Florida Gators EDGE Jachai Polite: “Los Angeles Rams were my best meeting”

[BonifayRam]

https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2019/...lorida-gators-jachai-polite-nfl-draft-combine

Florida Gators EDGE Jachai Polite: “Los Angeles Rams were my best meeting”
Could Mr. Polite be the draft pick at #31?
By Sosa Kremenjas

If you’re a Los Angeles Rams fan, you should be thrilled to hear this news. Florida Gators edge rusher Jachai Polite stated the Rams were his most pleasant meeting in his combine press conference:

Jachai Polite said Rams were his best meeting “bc they didn’t bash me. Everybody else picking at my game”

— Jon Ledyard (@LedyardNFLDraft) March 2, 2019
#Florida EDGE Jachai Polite said he loved his time meeting with the #Rams.

— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) March 2, 2019
Here’s Polite’s thoughts on the Rams’ Head Coach Sean McVay:

#Florida EDGE Jachai Polite: “Sean McVay is too cool. Idk how old he is. He look like my uncle or something. He’s cool.”

— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) March 2, 2019
And if Polite wasn’t already the perfect Ram, here’s some San Francisco 49ers bashing we can all get behind:

#Florida EDGE Jachai Polite said that when he met with the 49ers at the Combine, they didn’t even really talk football with him at all. “They just bashed me the whole time... Idk.”

— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) March 2, 2019
Polite is generally considered to be a pass-rush specialist who isn’t fantastic against the run, but I don’t think it’s a major concern either. Polite came in with these measurements at the combine:

#NFLCombine key measurements thread…

203. #Florida DE Jachai Polite
Height: 6-2 5/8
Weight: 258
Hand: 9 6/8
Arm: 32 5/8
Wingspan: 80 2/8

— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) March 1, 2019
Obviously his size isn’t fantastic, but it’s not a large issue either, especially when Polite’s best potential fit will be with a 3-4 defense. In three college seasons, Polite racked up 28.5 tackles-for-loss, 15 sacks, four pass deflections, and eight forced fumbles.

The Rams and Jachai Polite would make a perfect marriage as he’d offer some much needed pass rush help along the edge. Could #31 finally be the spot which allows Polite to finally “retire moms” as he desires?

 

[BonifayRam]

https://www.therams.com/news/2019-n...ich-defensive-prospects-have-met-with-mcvay-a
2019 NFL Combine Notebook: Here’s which defensive prospects have met with Rams McVay
by Clarence Dennis Saturday, Mar 02, 2019 02:45 PM

OLB Jachai Polite, Florida



View: https://twitter.com/TFG_NFL/status/1101931654304747520/photo/1


NFL Nation reporter Lindsey Thiry also reported earlier this week that former Florida Gator outside linebacker Jachai Polite might be worth watching in the early stages of the offseason.

Florida OLB Jachai Polite said he met with the #Rams this week. He told me he feels it was his best interview.

— Vincent Bonsignore (@VinnyBonsignore) March 2, 2019
Polite declared for the draft after an impressive junior season, which featured 11.0 sacks and 19.5 tackles for loss.

Thefootballgirl.com reported that Polite seemed delighted with McVay and his staff following their meeting.

Jachai Polite on the teams he’s met with: “I really like the Rams that’s my favorite. I’m not going to lie. They were so nice. Sean McVay is too cool. I don’t know how old he is. He looks like my uncle but he’s too cool.” pic.twitter.com/QIbHspTdZl

— TheFootballGirl.com (@TFG_NFL) March 2, 2019

 

[den-the-coach]

Polite has already been impolite to the San Francisco 49ers.....Draft him!

 

[OldSchool]

Meh this is both good and bad. He appears soft and we do as well. You know he wouldn't get this kind of treatment from ole Gregg Williams and Jeff Fisher.

 

[FaulkSF]

Wouldn't read too far into it. His generation feels liberated to talk about feelings and experiences.

I'd feel the same way too. Personally, there are some bosses I'd enjoy working for and others where I would be sending out applications to avoid.

 

[den-the-coach]

Wouldn't read too far into it. His generation feels liberated to talk about feelings and experiences.

And I will never understand that, but each generation feels the next is weaker I guess, which leads many to ask people to get off our lawns.

 

[Ram65]

This article has him overweight, out of shape and not ready for the combine. Packers beat him up too. Admits he never studied his own film. Some mocks had him going early to the Packers. He needs to show well at his pro day workout.

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/03/jachai-polite-combine-40-time-interviews

 

[1maGoh]

This article has him overweight, out of shape and not ready for the combine. Packers beat him up too. Admits he never studied his own film. Some mocks had him going early to the Packers. He needs to show well at his pro day workout.

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/03/jachai-polite-combine-40-time-interviews

Yeah, hard pass. Nothing about any of this makes me feel like he's going to suddenly start doing all the things correctly at the next level.

 

[Memento]

Oh, fate no to Polite. I know that the Combine doesn't really mean shit when it comes to measurables, but the interviews and stuff like that mean something. It's a job interview, and although it's probably not worse than Burfict's (I was wrong about his career, by the way), you can't say some of the things Polite said.

I'm not going to spend a first or second on him, that's for damn sure.

 

[Mackeyser]

He's not undersized for an Edge in the 3-4, his game is NFL starter worthy, his hands are elite, his flex is very good, he's got a decent bull rush and his get off and pursuit are excellent.

Really don't care about the underwear olympics.

If he falls to us, they'd be crazy not to run and draft him.

Also, many more of this generation of young players just don't respond to old school coaching... in datespeak, they don't respond to "negging"

Coach McVay is ALREADY making a name for himself among college players, cuz you KNOW that word is getting around from guys who've been in meetings with him.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

I'd pass. Out of shape and doesn't study film. It sounds like he doesn't have a drive to be great and doesn't live and breath football.

I've always preferred guys that produced in college, but not the ones that produced just because of being bigger and stronger than most of their competition. I don't want to ever go down the Jimmy Kennedy path again.

 

[ScotsRam]

Why do we capitalise EDGE? Why? It's driving me crazy.

 

[1maGoh]

Why do we capitalise EDGE? Why? It's driving me crazy.

Thank you.

 

[jrry32]

He's not undersized for an Edge in the 3-4, his game is NFL starter worthy, his hands are elite, his flex is very good, he's got a decent bull rush and his get off and pursuit are excellent.

Really don't care about the underwear olympics.

If he falls to us, they'd be crazy not to run and draft him.

Also, many more of this generation of young players just don't respond to old school coaching... in datespeak, they don't respond to "negging"

Coach McVay is ALREADY making a name for himself among college players, cuz you KNOW that word is getting around from guys who've been in meetings with him.

I'm with Mack. Polite is a gifted, natural pass rusher. If he falls to us, you don't pass on that. All of this bullshit about him lacking the work ethic and drive isn't reflected in his film. It's also notable that he never said he doesn't watch film. He says he doesn't watch film of himself. I disagree with that approach, but it's a far cry from refusing to watch any film at all.

Why do we capitalise EDGE? Why? It's driving me crazy.

Same reason we capitalize OL. It's a position. It's used to denote players who can play 3-4 OLB or 4-3 DE.

 

[Ram65]

Explosive. He has quick closing ability. He gives effort. Wtch him go out of bounds and get in front of the runner 20 yards down field. Lots of effort there.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wwzoommDlk



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjir5Jp4Yio

 

[1maGoh]

I'm with Mack. Polite is a gifted, natural pass rusher. If he falls to us, you don't pass on that. All of this bullcrap about him lacking the work ethic and drive isn't reflected in his film. It's also notable that he never said he doesn't watch film. He says he doesn't watch film of himself. I disagree with that approach, but it's a far cry from refusing to watch any film at all.



Same reason we capitalize OL. It's a position. It's used to denote players who can play 3-4 OLB or 4-3 DE.

Damn you for making me feel conflicted on this. I really respect what you have to say for draft prospects, so if you like him... I don't watch any film or college games, but what was being said sounded really bad. Now I don't know what to think.

Also, ILB, OL, QB, HB, WR, etc are acronyms, so we capitalize them. We don't write QUARTERBACK, DEFENSIVE END, or OUTSIDE LINEBACKER. Edge is a word. It doesn't need to be all caps. It's super irritating. It makes no sense. The first time I ever read Edge as a position it was in an article talking about how it needs to be recognized as a position, do I assumed that they were capitalizing it to emphasize it as the thing they were talking about. Turns out somebody decided that making sense wasn't for them that day (or whatever day we started using all caps for a word).

 

[jrry32]

Damn you for making me feel conflicted on this. I really respect what you have to say for draft prospects, so if you like him... I don't watch any film or college games, but what was being said sounded really bad. Now I don't know what to think.

Also, ILB, OL, QB, HB, WR, etc are acronyms, so we capitalize them. We don't write QUARTERBACK, DEFENSIVE END, or OUTSIDE LINEBACKER. Edge is a word. It doesn't need to be all caps. It's super irritating. It makes no sense. The first time I ever read Edge as a position it was in an article talking about how it needs to be recognized as a position, do I assumed that they were capitalizing it to emphasize it as the thing they were talking about. Turns out somebody decided that making sense wasn't for them that day (or whatever day we started using all caps for a word).

EDGE is short for Edge Rusher.

 

[1maGoh]

EDGE is short for Edge Rusher.

Well then they should write ER, like every other position.

 

[Riverumbbq]

Well then they should write ER, like every other position.

Yeah, except that sounds too much like an Emergency Room, something we'd like our players to avoid.

 

[Mackeyser]

Well then they should write ER, like every other position.

Actually, some do.

However, for uniformity, all positions, be they named or abbreviations are capitalized in player evals.

EDGE is a recent conflation of 3-4 OLB and 4-3 DE as some guys can do both. Now, if a guy is really only suited for one, like say a guy who's 6'3" 235, then he'd be an EDGE, but it would be noted that he was suited for the 3-4 OLB role.

Makes it easier to see the roles when they are in all caps. It'd be all to easy to lose the Edge role as opposed to DE, DT, OLB, etc.