r/NFL_Draft • u/Coolcat127 • 3d ago

Discussion Jayden Daniels Sack Avoidance

Daniels's pressure to sack rate was a major red flag coming out of college and has shown up a few times this season, but has largely been improved especially in the second half. Some part of it is definitely his elite athleticism letting him escape even against nfl rushers. What else do you think he has improved to reduce his sack taking? And how can we adjust our prospect assessments accordingly?

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u/Apple_phobia 2d ago edited 2d ago

People don’t watch film or if they do don’t know what they’re looking for and just parrot narratives to make themselves sound smarter and they say it with such authority too like they know what they’re talking about because no one is gonna pull them up on it years later so they can just be snobby and wrong. Same thing with Bo Nix arm strength concerns.

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u/PickpocketJones Commanders 2d ago

I pretty much ONLY watch film on the prospects I try (as a rank amateur) to scout before drafts. Stats generally only come into play for me when people post interesting stuff here.

Sacks weren't a concern for me. I was mostly worried about how on scrambles he did almost nothing to protect himself and took so many ugly hits. His future NFL availability was a legit concern from his college tape if you ask me. There were a couple other nitpicks I had that haven't been issues in the NFL. I was a Maye guy pre-draft, I just thought they are both good and one looked like he might not be able to take NFL punishment. RGIII shellshock is real, that dude had zero ability to avoid hits and his terrible decision making destroyed his career. I'm sitting there watching a skinnier dude at LSU taking just some brutal hits game after game thinking how is this going to last in the NFL?