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Michael Johnson
Topic Started: Apr 29 2007, 04:35 PM (30 Views)
Eli_Manning_10
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Positives: Has a well-built frame with room for at least another 15 pounds of additional growth, broad shoulders, thick chest, tight waist and abdomen, good bubble and tapered thighs and calves … Possesses loose hips and good change-of-direction agility … Does a good job of keeping plays in front of him, but might be better suited for the free safety position, as he has the quickness to close and range to recover … Once he locates the ball, he is quick to accelerate to the action … Understands route progression well and takes proper angles to close … Shows good acceleration in and out of his breaks with good press technique, but is better covering the tight ends and slot receivers than covering the opponent in deep routes … His range lets him close with good urgency, playing with better consistency in the deep centerfield … Much more active in the short zone because of his ability to read the action in front of him … Has the loose hips to quickly redirect, smooth foot movement in his backpedal and it is rare to see him get up on his heels or get his weight back … Has good change of direction to make plays along the perimeter and can flip his hips, turn and close with good urgency … Drives to the ball with good urgency and has the hand strength to drag down runners along the perimeter or reroute tight ends and slot receivers in the short area … Demonstrates good hands and timing to compete for the ball at its high point … His good plant-and-drive agility is evident when closing … Might lack explosion coming out of his breaks, but he has the fluid stride and hand placement skills to mirror tight ends in the short area … Takes proper angles to shorten the field and stays in control closing on the ball (rare to see him overpursue) … Has natural hands, above average leaping ability and good timing to compete for jump balls … Can look the pass in over his outside shoulder and his timing lets him consistently get to the pass at its high point … Does a very good job of extending and plucking the ball away from his frame … Confident using his hand strength in press coverage … Shows no hesitation hurling his body around to make plays along the line … Tough to contain once he gets a head of steam going and is alert to pullers, staying low in his pads to cut them down … Worked hard in the offseason, taking a better approach in his pursuit angles … Close to 53 percent of his plays (72 of 136) have been made in run support since enrolling at Arizona … When he stays low in his pads, Johnson hits with good aggression and improved wrap-up technique.

Negatives: Quicker than he is fast, as he doesn't show that sudden burst to explode into the backfield, but runs with a normal stride and builds to top speed nicely … Best when anticipating plays in front of him, but will bite some on play action … Likes contact working near the pile, but needs to improve his upper body strength in order to "blow up" opponents at the next level … Tends to leave too much cushion when playing in deep man coverage … When he gets too high in his pedal, he will shuffle and bail at times, preventing him from generating explosion out of his breaks … Can close ground well, but must develop a second gear, as he will struggle at times to catch up from behind (speed levels off going long distances, but that could be a byproduct of his thigh, quadriceps and hamstring injuries in 2006) … Knows how to use his hands to slip off blocks and generate pocket pressure, but is not used on the blitz as much as he should … When he gets too high in his stance, he will miss and fail to recover … Not the type who will punish opponents, as he sometimes leaves his feet, but he is effective at cutting down ball carriers along the perimeter.
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POssible FS even tho he is a SS like this pick.
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