re: Ali Gaye Make A Play

He's probably the most overrated player on the team over the last 3 seasons. He had a tremendous game vs Mississippi St. in 2020...then has done very little of note since. I don't think it is unreasonable to suggest Savion Jones should be playing more. In significantly less snaps than Gaye Jones has more tackles, sacks and TFLs. This, despite the fact it would seem Gaye would be in a great spot to make plays with opposing offenses having to focus their attention on Ojulari. Gaye isn't listed as having a single QB hurry to date.

I think what you have in Gaye is what you see with a lot of foreign born players. They have all the physical and athletics gifts you could ever dream of, but they aren't great "football players" because they didn't grow up in a culture knowing and understanding the game. Gaye didn't come to the US until he was 12. He really didn't start playing the game until high school. Think about all of us who have grown up watching, playing, understanding football since we were very young (4-5 years old). Then think about a kid from a foreign country, who has to learn an entirely new language and culture, let alone how to play an entirely foreign game. He's well behind most US born players in that respect.

The higher you move up in the level of play, the more equal the other players you are up against are in terms of raw athleticism. So to be successful against guys who are equally as athletic you have to understand how to beat them. That's tough to do at the college level when you are still somewhat "new" to the game.