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Jun 20, 2021
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Adwight
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I still remember going to practice. Physically he stuck out like a sore thumb,
in a good way. He had an NFL body in college and was just on a whole other level.
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Has Fred Warner made drastic improvements since leaving BYU, or was he just under appreciated/valued while here?
Hank Rearden
All-American
6/20/21 7:16pm
He was played out of position. But he was still good.
Backcountry
6/20/21 7:17pm
This. We desperately needed his pass-coverage abilities, so he basically played safety (or nickel) for us. Officially,
dilbert
6/20/21 7:21pm
And his coverage skills are what set him apart in the NFL
Tare
6/20/21 7:33pm
No he wasn't.
Lip Gallagher
6/20/21 8:01pm
Ok Lip!
Backcountry
6/20/21 8:17pm
He was an outside backer at BYU and the NFL immediately moved him inside
BYUAnime
6/20/21 10:26pm
He fits the definition of a prototype Will as much as Mike.
Lip Gallagher
6/20/21 10:46pm
He is one of the best backers in the NFL. Did anyone see that coming?
TNT
6/20/21 7:18pm
Me
DodgerMike
6/20/21 7:28pm
Dont know if I saw that, but saw he would be a good NFL linebacker
juantoad
6/20/21 10:55pm
Played a lot in the slot and coverages if I
kotacoug
6/20/21 7:18pm
He must have played out of position as he was good but not great his sr year
idacoug
6/20/21 7:19pm
So maybe misused at BYU?
Hank Rearden
6/20/21 7:20pm
BYU needed him where they played him. There was an article about it posted by
kotacoug
6/20/21 7:21pm
Out of place or not a good fit for our system? I still have to think some of it he has improved in the NFL?
Hank Rearden
6/20/21 7:23pm
Yeah, surely he is better today than he was when he left BYU.
dilbert
6/20/21 7:25pm
He bulked up significantly. He could have played anywhere in our system. He was
kotacoug
6/20/21 7:28pm
I still remember going to practice. Physically he stuck out like a sore thumb,
Adwight
6/20/21 7:43pm
Nah. He stood out in rookie minicamp
bluelands
6/20/21 7:30pm
His play at byu is what made them try him out how they did at the senior
Lip Gallagher
6/20/21 8:07pm
In my opinion he was great. I remember him making a fourth of the plays as our
juantoad
6/20/21 10:57pm
Our team around him was just not great. If there had been more talent in the secondary and on the line, he would
YIsForBrigham
6/20/21 7:30pm
Secondary was the issue. We needed him to cover for the safeties
kotacoug
6/20/21 7:32pm
Of course, he’s now a generational cover LB so maybe for him it was valuable time to hone his skills
YIsForBrigham
6/20/21 7:34pm
Good point.
dilbert
6/20/21 7:36pm
If we blame it on the support he had, shouldn’t recruits go to other teams?
Go_Banana
6/20/21 11:23pm
No. The talent level has been fixed. That was a particularly bad time for BYU. You may have noticed in 2017
YIsForBrigham
6/21/21 7:10am
Talent improved, but there are other teams with much higher talent to support em
Go_Banana
6/22/21 9:58am
The talent level is high enough now that individual talent can shine. 2017 was a disaster of epic proportions.
YIsForBrigham
6/22/21 10:10am
Yes.
Bandit
6/20/21 8:21pm
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