finally got around to watching some curtis weaver and holy hell this kid is changing my bias against boise state defenders. this kid is REALLY good. as always i watch one game and post immediate thoughts before digging deeper but heres what i found vs colorado state:
erratic first step, he rushes from a lot of 2 point and it looks like he labors of the snap sometimes, and other times he really fires off. i feel like more 3 point rushes would help him a lot because the explosion is clearly there he just seems to have too much variance in his 2 point jump
great, and i cant overstate this, GREAT bend. excellent flexible hips to flatten the edge at the arc of the rush, when he gets a good jump its just over with, because he has that brian burns and derek barnett type of bend, where he just needs that 1 step so he can dip and square up to the qb. uses great length to aid his bend as well.
looks to be a clutch disengager, down rip is strong, swipes the arms well to stay clean and pairs the swipe with the shoulder dip.
strong and sudden jab steps for inside counters, doesnt rely much on inside counters though as he appears to trust his edge skills.
size and length.
finisher.
doesnt appear to be a quality OLB type of player though, i dont see quality edge setting or any semblance of gap integrity in the run game, and lateral movement appears to be pretty bad.
this is a guy who looks like hes gonna shoot up to my pound the table list.