I don’t know if it’s coincidence but it felt like the middle of defense fell apart not soon after he was injured. I think he’s better than people think, it’s just going to come down to his health

@uncletom356

Ай бұрын

He'll be a solid player if he can ever stay healthy for a period of time. But he was never a first-round talent. Folks got way over their skis with that projection. A mid-Day 2 player is what he always was. Getting him at 83 is still good value. Just, dude needs to hit the hole opened up by Davis/Carter and deliver a blow to the RB, and hold up in coverage when it's 3rd down. Both things scare me for his long-term health. Can he dole out big hits and get up? Can his foot hold up in coverage? Guess we'll find out. He's certainly better than White, overall. How anyone can have confidence in 'em, though, is tough. Fingers crossed he can play all 17-20 games. The talent is SB-worthy.

@daleridgway2461

Ай бұрын

@@uncletom356 I think his best asset as a LB is the ability to attack downhill. I think fangio is going to get a lot out of him.

I have high hopes for Dean and Smith this year, go birds!

I feel like dean is hard to really analyze due to that film from last year because the defense was coached so poorly, I feel as tho this is the year we truly see who dean is under vic this is for sure his make it or break it season. Really can't say much until camp frfr to really get a feel for the starters but I really don't know if he starts

@EaglesXsandOs

Ай бұрын

Absolutely, we need to see more reps to have a clear picture

Thank you. You guys give the facts as you know them to be. No fluff. MOSTLY accurate

@EaglesXsandOs

Ай бұрын

Mostly accurate 😂 well take it! Thanks for your support

@DonVaun12

Ай бұрын

@TheEaglesGuru I'm not educated enough to know if your accurate. Makes sense though.

All i know is we were great against the run early on. Then when Dean went down our run def was food

@EaglesXsandOs

Ай бұрын

Davis was a big factor here too

@beng7844

Ай бұрын

@@EaglesXsandOsDavis was a menace until he got winded. Everyone who has no idea what they’re talking about just expect people to be in Olympic athlete condition right out the gate. O-line and D-line positions can take years to come to fruition because conditioning takes a long, long time. Just look at BG, he was called a bust. Now we owe a Super Bowl to his sack against Brady.

@EaglesXsandOs

Ай бұрын

@@beng7844 Granted, he tore his ACL his rookie year and missed over a full season. Certainly affected his early development

I’ve loved this channel, but a couple of the last few I’ve had issues LARGELY based on assumptions taken & then predictions made based on said assumptions (eg, JD video completely overlooked almost all of his pre snap body positioning in conjunction w/ tech/alignment, which w/ a 45-degree position in, say a 2i or shade, but also even when in 3, is *clearly a TILT assignment/rule that JD was playing to get the hips, not hat, into the gap; shield & lessen doubles’ efficacy; & slide pair to maintain line integrity to stop run vs “hat on a hat” while limiting reach, etc)* . The same is true here; *a lot of his pass-pro & “chicken w/ head cut off” linked to IQ assumes particular rules were in effect for each zone coverage called. Last yr’s defense was extremely undisciplined, & that makes assumptions very questionable b/c WHO are you basing the assumed rules/coverage upon? Dean obviously needs improvement, & his technique shows that;l, but every “fail” attributed to Dean is not his or his alone; rather, last yr players were, each, often improvising simultaneously w/ others based on the actions of each, which makes for sloppy-ass play all around.*

@DonVaun12

Ай бұрын

Wow

@EaglesXsandOs

Ай бұрын

Appreciate your comment! We try to keep the individual videos to around 20 minutes or under, so we certainly don’t cover everything, as you mentioned previously snap positioning and the nuances of his alignment. As far as Dean, it’s true that it can be difficult to separate coaching and skill, but we did mention specific plays that showed suspect awareness, with receivers crossing his face and him not reacting. There’s not a defense in the world that teaches that, and you even saw his replacements respond better in the identical coverage schemes. This goes back to his Georgia days as well, where you would have a hard time blaming the coaches. That said if he shows improvement this year and there’s evidence to suggest his play was negatively impacted by poor coaching previously, we will be the first to say so. Appreciate your support and we do like to hear dissenting viewpoints!

Damn just need to Frankenstein Dean and White . Sheesh! It may be more possible to coach up White than to deal with Dean's limitations according to the information presented.

@EaglesXsandOs

Ай бұрын

He’s had so few reps that I don’t think we know what his floor/ceiling truly can be. Also means there’s not a lot of evidence to suggest he can be a difference maker

@DruGOATBOY

Ай бұрын

@@EaglesXsandOs I get that. I think Dean played well in his limited snaps. According to some info in the video, the lack of speed, size and power are concerns. Watching the Devin White video, White lacked IQ and dexterity but has the speed and size. Dean seems smart and crafty. I am really making commentary on the videos. Agree it is hard to say what Dean's potential can be.

I’ve watched every Dean snap on the all 22… he was NOT the problem. When morrow made contact add 3 yards not with Dean. Dean looked like a player that was doing his job but needed more snaps to get better in coverage… Hes got a much higher football IQ than White. He’ll never be Fred Warner… but he will be a quality starter in the NFL on the eagles or otherwise. The medical thing isnt real… hes only missed time once in his entire career since he was 12. Last year. All I hear is “he cant stay healthy” but he never misses time

@ryancampbell1847

Ай бұрын

Bro he been hurt since he got here... He never misses time??? Gotten hurt 3 different times in 2yrs

@Tmindful182

Ай бұрын

@@ryancampbell1847 Dean has only missed time once since he starting playing football. Last season. What does anyone care if a guy stubs his toe only thing matters is can a guy go. The nfl has a 100% injury rate. Let me know when you figure out what injury he had his rookie season keeping him off the field. Then when you realize he was just playing behind TJ Edward’s let me know. Hope this helps!

@jdtbirds5440

Ай бұрын

My only concern is that Lis Franc injuries are some of the worst, but otherwise I’m still on team Nakobe Dean

@Tmindful182

Ай бұрын

@@jdtbirds5440 Same. That’s a bad injury. If he’s not the best I don’t need him to play… but he’s gotten a bit of a raw deal & false narrative. The Eagles need to get snaps for rookies. There was no reason for tj Edward’s to play every down in 2022 when the birds were blowing teams out.

@EaglesXsandOs

Ай бұрын

He had pec and knee issues at combine, missed significant time last 2 seasons. Let’s not pretend like he’s a bastion for health.

Dean's injury thing was a rumor that he needed surgery on his shoulder and refused. Literally that is why teams were afraid to draft him loll

@EaglesXsandOs

Ай бұрын

He had pec and knee issues at combine

@thelasttilebender

Ай бұрын

@@EaglesXsandOs yeah, he didn't really start falling until the rumor that he refused surgery tho 🤷 who knows tho, probably a combination of all

@EaglesXsandOs

Ай бұрын

@@thelasttilebender well probably never get the full story, but I highly doubt Rapaport would just completely make up a story out of thin air which directly coincided with his draft stock fall

@PhillyFilmRoom

Ай бұрын

Yeah I put the article in there showing what was being reported. But we can't accurately say when somebody "fell". Teams don't make their draft boards public. The only thing that fell was public perception (that was reported on draft night, after teams already had his medical info since the combine in February). But the point is, whether or not he had a pec injury is pretty much irrelevant. Pec injuries aren't career altering. Which is why I gave an example of a player in that draft (David Ojabo) having a real career altering injury (torn achilles) and going from a projected mid to late 1st to a mid 2nd. Sidney Jones for the Eagles was thought to be a first round corner. He tore his achilles and fell to the 2nd. CJGJ actually tore his pec last season, had surgery and came back at the end of the season and still got paid in the offseason. I'm sure Dean had some sort of pec injury, but I don't believe he fell from his 1st round projection (from the public) to the 3rd round because of it. Teams just probably weren't as high on him as draft twitter.

Nakobe is doo doo

Dean is a bust