Alexander’s Range
September 19th, 2018
Solid play.
We’re talking the NFL here, not high school.
Yeah, a kid in high school, even college, if he is good enough, can cover a lot of range on a pass play and make a splash. But for a guy to avoid a block or even shed a block and cover a lot of real estate to make a play, that is special.
That’s why Joe brings his readers this All-22 video of Bucs middle linebacker Kwon Alexander from the Twitter account of Stephen Cheah, a producer for SiriusXM Radio.
Check out the amount of green Alexander covers to make a tackle for a loss. It was a screen play by the Eagles last week and Alexander had already dropped into pass coverage, read the screen like a book, avoided a blocker and buried the ball carrier.
In Joe’s eyes, Alexander is having a helluva year. Nice timing too, since this is a contract year for him.
Speaking of @kwon TFLs, his screen recognition is really good. Here he not only recognizes it, but has the speed and bend to get around the pulling guard for a -5 TFL #Bucsfilm2018wk2 pic.twitter.com/nzbGVcJFy4
— Steven Cheah (@CHEAH_SAY) September 19, 2018
September 19th, 2018 at 11:12 am
I’ve noticed Kwon will make a few missteps early in games but then seems to really turn it on by the 2nd quarter this year.
September 19th, 2018 at 11:17 am
He wasn’t good in new orleans imo but was balling out last week.
GO BUCS!
September 19th, 2018 at 11:23 am
Looks like they were in man coverage, so probably pretty easy to see that the RB was waiting for a screen pass. But I agree that Kwon has been playing very well.
September 19th, 2018 at 11:56 am
“He wasn’t good in new orleans imo but was balling out last week.”
So 9 tackles with one for a loss and a forced fumble isn’t good to you? lol you people get dumber by the day.
September 19th, 2018 at 12:21 pm
Neal
Too many of Kwon’s tackles occur 8-10 yds down the field….
September 19th, 2018 at 12:23 pm
Prefer him not making any tackles?
And if Kwon was out of position so often to make those tackles, would Bucs have benched him?
September 19th, 2018 at 12:27 pm
No no no no enough of this 8-10 yards down the field BS. Kwon is NOT Barret Ruud, not even close. Take that back!!
September 19th, 2018 at 12:30 pm
Kwon looks better than he did last year. Lavonte David seems to be missing, no splash plays in awhile.
September 19th, 2018 at 12:37 pm
You should link Brian Baldinger’s video of Carl Nassib’s bull rush on Lane Johnson pushing right into Foles and then chasing down Foles and laying a hit on him after he left the pocket.
September 19th, 2018 at 12:42 pm
Gotta give Lavonte props for funneling the runner inside
September 19th, 2018 at 1:55 pm
Looks like #58’s key was the RB.
September 19th, 2018 at 1:55 pm
No Joe, not good timing…. Career years during a contract year handicap teams. They know what they have, a bad year would be good for the bucs theoretically. Of course you want the team to win so I’ll take great play all day!
September 19th, 2018 at 1:59 pm
NICE! And good hustle from Gholston. GO BUCS!!
September 19th, 2018 at 2:07 pm
Look like the RB was #58’s key. He did show great athleticism on that play.
September 19th, 2018 at 2:31 pm
“Too many of Kwon’s tackles occur 8-10 yds down the field…”
You mean the tackles he makes on hustle plays when other people miss? Are you kidding right now? Do you think he plays every position at once? I can tell by your comments that you have never played an organized sport in your life.
September 19th, 2018 at 3:54 pm
The Kwonster has already earned a raise. 14 more games to go, too.