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I'm retarded. I've been going off on this tangent comparing Ross and Gamble, when all along I've been thinking of Doss, not Ross. That's where the 4 year starter and safety position comments came from. Forget everything from my above post, or else substitute the name "Doss" for "Ross", and it will actually make some semblance of sense. I apologize for what appeared to be completely idiotic comments. The stat's I was referring to, by the way, are pretty much just what I mentioned. Gamble did have a great defensive year in 2002, but really he had a poor year in 2003. Again, I don't think this hurts his draft status a whole lot, as he proved he can cover anyone on the planet in 2002, but IMO he had a much worse year in 2003, probably because he was asked to learn the entire defense, including all of their zone packages. I read somewhere that Gamble gave up more TD's than any other CB in the Big 10. I don't know if that is true, but he definitely gave up more than anyone else on the team, and consistently bit on the "double-move", getting burned deep. But again, this is a player that didn't have hardly any experience, and as such, I think he did an outstanding job. His potential is obvious, and college players are drafted on potential, but most of them have PROVEN themselves to be STUDS in CFB, especially ones that are drafted early. Gamble proved a lot in 2002, but if you look at performance in 03, he doesn't look like a "shut-down" corner on paper. I can't say this enough--I really think he will be a great NFL corner, but I don't see him getting drafted in the first round when he has such limited experience compared to other "proven" college CB's. I do not think that Gamble showed he was a good tackler, or a hard hitter, or even that great of a cover corner in 03. But he did show the ability to develop all of those skills (which are learned skills anyway), and he exhibited his natural talent and ability to play CB (which can NOT be taught). Once he has some more good coaching and experience, he'll be the great player you believe him to be now. But, IMO, you won't see that in 2004.
I'm retarded. I've been going off on this tangent comparing Ross and Gamble, when all along I've been thinking of Doss, not Ross. That's where the 4 year starter and safety position comments came from. Forget everything from my above post, or else substitute the name "Doss" for "Ross", and it will actually make some semblance of sense. I apologize for what appeared to be completely idiotic comments. The stat's I was referring to, by the way, are pretty much just what I mentioned. Gamble did have a great defensive year in 2002, but really he had a poor year in 2003. Again, I don't think this hurts his draft status a whole lot, as he proved he can cover anyone on the planet in 2002, but IMO he had a much worse year in 2003, probably because he was asked to learn the entire defense, including all of their zone packages. I read somewhere that Gamble gave up more TD's than any other CB in the Big 10. I don't know if that is true, but he definitely gave up more than anyone else on the team, and consistently bit on the "double-move", getting burned deep. But again, this is a player that didn't have hardly any experience, and as such, I think he did an outstanding job. His potential is obvious, and college players are drafted on potential, but most of them have PROVEN themselves to be STUDS in CFB, especially ones that are drafted early. Gamble proved a lot in 2002, but if you look at performance in 03, he doesn't look like a "shut-down" corner on paper. I can't say this enough--I really think he will be a great NFL corner, but I don't see him getting drafted in the first round when he has such limited experience compared to other "proven" college CB's. I do not think that Gamble showed he was a good tackler, or a hard hitter, or even that great of a cover corner in 03. But he did show the ability to develop all of those skills (which are learned skills anyway), and he exhibited his natural talent and ability to play CB (which can NOT be taught). Once he has some more good coaching and experience, he'll be the great player you believe him to be now. But, IMO, you won't see that in 2004.
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