Excellent Jabrill Peppers NFL Analysis
Just wanted to share this video, I thought it had some great analysis by a self-admitted Peppers doubter. Thought the explanation of his role in coverage was really insightful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW4HK4HXEi0
Embedded video below.
Damn, I miss Jabrill already
What are you talking about?? The analysis was spot-on, perhaps you are the one who didn't seriously watch Michigan last year.
I do agree with you - the analysis was was fine, although I am always suspicious of just how many hours the NFL guys put into these as I never find myself in complete agreement usually. What I think the poster was trying to extend, and in a chuckle-worthy way, was the ongoing joke here that Jabrill isn't ready for prime time yet. I think we were all hoping - vainly, but hoping - that we'd be here one day talking about 17th year senior Jabrill Peppers still needing that final year.
I was not attempting humor. The man in the video does not sound like he watched Jabrill Peppers play football at any point between graduating from PC and this year's NFL combine.
"Their defense caused Jabrill to not have very much film doing what he does best: man coverage" I was laughing too much after this comment to take anything else the man said seriously.
Anyone that can watch Jabrill for 5 minutes and not be blown away by his athleticism and ability has no eye for football or for talent. Anyone that can watch Jabrill and seriously claim that he excels in man coverage has no eyes period. Whoever does these videos is not good at evaluating football talent or strategy.
And yes, I was at every Michigan game last year, and haven't missed a home game since I was less than a year old, and played football for 8 years....but I wasn't watching seriously. You're right.
I believe I can translate DMT's post for the rest of us. It may not be word for word, but here's my best attempt: "My penis is 3 inches long (on a good dick day), which makes me feel bad about myself. In an effort to make myself feel better about my small pecker, I will condescend anyone with a differing opinion than mine, because I know everything and anything about Michigan football, because, like, I've been going to games since before I could walk."
Three inches? Seriously? You're giving DMT way too much credit.
and "ties with Putin", then you uncover DMT's possible true identity, not to mention moar FAKE NEWS.
/s
Ok -- so you're picking up on one thing in a 15 minute video -- the fact that the analyst said that man coverage is what Jabrill does best (which I will admit that I do not agree with) and use that to say that he must have not watched Jabrill play any football -- despite the fact that he just put out a 15 minute video breaking down film of Jabrill playing football...
Dr. Wrongalot--Peppers is pretty decent at man coverage. Period. End of story. A wrongheaded narrative on that emerged over time and has been somehow accepted by quite a few people (on here as well) who don't know a lot about scouting.
.. that Peppers needs to dramatically improve his coverage over what he did in colleage (including Brian's UFRs). His supporters just argue that he had so many other responsibilities and position changes that the coverage break-downs are no indication of what he can do when given man-to-man assignments or has enough repetition within zone coverage within the same defense year-to-year. I agree with this, but if he does not improve his coverage skills a lot (are his hips good enough), he will be less valuable at the next level, tho still valuable.
the context is about whether he will end up being worth a top 15 pick, not whether he makes it in the NFL. To be All-Pro level at his size, teams will expect him to be able to blanket tight ends who are dramtically better than the ones that beat him on not infrequently in college, including a couple in man2man.
Again, I think he will prove himself up to the task, it's just that the lack of proof at the college level is a logical concern for teams considering using an extremely valuable top 15 pick on him.
I'm no expert, but he did a pretty good job explaining JP's role in UM defense.
That was fabulous - I like his summary - "The guys a stud, a flat out stud".
Oh....but he has only one career interception. You know what I have to say about that?
There is far more to playing defense than intercepting the god damned football.
hope they don't screw up #2
I don't think they did.
For a sec I thought you were talking about guardians of the galaxy, and I thought that you were hoping the Lions drafted Peter Quill/Starlord.
Like really, really hoping the Lions draft Peter Quill. REALLY HOPING!!!
I thought it was a great video highlighting what Peppers can do. I thought it was especially good at showing where his perceived coverage weaknesses come from.
However, I do find it funny that he argues that man coverage is the thing Peppers does best after saying there is not much film on it. How do you know that if there is barely any film on it?
You, DMT, and many others have picked up on this (I was a little surprised when I heard it as well). I think what he's saying is that Peppers as an athlete is well positioned to man-cover and it should be one of his strengths. The projection comes from the fact that he is an amazing athlete, has good top-line speed, and also has excellent agility and hip flexibility.
As Michigan fans, we are rightfully skeptical, because we did not see a lot of "great man coverage" from Jabrill. What this video highlights is that Jabrill was not often being asked to provide this and his role in the defense (outside shading / edge contain at all costs) did not set him up well to showcase these skills. I think with work on his technique (particularly lining up closer to WRs and better use of his hands) Jabrill's coverage skills will be a positive in his NFL career.
Did all the complainers watch none or only half the video? He says he's great at man coverage, shows him being great at man coverage, and shows him being bad at man coverage then explains that that wasn't man coverage, it was zone, and he was doing what he was supposed to it just looks like bad man coverage.
Thank you. I didn't think this was that difficult a point but apparently it was.
There was a video? I just read comments.
I like Jabrill a lot as a player and human...and I believe that he will be a solid NFL player. Perhaps not Woodson-esque, but solid overall with a deep career in terms of season played.
Thinking of Peppers potential leaves one bittersweet however, as the Peppers era at Michigan did not result in any B1G Championships, no wins over OSU and began and ended with season-ending injuries.
What could have been...is how I will always view Peppers at Michigan. A very good player, but not enough accomplished to rank him among the Top 20-40 Michigan players all time.
It's wild to think of what Jabrill would be on this D 2 years from now. While I disagree with the analysis that Peppers' tape wasn't impressive, I agree that he will certainly play a different role in the NFL than he did this season. It would be awesome to see how Brown would use Peppers once he has a few years of his own recruits in the system.