GameCocks ~ 6036/297
Do you agree? I hope so, and propose to break them down into 2 simple Categories, so we know what we're taking about:
Grizzlies ~ Enormous and Powerful Defensive Tackles noted for taking up Multiple Blockers and dominating the Middle.
Wolves ~ Smaller and Athletic Defensive Tackles noted for penetrating the BackField and for their Range.
When evaluating all Defensive Tackles, these are the Attributes to which I pay most particular attention:
Power. Above all: Core Power. Upper body Strength is important, but Core Power, from the Knees to the Ribs, is absolutely crucial. All the upper body strength in the world still fails if you can't dig in your heels. But Core Power enables a Lineman to project Power in the Running Game and to reject Power in the Passing Game. And those Players who invest the time and effort to develop superior Core Power are far likelier to enjoy sustained good Health and stay on the Field.
Agility. Lateral Velocity, Acceleration, and above all: Fluidity or Core Agility. Core Agility is even more essential to sustained good Health ~ and to sustained good FootBall ~ than Core Power. The ability to react with Serpentine smoothness is a tremendous asset in all Aspects of the Game, and certainly in the Hand to Hand Combat that characterizes Trench Warfare. All the Power in the World goes only so far if you're stiff and lumbering out there.
Combat Skills. Mechanics. Launch Velocity, Paw Power, and Technique.
Intangibles. Diagnostic Capacity, Processing Speed, and Motor. How effectively he masters Spatial Diagnostics & Angles, how rapidly he recognizes and implements Blocking Schemes based on changing Defensive Tactics, and of course: Drive. How badly he wants it. These are of course difficult things to assess, but it's crucial to at least try to.
Agility. Mediocre. Adequate Launch Velocity. Awful Fluidity, though. Decent Acceleration and Range.
Combat Skills. Superior. Impressive Paw Power. Inconsistent and raw Mechanics, but flashes good form.
Intangibles. Mediocre. Inconsistent Motor.
Hell, I could've picked up 10 Sacks playing opposite Hurricane Jadeveon .
I could definitely be wrong, and it wouldn't be the first time, but in terms of Potential Impact at The Next Level, I believe that Kelcey Quarles's Strengths are a combination of Power and prospectively potent Combat Skills that, if successfully developed, could enable him to Push the Pocket from time to time...but not much more than that.
I fear that his Agility is too limited for'm to be a strong candidate to become a genuine Pass Rushing Threat.
His Skill Set, it seems to me, is actually a far better match for a Grizzly...but he's got the Frame of a Wolf!!
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