1st Round #5 Pick CB Illinois, Devon Witherspoon

[CactusJack]

 

[pittpnthrs]

How do you throw against that?

When opposing QBs have all day to throw, somebody will get open.

 

[GemCity]

When opposing QBs have all day to throw, somebody will get open.

Let’s see if we handle that tonight

 

[Hollandhawk]

When opposing QBs have all day to throw, somebody will get open.

Seahawks were 8th in sacks last year. We must've played a bunch of Russell Wilsons that held on to the ball. And the pass rush should improve this year.

 

[hawks85]

I LOVE Witherspoon. With that said, I HATE the 9ers with a passion. I can't wait for Witherspoon to light up Mccaffrey and Kittle.

 

[hoxrox]

 

[pittpnthrs]

Seahawks were 8th in sacks last year. We must've played a bunch of Russell Wilsons that held on to the ball. And the pass rush should improve this year.

Pretty crazy how they could be 8th in sacks and still be so bad. Classic example of when stats dont tell the story.

 

[olyfan63]

Pretty crazy how they could be 8th in sacks and still be so bad. Classic example of when stats dont tell the story.

Seemed like Nwosu must've had all 44 sacks, I think that was the team number. Dude was freakin' amazing! But everyone else sucked a lot, maybe 10 sacks were Nwosu and the other 34 were other dudes getting cleanup sacks created by Nwosu?

 

[olyfan63]

That is freakin' amazing, KJ nailing it again, Seahawks picking Weatherspoon at $5!! I was skeptical when he called for Geno to be the starter prior to the 2022 season, just being loyal to a bud I assumed, but I was WRONG! Now always love KJ's analysis, he is as smart as a game and player analyst as he was on the field, KJ is now my personal "EF Hutton" of football analysis, if anyone remembers those commercials.

"My football analyst is KJ Wright, and KJ Wright says..."

 

[MyrtleHawk]

After watching the OP's video, I am a little worried.

I saw some excellent tackling, but I also saw a lot of things that would be penalized in today's NFL -- especially against the Hawks. I'm really hoping I'm wrong.

These are some of the things that I could see the refs throwing a flag for:
-Very first clip is a defenseless player penalty
-:56 Taunting
-1:08 Pass Interference
-1:26 ticky-tack Pass Interference
-2:40 ticky-tack Pass Interference
-2:56 ticky-tack Unnecessary Roughness

Maybe I've just become too jaded by bullshit penalties by the refs these past few years, but I'm really hoping I'm just being paranoid and someone talks me off the ledge. I don't hate the pick, and this is not me complaining; I'm just a little worried.

 

[BlueTalon]

After watching the OP's video, I am a little worried.

I saw some excellent tackling, but I also saw a lot of things that would be penalized in today's NFL -- especially against the Hawks. I'm really hoping I'm wrong.

These are some of the things that I could see the refs throwing a flag for:
-Very first clip is a defenseless player penalty
-:56 Taunting
-1:08 Pass Interference
-1:26 ticky-tack Pass Interference
-2:40 ticky-tack Pass Interference
-2:56 ticky-tack Unnecessary Roughness

Maybe I've just become too jaded by bullshit penalties by the refs these past few years, but I'm really hoping I'm just being paranoid and someone talks me off the ledge. I don't hate the pick, and this is not me complaining; I'm just a little worried.

I saw much of the same stuff. I'm confident most of that can be coached out.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

LOVE the pick. There are clearly SEVERAL reasons that Carter fell all the way to 9. This team is now elite at Corner, WR and RB.

 

[Shaz Magoon]

Worst pick we had

 

[SoulfishHawk]

ok Fade

 

[Nv_Hawks]

Love for the game, hitting and style of play? Sure.

But Witherspoon is 15 lbs lighter, and that's a LOT for a defensive back/safety.

I love this pick the more I see tape, but my only reservation is like Adams, secondary players who hit and play as violent as Witherspoon have a short shelf life.

Look no further than our own LOB and Adams. Earl, Kam, Adams and Sherm all broke down before their time due to the violence in which they played.

I was just thinking the same. He can bring the juice and play violent, but he’s playing in the NFL now and not sure if it’s best to have that same style of play.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Or you can wait to see how it plays out, instead of assuming the worst.

 

[Jville]

More from Baldy ..................

 

[chris98251]

Sherm and Kam will work with him I am sure, he will get hit with a few, but Sherm was able to learn to shield stuff from Officials, knew the angles and where they were, Kam got flagged many times wrongly just because it looked so violent. They will tell him how to celebrate without the obvious Taunt straight at a player, with team mates walking away.

 

[Ruminator]

After watching the OP's video, I am a little worried.

I saw some excellent tackling, but I also saw a lot of things that would be penalized in today's NFL -- especially against the Hawks. I'm really hoping I'm wrong.

These are some of the things that I could see the refs throwing a flag for:
-Very first clip is a defenseless player penalty
-:56 Taunting
-1:08 Pass Interference
-1:26 ticky-tack Pass Interference
-2:40 ticky-tack Pass Interference
-2:56 ticky-tack Unnecessary Roughness

Maybe I've just become too jaded by bullshit penalties by the refs these past few years, but I'm really hoping I'm just being paranoid and someone talks me off the ledge. I don't hate the pick, and this is not me complaining; I'm just a little worried.

Exactly. The thought that immediately came to my mind when I originally watched the vid was this: "Wow, they allow way more stuff in college -- makes the NFL look like an over-regulated pansy league."

Hopefully BlueTalon is right, that they'll be able to coach him to look a little less violent, somehow.

 

[IndyHawk]

I'm happy with pick.
A fast CB who can cover really well,stop runs and busts up screens.
His hits are legit legal with the rules,I wouldn't change anything.
The bonus of this pick is that I don't have to worry about it being a
big bust if it was AR or Carter..They are others problem!