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Let's look into the film of Darnell Washington
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Now, of course, he's six foot seven, 270 pounds, and I like his blocking ability
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He's a willing blocker and he can move objects out the way for your running back or wide receiver, etc
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He is that type of dude that when you look back at his tape, he got a tall catch radius and you can manipulate him so much as the tight end
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He clears space out for that runner to get the touchdown there
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And I like his ability to block anyone. A guy like a Darnell Washington, who you can line in line
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or you can put him in the backfield to clear out space for your runners
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You can create so many things with this. On top of that, when you think about red zone threats, 6'7", 270 pounds
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nothing to sneeze at when you can manipulate that as well by lining him up in line you don't know whether or not he's going to be a blocker or he's going to
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escape out run routes what have you and that creates so many mismatches out there who do you dedicate Do you chip him with a defensive edge guy Do you put the linebacker on him
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Do you allow the safety to trail and cover him? Those are things that you have to put into context when you're thinking about guarding this guy
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And I'm telling you, Darnell Washington, he got that catch radius. I'm talking about a real big catch radius
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He can pull the ball out of the sky. You can throw odd balls at him
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He'll bring it out. And those are things that I look at when you're talking about a quarterback to tight end connections
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And on top of that, the tight end will always be the quarterback best friend
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When you look at red zone opportunities and mismatches, you got to think of Darnell Washington, especially the six foot seven Frank
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Throw it up, lob it up, let him bring it down. And he give you some yak action, too
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He's such a hard guy to bring down, and he's athletic enough to dive over you
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or lower his shoulder and do crazy things with that. And look at his blocking ability He creamed that guy on the edge there I looking at tenacity I looking at mindset I looking at will to get the extra yards And on top of that manipulation
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Watch how he just finds the hole in the middle of the field. And he takes advantages of that
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The mismatch is prevalent when you see him out there on the field. And, of course, a tight end
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Remember, the tight end is the extension of the offensive line. And you don't know whether or not he's going to be off tackle, in line, the block, etc
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And catch radius, he helps the quarterback out so much. Oddball right here, he's able to pull it in
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And on top of that, he's able to have that mindset, I'm coming down with the ball
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No one else will, right? He's such a big target, taller than the opposition
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And when you look at it, he ain't going down without a fight
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You got to make sure you bring everything, including the kitchen table when you're trying to bring him down
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And he's such an athletic guy. I'm telling you, there are some scouts that say, hey, sure
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First round draft pick I seen some mock draft Whereas he falls to the second round We will find out where he will land at ultimately But I telling you guys right now this dude is a guy that teams will have
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to stay up late to figure out how they're going to stop with his skill set and his ability. Now
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as far as his route running, he's not the best of the best. He don't sink down enough. But let me
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know, are you going to try to press him? Are you going to try to jam the guy? And what happened
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when you miss or what happened when he demolished you off the LOS
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Those are things that you will have to consider. And as a linebacker, your foot speed and recovery speed
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will it be there enough to flip your hips? Or will he kill you right up the seam in the middle of the field
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There are multiple ways that Darnell Washington can be a key asset to your team
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Post me your thoughts. Post me your concerns down below. That's been my time
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I really thank you all for yours. And remember, you're listening to nothing but the best
