patmoran2006
04-02-2007, 09:27 AM
From nfl.com
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Positives: An undersized weak-side linebacker, but has experience in the middle and is built more in the lines of that type of player -- stout, strong, with an athletic physique, very good straight-line closing speed, good lateral agility to work down the line and the strong legs to hold position firmly vs. the inside run … Football-smart athlete who gets his teammates lined up and shows good awareness to plays in front of him … Runs sideline to sideline and has a knack for locating the ball, showing good read and react skills … Does a nice job of pushing the tight end back at the line of scrimmage, using his hands properly to gain leverage and reroute … Uses his hands well to ward off smaller blockers and can't be tied up for long in one-on-one confrontations … Not afraid to engage the larger offensive linemen, displaying the hand quickness to shed, and works hard to hold his ground at the point of attack … Can run the field and hit, showing a smooth stride in his outside pursuit and sudden acceleration when closing … Doesn't have the size to play off blockers by the offensive linemen, but knows how to use his quickness and crisp spin and swim moves to avoid … Scrapes to the ball well, and when working in space he uses his hands well to keep separation … Shows the speed and effort to run long distances to make plays along the perimeter … Has fluid hips, getting a proper drop in pass coverage, but needs to do a better job of locating the ball in a crowd (height issues occur when the bigger receivers shield the ball) … Takes proper angles and gets good depth playing in the zone, as he is best when allowed to freelance and flow to the ball rather than step up and engage blocks at the line of scrimmage … Can shock a lethargic blocker by delivering a jolting hand punch and has good lower body flexibility flashing into the backfield off the edge … Has an adequate feel on the blitz and is difficult to block when he sinks his pads, changes direction and shoots the clear gaps.
Negatives: Lack of size is a concern, but he plays stronger than his frame indicates … Will need to add more bulk to play on the outside at the next level, but his frame is at maximum growth potential … Scrapes to the ball well, but looks lost trying to stay on the hip of the receiver on longer routes, as he peeks into the backfield too long and doesn't have that second gear needed to recover (better speed moving laterally or straight ahead rather than moving backwards) … His lack of size also comes into play when trying to locate the ball in trash … Can be stacked at the line of scrimmage by the larger blockers due to the size difference … Needs to develop better rip moves as blockers generally lock on to his initial attempt … Good wrap-up tackler, but needs to go a little low in order to properly secure the opponent (not a hammer-type of tackler) … His frame may be better served at inside linebacker, but he will need time to develop because he has only limited reps at that position … Does not show natural hands for the interception and needs to time his leaps better competing for the ball at its high point. Compares To: Mike Peterson, Jacksonville … Like Peterson, Beason has a good flow to the ball … He realizes that his size issues mean that he needs to avoid blockers rather than engaging them working in-line, but he has enough functional strength to make it difficult to contain him in one-on-one confrontations … Beason, like Peterson, might be better suited to play inside in a Cover-2 defense, so he will not be exposed or gobbled up by the bigger blockers … With his ability to flow from sideline to sideline, he will be better served playing in a scheme that will let him make plays in space rather than step up and try to fill.
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<TABLE id=section cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=label><TD>ANALYSIS</TD></TR><TR class=copy><TD>
Positives: An undersized weak-side linebacker, but has experience in the middle and is built more in the lines of that type of player -- stout, strong, with an athletic physique, very good straight-line closing speed, good lateral agility to work down the line and the strong legs to hold position firmly vs. the inside run … Football-smart athlete who gets his teammates lined up and shows good awareness to plays in front of him … Runs sideline to sideline and has a knack for locating the ball, showing good read and react skills … Does a nice job of pushing the tight end back at the line of scrimmage, using his hands properly to gain leverage and reroute … Uses his hands well to ward off smaller blockers and can't be tied up for long in one-on-one confrontations … Not afraid to engage the larger offensive linemen, displaying the hand quickness to shed, and works hard to hold his ground at the point of attack … Can run the field and hit, showing a smooth stride in his outside pursuit and sudden acceleration when closing … Doesn't have the size to play off blockers by the offensive linemen, but knows how to use his quickness and crisp spin and swim moves to avoid … Scrapes to the ball well, and when working in space he uses his hands well to keep separation … Shows the speed and effort to run long distances to make plays along the perimeter … Has fluid hips, getting a proper drop in pass coverage, but needs to do a better job of locating the ball in a crowd (height issues occur when the bigger receivers shield the ball) … Takes proper angles and gets good depth playing in the zone, as he is best when allowed to freelance and flow to the ball rather than step up and engage blocks at the line of scrimmage … Can shock a lethargic blocker by delivering a jolting hand punch and has good lower body flexibility flashing into the backfield off the edge … Has an adequate feel on the blitz and is difficult to block when he sinks his pads, changes direction and shoots the clear gaps.
Negatives: Lack of size is a concern, but he plays stronger than his frame indicates … Will need to add more bulk to play on the outside at the next level, but his frame is at maximum growth potential … Scrapes to the ball well, but looks lost trying to stay on the hip of the receiver on longer routes, as he peeks into the backfield too long and doesn't have that second gear needed to recover (better speed moving laterally or straight ahead rather than moving backwards) … His lack of size also comes into play when trying to locate the ball in trash … Can be stacked at the line of scrimmage by the larger blockers due to the size difference … Needs to develop better rip moves as blockers generally lock on to his initial attempt … Good wrap-up tackler, but needs to go a little low in order to properly secure the opponent (not a hammer-type of tackler) … His frame may be better served at inside linebacker, but he will need time to develop because he has only limited reps at that position … Does not show natural hands for the interception and needs to time his leaps better competing for the ball at its high point. Compares To: Mike Peterson, Jacksonville … Like Peterson, Beason has a good flow to the ball … He realizes that his size issues mean that he needs to avoid blockers rather than engaging them working in-line, but he has enough functional strength to make it difficult to contain him in one-on-one confrontations … Beason, like Peterson, might be better suited to play inside in a Cover-2 defense, so he will not be exposed or gobbled up by the bigger blockers … With his ability to flow from sideline to sideline, he will be better served playing in a scheme that will let him make plays in space rather than step up and try to fill.
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