Wolf Tackle Kelcy Quarles ~ South Carolina
GameCocks ~ 6036/297
GameCocks ~ 6036/297
Regarding Wolves & Grizzlies
The Game has long since evolved to the point where a distinction is required between 2 kinds of Defensive Tackles.
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.
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.
Kelcy Quarles Scouting Report
Power. Impressive. Strong Core Power and Torso Power as well. His Anchor against the Run isn't especially Stout, but his Bull Rush in the Pass Rush is imposing. Won't get many Sacks, but could potentially cause some Disruption.
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.
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.
Kelcy Quarles Prospectus
Frankly, I believe that Kelcy Quarles's Stock has gotten dramatically inflated by the Production that he enjoyed this past Year as a direct result of all the attention being paid to Jadeveon Clowney, not to mention his other TeamMates.
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!!
Thanks, as always, to the extraordinary Work by the men of Draft BreakDown!!
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!!
Thanks, as always, to the extraordinary Work by the men of Draft BreakDown!!
Yank Rank: Reserve ~ OverValued!!
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