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Wanted to take a look at him given all the crazy-high expectations he's received among the faithful and see whether my memory of how he played was accurate. I haven't really nuked the secondary, have looked at the safeties quite a bit but the CBs not so much and mainly because of the midseason mini-rebuild. Basically I feel like it's really hard to grade a guy like, say, Ramsey (and yes I'm not a fan of his but still want to be fair) when he didn't get a camp and is thrown into the defense like he was. Truth is the extent to which these guys know the defense and can play fast really matters in terms of their effectiveness.
But Hill... He's a guy I can look at a bit and make a determination on him because he's been here and knows what's up. Also, my take for the record before I begin is that he's an up 'n down guy. He can have games where he looks fucking legit followed by games where he looks like a UDFA. I dislike that greatly. My preference is consistency, so I'd rather have a guy who consistently puts up average play than a dude who I can't count on and don't know what I'm gonna get.
But I may be wrong admittedly. So gonna take my time and put up some stills starting with one of the games where our defense got gashed (Dallas) and see how he did. As usual I'll put up really good and really bad snaps and then summarize a bit based on what I see. That's just a bit easier than doing every play which would be too much.
First Dallas play from scrimmage here and he's drawn Cooper (#19) who is in motion and will be in man coverage
At the snap Hill shows outside leverage and we see it's a double with Rapp providing the inside support
I don't like Hill's technique here at all, he is too far off the receiver and more concerned about protecting the outside leverage and himself from being beaten deep than allowing the receiver to position himself for an uncontested catch.
Top of the route here and Cooper snaps it off. Hill did not close that lateral cushion (he should be right there at Cooper's back) and the separation as a result is that Cooper is wide open. Rapp flipped his hips around a little quick and ran himself out on the other side so what is left is a throw 'n catch for the QB but he misses it.
End result is incomplete pass but the snap was a poor one for both Rams DBs.
But Hill... He's a guy I can look at a bit and make a determination on him because he's been here and knows what's up. Also, my take for the record before I begin is that he's an up 'n down guy. He can have games where he looks fucking legit followed by games where he looks like a UDFA. I dislike that greatly. My preference is consistency, so I'd rather have a guy who consistently puts up average play than a dude who I can't count on and don't know what I'm gonna get.
But I may be wrong admittedly. So gonna take my time and put up some stills starting with one of the games where our defense got gashed (Dallas) and see how he did. As usual I'll put up really good and really bad snaps and then summarize a bit based on what I see. That's just a bit easier than doing every play which would be too much.
First Dallas play from scrimmage here and he's drawn Cooper (#19) who is in motion and will be in man coverage
At the snap Hill shows outside leverage and we see it's a double with Rapp providing the inside support
I don't like Hill's technique here at all, he is too far off the receiver and more concerned about protecting the outside leverage and himself from being beaten deep than allowing the receiver to position himself for an uncontested catch.
Top of the route here and Cooper snaps it off. Hill did not close that lateral cushion (he should be right there at Cooper's back) and the separation as a result is that Cooper is wide open. Rapp flipped his hips around a little quick and ran himself out on the other side so what is left is a throw 'n catch for the QB but he misses it.
End result is incomplete pass but the snap was a poor one for both Rams DBs.