Jason Allen

#26
#26
dantheman617 said:
I am the biggest Dolphins fan ever. Have been my whole life. I have watched them very closely despite their struggles. Jason Allen has to be the single worst defensive player I have ever seen. He takes bad angles, misreads everything, and get burnt very easily. I like the guy, but something just does not seem right.
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Might qualify that to worst you've seen in the NFL. He was pretty good for the Vols.
 
#27
#27
Allen is one of my favorite players, I hope he gets put in the right situation and makes a name of himself
 
#28
#28
allvol123 said:
I think you are right. But Deon Grant had a serious injury his rookie year, perhaps even a similar type, I forget. But has had a reasonable NFL career.
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Grant dislocated his hip and fractured the socket. I think Allen was a clean dislocation. Both injuries are extremely odd, since the amount of force needed to dislocate a hip is absolutely staggering (think of "it involves a crane and a bunch of drilled holes in the joint to do it")
 
#29
#29
Most of the dolphin players look pretty bad.....I would bet that injury is lingering quite a bit.
 
#30
#30
Dunno what his problem is in the NFL or with the Fins, but he was one heck of a talent. I find it hard to believe someone that good simply isn't good enough to play in the NFL. Something else must have been -- maybe is -- going on to produce this.
 
#31
#31
If he had progressed without the injury I think he would be doing very well in the NFL. The injury to his hip has really taken its toll.
 
#32
#32
Worst case scenario, he walks away with a solid paycheck for a couple years' work.

Lots of players don't pan out. It sucks, but I don't think it is anything to lose sleep over. This is why they should be sure to finish their degrees.
 
#35
#35
Meachem's not loving the NFL yet either apparently.

This from TFP's Wes Rucker's blog...

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Meachem -- who was selected in the first-round of this spring's NFL draft after the most explosive season in the history of "Wide Receiver U" -- has struggled learning professional coverage schemes while trying to rehab an arthoscropically-repaired knee and hamstring issues.

"We're looking forward to big things from (Meachem)," Saints coach Sean Payton said last week in a conference call. "He has just got to keep learning and get to where he is 100 percent, and he can go.

"There is a learning curve, and for him, it has been a little steeper than we had hoped."

Tennessee wide receivers coach Trooper Taylor speaks with Meachem several times a week. In their Tuesday talk, Meachem told Taylor his frustration was growing.

"You've got to be healthy," Taylor responded. "It's a man's game. You're not going to go out there and be 80 percent or 70 percent and compete on that level."

Taylor confirmed Meachem's struggles with NFL coverage schemes, but he stopped short of saying Meachem wasn't prepared when he left Tennessee.

"It ain't about what he didn't do here," Taylor said.
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#38
#38
I'd be hesitant to draft someone 1st or 2nd round, who had lots of injuries in college. Meachem and J Allen are a good example why. Problem is most college players have had some serious injuries in college. I think injuries hurt Ainge come draft day.
 
#39
#39
I don't think J Allen was injury prone like Meachem. He had one significant injury, stuff happens.
 
#40
#40
oklavol said:
I'd be hesitant to draft someone 1st or 2nd round, who had lots of injuries in college. Meachem and J Allen are a good example why. Problem is most college players have had some serious injuries in college. I think injuries hurt Ainge come draft day.
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This reminds me of the running back who took too many hits in college theory. Peterson was both injured and took a lot of hits. He's working out OK. Thing is, you just never know for sure...
 
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