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Canesfan1899 said:
Agree but think that was mainly because of the knee and Brooks not being at full speed his senior season.

Nonetheless I believe Brooks is going to be special.
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That's been one of the most overstated myths that Brooks wasn't back to full speed his Senior season.

He had a 100tcks 21TFL's & 16 sacks. I think people think he like sat his Senior year or something when he literally played in every game except the preseason game lol.

He had his best season of his HS career his Senior year & didn't miss any games, he was injured in October vs CC his Junior year, had surgery, recovered & played every snap of his Senior Season & was the leading tackler on our State championship Defense.

He's been fully recovered for 2 off seasons now, Idk why people keep bringing it up lol.

His ranking was lowered because he didn't go to any of the Rivals camps, people have to realize 247/Rivals rankings are all political & not merit based or based upon skill set.
 
DMoney said:
Don’t believe he has verified numbers. From the eye test, he might be bigger.
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Liberty City El said:
https://www.canesinsight.com/threads/2021-de-jacorey-hammett-receives-offer.158459/

6'3 205lbs unofficial 4.6 speed, don't know what his short shuttle is.

But the Brooks comparison is one I made in his offer thread & one the staff feels is the closest to atheltically.

He has a stronger lower body than Brooks had coming out of HS, but they're both similar style quick twitch Rush-ends that convert to Standup backer in college.
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Nice! Now bring me Terrence Lewis and lets get back to being LB U
 
LuCane said:
I think in response to a post @HighSeas made about Brooks last year I mentioned Tavares Gooden. I know it's unlikely we have verified athletic HS testing numbers for Gooden. However, Gooden's transition from HS rush End to College LB and the style he and Brooks chased plays down always made me remember Gooden. I think Gooden was like 230 when he entered the NFL. I think Brooks can be pretty close to that in the next couple years. Interested to see Brooks' instincts in choosing gaps this year. We know he can run to the sidelines and chase plays backside well.
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Yup could see it...I think Gooden is a good comparison for Mcloud as well. More athlete than productive LB his first 3 years...I honestly didn't think MLB would be what saved Gooden's career, but he had a very good senior season at Mike, and had himself a 5-6 year NFL career... and maybe Mcloud can do the same?
 
Liberty City El said:
That's been one of the most overstated myths that Brooks wasn't back to full speed his Senior season.

He had a 100tcks 21TFL's & 16 sacks. I think people think he like sat his Senior year or something when he literally played in every game except the preseason game lol.

He had his best season of his HS career his Senior year & didn't miss any games, he was injured in October vs CC his Junior year, had surgery, recovered & played every snap of his Senior Season & was the leading tackler on our State championship Defense.

He's been fully recovered for 2 off seasons now, Idk why people keep bringing it up lol.

His ranking was lowered because he didn't go to any of the Rivals camps, people have to realize 247/Rivals rankings are all political & not merit based or based upon skill set.
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Didn’t realize that, I always thought it was the injury, no way he should’ve been a 3* recruit.
 
McIntosh and Leon Williams were great OOS LB pick-ups by Butch and staff.

Unfortunately these 2 played under a different staff.

No surprise that they didn't reach their potential, but I'd take those 2 and stick them on any Canes roster.

Jedi Master Cane said:
Honestly, I get a Rocky McIntosh vibe from this kid. I say that with zero negative connotation attached. I always thought Rocky was one of the most underrated LB's to EVER come through this program. He was very good in coverage and a good athlete who was a sure tackler.
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joshvalencia1996 said:
Love Brooks' game. Next year him and Huff at LB will be the most speed we've had there in a lonnng time. I think Brooks and McCloud will be good this year too but Brooks still needs some seasoning
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You do know they say TIrek Austin Cave is the fastest out of all the linebackers. If that's the case, this group is going to be ridiculous. If all three of the aforementioned guys ball out this year, do you go back to the 4-3 more in order to maximize the talent at the position, make it situational depending on the team you play, or keep the striker position in its current form? I believe the coaches need to do what ever they have to in order to get the best players on the field at the same time.
 
The injuries haven't helped.

I think most folks were happy with getting Steed, but he hasn't played much yet.

And Wilder was one of the millions with a career-ending neck injury during the Wrecked regime.

Don't know how good Wilder would've been, but no one questioned his speed.

Usafcane88 said:
We've been bashing LB recruiting for a while, but I think Brooks and Huff will be special. Wasn't Brooks a borderline 5* pre injury?
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j06smith said:
You do know they say TIrek Austin Cave is the fastest out of all the linebackers. If that's the case, this group is going to be ridiculous. If all three of the aforementioned guys ball out this year, do you go back to the 4-3 more in order to maximize the talent at the position, make it situational depending on the team you play, or keep the striker position in its current form? I believe the coaches need to do what ever they have to in order to get the best players on the field at the same time.
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It's getting good around here....
 
Liberty City El said:
He's by far the most athletically explosive LB we have...

He had a lot of doubters on this board, but if go back & check those threads you'll see a familiar name telling yall that boy is going to kill it by his Red Frosh/Sophomore season.

Every game he played in he immediately came in & made an impact, vs Bethune he lead the team tackles & had the highest defensive PFF grade & vs La Tech did the same thing, small sample size but his upside is sky high.

He plays so fast diagnosising & locating the ball carrier, but what he has more than anything is phenomenal change of direction & recovery speed. There were a few plays vs LA Tech where he initially shot the wrong gap but immediately flipped, recovered & tracked down the RB & still got the tackle. He has high level sideline to sideline speed & his instincts are off the charts.

Kenneth Murray is a great comparison, he also reminds me of Patrick Queen from LSU who just got drafted by the Ravens, both are highly athletic Mike LB's in the 220-230lbs range with very good speed & active feet.

And even though he may be playing WLB this season, I think his upside will be best at MLB.
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LCE is he 100% recovered and ready to go?
 
Whenever I see a vertical jump of 36 or more on anybody in the neighborhood of 200lbs you don’t need to look at other times imo.
All it means is someone hasn’t taught that person to run a 40. Never seen anyone run a 4.5 that didn’t have at least a 32 inch vert. Keyshawn Smith and Redding can jump out the Jim. Both look Hard to catch from behind on film.
Brooks looks like he’ll be at worst a 4.6 guy by the time he leaves.
 
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1992cane said:
I hope Huff was working on his body hard last year during his academic redshirt. Him and brooks are great athletes at the LB position man.. SPEED. Huff now just needs to the reps and playing time. McCloud at MLB will be interesting..
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I ain’t gonna lie, FSPOO had small, fast LBs like telvin last time they were good. That was our MO before and we went away from it. I want to see us with that again. Brooks and huff fit the mold
 
jkaz1 said:
The injuries haven't helped.

I think most folks were happy with getting Steed, but he hasn't played much yet.

And Wilder was one of the millions with a career-ending neck injury during the Wrecked regime.

Don't know how good Wilder would've been, but no one questioned his speed.
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If anything that speed at LB can help on special teams
 
Jedi Master Cane said:
Honestly, I get a Rocky McIntosh vibe from this kid. I say that with zero negative connotation attached. I always thought Rocky was one of the most underrated LB's to EVER come through this program. He was very good in coverage and a good athlete who was a sure tackler.
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How can you be making a negative comparison to an 8 year NFL vet?!
 
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