Comments on: Scouting Report: Eric Berry

By: ProDraftParty.com | S Eric Berry Scouting Report

ProDraftParty.com | S Eric Berry Scouting Report — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 03:21:54 +0000

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By: Will Spencer

Will Spencer — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:50:25 +0000

After further review, you had a valid point. I dropped Berry down 1 point in tackling and .5 in run support. Though McCluster gave him fits, I still think he’s pretty solid in run support for a college safety.

By: Will Spencer

Will Spencer — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:38:28 +0000

Alo, you’re the best!

By: Alo

Alo — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:34:11 +0000

You’re welcome! This is a really nice format for having a little back & forth on prospects.

Here are some highlights/lowlights of Berry from the Ole Miss game I mentioned (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISPX3lEUKFE). It was a pretty bad day for him, and a bit of a deviation from his typically good (but not great) tackling.

Have fun with the film study. If you aren’t using it already, make sure to check out SECDigitalNetwork.com – that site’s gold for draft geeks.

By: Will Spencer

Will Spencer — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:42:00 +0000

You’re absolutely right about that. Berry is more of the ball hawking type safety but I felt his tackling was “good enough” to still remain a star safety. I’m actually about to watch film on both Mississippi State and Ole Miss, and Tennessee will be among those games. I’ll be sure to keep an eye on Berry as well during those and may change the scoring.

Thanks for the analysis. This is exactly what I had in mind when I created the ability for users to comment on scouting reports!

By: Alo

Alo — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:42:51 +0000

I love Berry, but I’d dock him at least a point or two for his less than impressive tackling. He too often tries to shoulder-check guys to the ground, which isn’t effective when he tries it on big backs – just ask Ben Tate.

Also, he’ll occasionally take bad angles in run support or have his tackles broken. Dexter McCluster gave him fits, and he had some bad missed tackles in the bowl game vs. VTech.

He’s an elite safety prospect, but he needs to become a stronger, more disciplined tackler.