major conference whom everyone starts to zero in as a top 20 pick, you better pay attention.
You look at his pros and I'm not sure why, other than he is not from some school in FL that people don't like (and if he'd played at UF I'm sure he'd be better than clowney at this point to plenty of people):1. Size - a 43 team needs someone bigger than Barr to man the spot.2. Speed - I think his measurables at the combine will be very good. The rarity in the 43 is to find a big man who can move.3. Explosive - He is quick from his stance4. Diversity - the "he's not Gaines Adams" bit here that Ealy can do more than just try and run around guys.5. Production - SEC, SEC...I mean isn't this the gold standard for folks to run around SEC talent?Pass rushers rise, and especially big pass rushers, so if he measures out at the combine like I think I'd suspect easy top 10.
Personally, I don't like what I see with his hands. He does a lot of his rushing with his shoulders first and allows himself to be engaged by blockers. You don't get the sense he's controlling the guys trying to block him. He's a bit of a passive rusher. That said, he has the frame to get better at it. I just don't see him as a ready-made player.
I think his hands can be better but I don't see them as poor as you seem to do.
He doesn't explode out of his stance. I don't see what the big deal about him is.
Except that the scouting reports I've seen, and the games I watched, disagree with that notion. He is not a rolling speed guy. I suspect he will do very well on the explosion measures at the combine.
If scouting reports are so accurate why are there so many busts?
I guess I should look into him a little more since he seems to be getting some buzz.
Same with Barr, I'm just not buying into this guy..
