BigOrangeMojo
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I know I do not have the NFL draft expertise to think Brad Kaaya and Josh Dobbs would be better than Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson but I ran across the following evaluations of Trey Smith. Not many of them are good regarding his technique and coaching that he received his last 3 years:
From CBS Sports:
149th on their draft board. Has huge concerns about technique.
From NFL.com
"I guess you don't like big, aggressive guards, Lance? I know he has things to work on, but they can be coached up
From Yahoo Sports:
Looked like a future pro the minute he took the field as a true freshman.
Technique is unrefined despite four years of experience. Inconsistencies still show up with regularity — has missed critical practice time and offseason development because of medical issues. Can be overly aggressive and lose balance. Could get out of his stance cleaner at times — takes too big a first step and loses the position battle. Can stand to take better angles of departure.
Will overextend and lunge in pass protection. Loses leverage battles he should win. Has worked on lowering pad level over time, but it crops up. Fatigue appears to cause technique issues later in games and later in the season.
Power player but doesn’t always displace opponents effectively. Mistimes punches and resorts to jabs. Will slip off blocks and fail to sustain and drive. Can lose reps trying to bury opponents. Lot of stalemates and fewer dominant reps in 2020 tape — performance seemed to flatline or even turn for the worse.
From SI
His lower leg drive and ability to move players stands out on tape, but there are athletic limitations and technical flaws to his game.
Smith telegraphs his assignments for starters and often looks at who is going to block before the snap, which is correctable, but a bad habit.
He also has a bad tendency to pop straight up in the air after the snap, forcing his pad level and center of gravity to rise.
The athletic ability will always cap his once immense upside, but technical issues seem to hold him back from a higher ceiling. Teams are going to love his pedigree, and they’ll like his measurables and strength, but Smith isn’t polished.
From CBS Sports:
149th on their draft board. Has huge concerns about technique.
From NFL.com
"I guess you don't like big, aggressive guards, Lance? I know he has things to work on, but they can be coached up
From Yahoo Sports:
Looked like a future pro the minute he took the field as a true freshman.
Technique is unrefined despite four years of experience. Inconsistencies still show up with regularity — has missed critical practice time and offseason development because of medical issues. Can be overly aggressive and lose balance. Could get out of his stance cleaner at times — takes too big a first step and loses the position battle. Can stand to take better angles of departure.
Will overextend and lunge in pass protection. Loses leverage battles he should win. Has worked on lowering pad level over time, but it crops up. Fatigue appears to cause technique issues later in games and later in the season.
Power player but doesn’t always displace opponents effectively. Mistimes punches and resorts to jabs. Will slip off blocks and fail to sustain and drive. Can lose reps trying to bury opponents. Lot of stalemates and fewer dominant reps in 2020 tape — performance seemed to flatline or even turn for the worse.
From SI
His lower leg drive and ability to move players stands out on tape, but there are athletic limitations and technical flaws to his game.
Smith telegraphs his assignments for starters and often looks at who is going to block before the snap, which is correctable, but a bad habit.
He also has a bad tendency to pop straight up in the air after the snap, forcing his pad level and center of gravity to rise.
The athletic ability will always cap his once immense upside, but technical issues seem to hold him back from a higher ceiling. Teams are going to love his pedigree, and they’ll like his measurables and strength, but Smith isn’t polished.
