but can't teach size,speed and change of direction. JPP, Flowers Apple all pretty good 1st round examples of this. Hargreaves was the more polished of the top 2 CBs but not nearly the same size-speed combination. The trick in all this is the athletiscm part and desire to learn/character. Does Flowers and or Apple lack the athletiscm to be fluid enough to execute the proper techniques for success at their respective positions? The both seem to be high character guys willing to learn.
The desire to learn and high character are key...all you need to know is the mom's quote..."nobody is going to outwork Eli Apple"...feel a lot better about this pick after I had a night to sleep on it...
That's been my observation as well. Once a grabby CB always a grabby CB. It's just his style, it's in his nature, it's a tool he uses to defend the play much too often.
IMO, Apple should have stayed in school another year and gained more experience, but he'll be trying to learn now on the run?!
It was a smart business decision. He'll be coached up and he can always go back and finish his degree later.
Only 2 years of CFB for Apple. He has absolutely excellent numbers/production when you consider they were his freshman and sophomore years