re: Jimmy Smith's prediction on the final 10

I don't see anything special except for a nice first step in Malik Jefferson. Why is he so highly rated? Jeffery Holland is a much better OLB than this guy. I don't know what kind of competition Jefferson is playing against, but it must be pretty good for him to be as high as he is. He misses tackles, hustles to get back, but still as physically gifted as he is he should be taking these High School lineman and running backs to the woodshed. He tackles well when chasing a player to his left, but if he has to tackle with his left shoulder he arm tackles and doesn't get his head in front. Just my opinion. He seems pretty quick and I guess good coaching is all he needs, but I just don't know why he's rated so high now. Unless it's based on potential and not current player production. IMO Holland has more potential as well. There's only one linebacker period that's better than Holland and that's Leo Lewis who projects as a MLB. Holland should be no 1 IMO.


ETA I wish we were more in the hunt for Holland. He has the swagger you want on your defense. Just like what Jamal brings. Something we missed last year. Hell of a football player. I think that kid is going to be special. That's it and I'm done with my Holland man crush for today.