Originally Posted by : Overview
Speaks finished strong in his final year in Oxford, sacking the quarterback six times in the team's final six games from the defensive end position. He started all 12 games for the Rebels in 2017, posting 67 tackles, eight for loss which included seven sacks to garner second-team All-SEC by league media. The Jackson, Mississippi native and four-star recruit was a defensive tackle initially, redshirting in 2014 and then starting two of 13 games played the following year (32 tackles, 5.5 for loss, one sack, two pass breakups). Speaks played in every game again as a sophomore, starting seven, making 28 tackles, 1.5 for loss, and a sack.
Originally Posted by : Strengths
Big man with good speed and plus athletic ability
Has experience at a variety of spots along defensive line
Has size and length to play in odd or even front
Punches with good hand placement, arm extension and rolled hips when allowed to two-gap
Has attitude and edge
Flashes potential to become more proficient with hands as a weapon
Able to play ahead of move blocks and disrupt into backside gaps
Plays with plus awareness
Responds well to flow of the play
Offers a little more pass rush than expected as power end
Pairs hands and feet to help free him as interior rusher along the edge
Arm-over move has some potential
Weaknesses
Had just one season of big production
Inconsistent at leveraging gap
Plays top-heavy with high pad level
Allows blockers under his pads when attacking gaps
Hip-tightness leads to narrowing of his base
Struggles to hold ground against down blocks and can be rolled out of the gap
Has straight line speed, but lateral agility and foot quickness are average in tight quarters
Goes over the edge with emotions
Chippy hitter willing to lead with helmet when play is ending
Ejected for targeting against Kentucky and ejected against Mississippi State for two unsportsmanlike penalties
Reid says Brett Veach "wore him out" watching tape on Speaks. Watched all of his snaps from last season, says he never saw him on the ground. Compares him to Tamba Hali with size and metrics.
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Frank Clark was injured and still had 12 sacks in his last 13 games. Frank Clark also tied Von Miller for most sacks in a postseason run with 5. Frank Clark additionally had 3 game ending big plays in the playoffs to help us solidify playoff wins.
Frank Clark also changed the culture and made this defense aggressive and tough.
And yet mouth breathing retards like yourself question if he deserves to be paid elite money.
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Frank Clark was injured and still had 12 sacks in his last 13 games. Frank Clark also tied Von Miller for most sacks in a postseason run with 5. Frank Clark additionally had 3 game ending big plays in the playoffs to help us solidify playoff wins.
Frank Clark also changed the culture and made this defense aggressive and tough.
And yet mouth breathing retards like yourself question if he deserves to be paid elite money.
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Frank Clark was injured and still had 12 sacks in his last 13 games. Frank Clark also tied Von Miller for most sacks in a postseason run with 5. Frank Clark additionally had 3 game ending big plays in the playoffs to help us solidify playoff wins.
Frank Clark also changed the culture and made this defense aggressive and tough.
And yet mouth breathing retards like yourself question if he deserves to be paid elite money.
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Willie McGinest is the all time leader in playoff sacks with 16. Frank Clark got basically 1/3 of that in one postseason. Just one!
He’s actually got 8 overall and he’s only 27. That’s crazy
Just watched one college highlight reel. I like his inside move, his recognition, and his quick trigger. I'm going all in. Speaks is going to blow up this year. 8+ sacks, 8+ TFLs, 8 PDs.
