QB Ryan Tannehill showed us all why he deserved to be BBD's #1 2012
In what was one of the more highly anticipated matchups of the year Robert Griffin III and his Baylor Bears traveled to Texas A&M to take on Ryan Tannehill and his Aggies. In the end it was Tannehill who emerged by putting up big numbers and executing consistently. Here are how the prospects faired:
Baylor-
10 QB Robert Griffin III-6’2, 220 lbs.*
-Amazing athleticism, he hurdled Judie
-Just missed Wright on a go pattern down the sideline, slightly overthrown
-Still struggles with footwork when throwing the bubble screen will lose accuracy and let it get high
-Showed off an effective roll out to his right, kept his eyes down the field, squared his shoulders, and delivered an accurate ball
-Went through two reads and then checked down
-Read blitz of zone read and hit wide open TE
-Quick release, amongst the fastest in the country
-Has the arm strength and accuracy to effectively needle the ball into tight coverage like on his TD throw to Wright
-When he escapes the pocket he keeps his eyes down the field and is patient before taking off
-Taking a decent amount of snaps from under center as opposed to all shotgun
24 RB Terrance Ganaway-6’0, 240 lbs.
-Making the majority of the sideline adjustment relays to the offensive line
-Power style of running
-Runs too high at times, ineffective when lowering his shoulder
-Looks hesitant when a hole doesn’t materialize, needs to blow through the line
-Decent blocker but doesn’t set up with a balanced base
1 WR Kendall Wright-5’10, 190 lbs.
-Quick, smooth, and athletic
-Makes moves in the open field look effortless
-Loses almost no speed when changing directions
-Usually has reliable hands but had a drop in this game
-On the Griffin overthrow he beat Judie one on one with a cushion
2 WR Terrance Williams-6’3, 190 lbs.*
-Quickly became RGIII’s favorite target on the day
-Did a good job flashing open v. zone coverage, recognizing holes in coverage
-Worked back to QB once Griffin broke the pocket
-Reliable hands
-Uses his size well to box out defenders
79 OG Robert T. Griffin-6’6, 335 lbs.
-Was getting beat with consistency by Eddie on the inside
-Looked flat footed and unathletic
-Was slow out of his stance and struggled to redirect blitzers
-Was getting minimal push against smaller defenders in the running game
74 OC Phillip Blake-6’2, 315 lbs.
-Looks stronger this year, was holding up well at the POA
-Didn’t have much of a test against a big 34 NT
-Athletic enough to get to the 2nd level and seemed to identify blocks well
-Was one of the only lineman who had the awareness to ID blitzers pre-snap
-Snaps his head up quickly off the ball
78 OT Ivory Wade-6’3, 300 lbs*
-Rather poor game for the RT as he was beat by multiple Aggies and hung Griffin out to dry more than a few times
-Got completely confused by a zone blitz package and let a defender get by him without being touched
-Struggled to stay with speed rushers
-Kick step was slow
-Ineffective punch
-Needs to get stronger at POA.
90 NT Nicolas Jean-Baptiste-6’2, 335 lbs.
-Good strength at the POA, did a good job holding his ground
-Washed down the line effectively
-Struggled to collapse the pocket
-At times was blockable 1 on 1
-Has some potential as a developmental project
Texas A&M-
17 QB Ryan Tannehill-6’4, 219 lbs.
-Looked comfortable rolling right but not left
-Delivers an accurate ball when on the move
-Didn’t properly set feet and made a poor throw on a post that was almost picked off
-Made a very poor decision on his INT, threw short pass to RB in lots of traffic
-Showed off some athleticism on a PA bootleg where he picked up a first down
-Threw a very nice out route to the opposite side of the field, showed plenty of arm strength
-Would like to see him try harder to sell the PA
-When under center he is not reading the defense very well, failing to ID blitzers
32 RB Cyrus Gray-5’10, 198 lbs.
-Seemed to be playing the second fiddle role to Michael in this game
-Shows good athleticism but not seeing the burst we know he has
-Needs to show more of a willingness to pick those tough yards that Michael consistently gets
-A disappointing game for Gray v. a defense he should have had big numbers against
33 RB Christian Michael-5’11, 215 lbs.*
-Hits the hole hard
-Didn’t show much in term of wiggle in his hips to make you miss
-Showed off enough burst to get to the outside and turn the corner
-At his best when asked to make one cut and get north and south
-Does a good job lowering his shoulder and delivering the blow to the defender
8 WR Jeff Fuller-6’4, 215 lbs.
-Good hands
-Smooth athlete who is at his best when allowed to work down the field
-Does a good job watching the ball in
-Has enough athleticism to make defenders miss
-Coming off injury and was not a dominant as we have seen in the past
-We have questions about his deep speed and ability to separate at the next level
25 WR Ryan Swope-6’0, 204 lbs.*
-Very effective double move for a TD
-Runs good routes
-Strong hands
-Not afraid to lay out or give full extension to bring a ball in
-Underrated athleticism
83 DE Tony Jerod-Eddie-6’5, 301 lbs.
-Very powerful DE
-Was getting good push against OL
-Showed off his athleticism utilizing a swim move to come from the DE spot and get into the A gap
-Was a big part of helping to stuff the run game and gave the OT’s more than they could handle in the passing game freeing up space for his LB’s
-Appears to have found a new level to his game this season
10 LB Sean Porter-6’2, 230 lbs.*
-Athletic LB who will be flying under the radar no more
-Fluid athlete who can change direction quickly and utilizes that on the rush
-Sets up an inside stutter step move with his speed rush to get the OT cheating to the outside
-Does a good job exploding off the ball
-Not sure if he has the same caliber athleticism as Von Miller or Vontaze Burfict but he’s not far behind
-Want him to become more of a factor in run support
-Struggles to locate the ball after its handed off
-Too quick to crash the edge v. zone read
5 CB Coydell Judie-5’11, 188 lbs.
-Got beat a few times over the top when given one on one coverage
-Must do a better job of wrapping up when coming up in run support
-Had solid coverage v. Williams on TD pass but needs to show the speed to stay in the WR hip pocket
-Got completely burned by Wright despite a five yard cushion and Judie being halfway between his sprint and backpedal
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