re: Tracy Howard and Kwon Alexander to be Tigers?

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I say Alexander, he's just slight better all around. Yes Phillips can rush the passer and hit really hard, but so can Debo. I say we go for the guy who can pretty much do it all.

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Kwon Alexander and "do it all" does not belong in the same sentence or even the same paragraph.

The coaches at Oxford use his strengths, which is using his speed and crashing him into the backfield every play. Which is smart, but has left him severely underdeveloped in coverage. And that fact was exposed at camps, which is why he fell in the eyes of some services. He was suppose to be this can't miss elite LB coming into this year, but now is more of a 2-3 year project as he gains weight and learns coverage. Not saying he won't be good, but sites tend not to rate player as high when they need multiple years before they are ready to start. He's pretty much identical to the previously mentioned Phillips and Debo(wicked nickname for a LB).

This is coming from a part time Oxford local and supporter...