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yeyo said:
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Thank god he made that play because Jennings surely wasn't doing anything to slow it down. Look at Jennings on this play SMH! Holy crap this dude has cement in his shoes and is slow to react. Guard pulls right in front of him and he stays flat footed. Is it coaching or the player or both (likely)? This kid needs to be on the bench permanently!
 
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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SouthParkCane said:
Guess who our second highest graded run defender was? Corey Flagg. Turn on the tape or shut up (not you) I’ve learned a lot of these guys only see the game as entertainment they’ve never had to watch tape or play or coach it. Flagg played a better game than any LB outside of Brooks
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There wasn't much to crow about in any aspect of that game. Might want to cool the jets a little. I know you're a Flagg waver, but beating your chest about anything from that game is like bragging about shooting a load in your pants when a supermodel kissed you on the cheek.
 
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The Franchise said:
There wasn't much to crow about in any aspect of that game. Might want to cool the jets a little. I know you're a Flagg waver, but beating your chest about anything from that game is like bragging about shooting a load in your pants when a supermodel kissed you on the cheek.
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I’m not beating my chest at all. Just not allowing the ignorance on this board to continue about a kid who will help Miami win a lot of football games. I promise if people just left it at his speed concerns I would be quiet. When you act like he’s trash I’m going to speak up.
 
Flagg somewhat reminds me of a HB BLADES. Bennie's son who played at Pittsbugh.He has the same type of ability imo
 
So brooks has been injured but not too injured to play? Hopefully we see more of him in the coming weeks
 
SouthParkCane said:
I’m not beating my chest at all. Just not allowing the ignorance on this board to continue about a kid who will help Miami win a lot of football games. I promise if people just left it at his speed concerns I would be quiet. When you act like he’s trash I’m going to speak up.
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You're fighting ghosts. No one ever said he was trash. He's a highly decorated and accomplished HS LB. He's been a great football player his whole life. The jury's still out on whether he has the requisite necessities to flourish at this level.

We had guys beating their chests about Jennings when he won the starting MLB gig before the season. Now, look at him.

We're too quick to anoint and too quick to dismiss because everyone wants to be first. Flagg might turn out to be a great LB, but he's done nothing yet.
 
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The Franchise said:
You're fighting ghosts. No one ever said he was trash. He's a highly decorated and accomplished HS LB. He's been a great football player his whole life. The jury's still out on whether he has the requisite necessities to flourish at this level.

We had guys beating their chests about Jennings when he won the starting MLB gig before the season. Now, look at him.

We're too quick to anoint and too quick to dismiss because everyone wants to be first. Flagg might turn out to be a great LB, but he's done nothing yet.
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I think you’re speaking for the 10% of sensible people but I agree he’s done nothing, yet
 
The thing that gives me hope is that we have some very good young talent. The guys from the classes of 19 and 20 are very solid. 18 was 50/50 but 17 turned out to be a disaster. And those guys are the upperclassmen, so we're paying a little price for that class not panning out.

We've got play the young guys more, and close 21 strong.
 
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