Not impressed with this kid at all & i'm trying to see what everyone else sees. I know they got him for his coverage abilities, but if he's gonna be on the field for 3 downs, i'd like to see him tackling a bit better. Saw too much arm tackling...lunging & over extending himself; to me that's not sideline to sideline ability like some here are saying. rbs, TE's and many WR's are gonna run thru that on the next level. I'd like to see him get there & actually be able to square up & deliver the blow. Looks like an awesome special teamer to me.
I don't think that he is the kind of guy that makes a ton of explosive plays that stand out on film, but he is impressive to me in how he operates in between the tackles. He rarely gets blocked and is almost always in on the play as long as it's in between the hashes.
He's not useless outside the hashes but he's no Ryan shazier.
Merciless was a guy that I didn't think looked impressive in college either. And he was not all that to me early on but This defensive staff has done wonders for him. McKinney has looked better since his first year...Simon showed progress....Clowney improved a lot....
Common theme is this staff taking players, young players, and making them better players. I've got a great amount of faith in the defensive staff.
This guy has a strong base and super long arms and he pretty much owns the inside hashes. I expect this staff to make him even better.
Personally if I'm the Texans I'd move Cush to the edge. Keep those guards and centers away from his knees, keep him from having to cover in the middle of the field and let him play downhill a lot more instead of laterally and having to change direction as much.
Put this young guy in the middle from day one and let him and McKinney grow in the middle together.
.......... Clowney Reader Watt........
Merciless McKinney Cunningham Cush
I'll put that from 7 against any in the league.