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I been a fan of this guy from the start. Injury and poor coaching have prevented him form being an All-American. Time for him to ball out and represent that number he wears. Go Canes!!
 
Most important position on the field if we want to take the next step on defense.
 
I've also been a big fan of Rayshawn Jenkins since the beginning. From the start he would flash great football and playmaking instincts. Playing for Paul Williams, Mark Donofrio and Al Golden along with the injury however severely hampered his development. Now with a full offseason under a competent staff, Jenkins is poised for a breakout year. I'm very excited to see how they use him in this scheme.
 
I don't see it with Jenkins, to be honest. He has the size and speed to be an NFL player, but he's not a killer. Dude last year avoided contact and you just can't be a wallflower and be successful at this level IMO

I know I'll get some hate for posting that, but IMO what I saw last year didn't impress
 
NutFumbler said:
I don't see it with Jenkins, to be honest. He has the size and speed to be an NFL player, but he's not a killer. Dude last year avoided contact and you just can't be a wallflower and be successful at this level IMO

I know I'll get some hate for posting that, but IMO what I saw last year didn't impress
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No not hate. I can see where you're coming from. He said it himself though. Last year he just wasn't very confident after coming back from injury and as a result his play was spotty and tentative. Also to be fair, that putrid scheme had everyone playing timidly so it's tough to judge a player in that situation. Through it all I always saw very good potential and the ability to be instinctive in a less rigid more aggressive system not to mention better positional coaching. I'm expecting very good things from Rayshawn in Diaz's defense now that he can go out and ball as opposed to over thinking everything.
 
FrancisSaywer said:
NutFumbler said:
I don't see it with Jenkins, to be honest. He has the size and speed to be an NFL player, but he's not a killer. Dude last year avoided contact and you just can't be a wallflower and be successful at this level IMO

I know I'll get some hate for posting that, but IMO what I saw last year didn't impress
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No not hate. I can see where you're coming from. He said it himself though. Last year he just wasn't very confident after coming back from injury and as a result his play was spotty and tentative. Also to be fair, that putrid scheme had everyone playing timidly so it's tough to judge a player in that situation. Through it all I always saw very good potential and the ability to be instinctive in a less rigid more aggressive system not to mention better positional coaching. I'm expecting very good things from Rayshawn in Diaz's defense now that he can go out and ball as opposed to over thinking everything.
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Hope so. I don't like criticizing our players, but I think in his case it's all mental. I don't think it's scheme because Bush and Carter were both more physical. I think it's just that he doesn't like the contact. But he has all the physical gifts that he needs to be great...if only he can learn to embrace the violence.

I'm tired of seeing him run up to a pile and stop. I'm tired of seeing him stop on plays or watch his teammates finish a tackle. I'm tired of seeing him get blocked out of a running play by a small wide receiver.

Kid needs to learn to love the violence. See a pile, knock it back. Get off a block. Gang tackle with violence. Hit a gap full speed and make a RB blow snot bubbles. It's not just talk, it's what the great safeties do. He needs to make his presence known out there.

And Jenkins has all the tools, he just needs to love that part of the game.
 
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Jenkins probably shouldn't have even played last year considering how severe his injury was yet he was still a productive player. People always say he needs to improve his tackle only because of that play against Cincinatti.... Other than that he was a sure tackler from what I have seen
 
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I remember AG describing Jenkins as the best athlete on the team. I'm not drawing any conclusions until I see what these kids can do with competent coaching/system.
 
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