Speed makes McCaffrey, Engram mismatch threats Published: May 04, 2017
Peyton Manning Jersey at 12:03 PM Chase Goodbread There is no substitute for speed in football, but it's even more valuable when the opposition can't match up with it. Count and as two rookies who should be able to exploit their speed as well as anyone from the 2017 . McCaffrey, drafted by the at No. 8 overall as a versatile running back, will be too much to handle in pa s coverage, according to NFL Network analyst Curtis Conway. "When you look at his speed, he's not quite 4.2 or 4.3. He's a 4.4 guy, but the thing I like about him, when you line him up at wide receiver, he can split out there and run routes like a true receiver. Then you can put him in the slot and
Indianapolis Colts Jersey get him matched up against a nickel corner or a linebacker," Conway said on NFL Network's Path to the Draft. "Good luck covering him with that. The first thing you question is his size, but let's not forget that at Stanford, they ran between the tackles. He's a very patient runner and when you have him in the backfield running routes, that means a linebacker has to cover him. He's going to be dangerous, and a mismatch." The drafted Engram No. 23 overall,
George Odum Jersey adding the fastest tight end at the NFL (4.42). The former Ole Mi s tight end spent his entire college career working from the slot, so he's plenty familiar with beating safeties in coverage. Conway likes his chances of doing the same at NFL level. "He's every bit of 6-3,
Zaire Franklin Jersey 230. is actually bigger than him. But this guy can run. You're talking about a mismatch receiver going up the seam with the ," Conway said. "When you talk about Sterling (Shepard), , , now you add Engram. Who do you cover? He's going to be another mismatch nightmare with that speed on a linebacker or a safety." To whatever extent the and can create favorable matchups in coverage for McCaffrey and Engram, the two should have no problem being a sets to their respective offenses. And they'll do it with the kind of speed that
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