Moe Ways and the jam
I was watching Moe Ways senior highlights and I like what I see. Size, speed, hands, balance. He high points and has an extra gear. Thers few clips of blocking, but whats there looks competent. The question I have is; he always gets free release behind the D. Has anyone seen him deal with an MSU style jam? He's got the size to beat a corner, but does anyone know if he can/does?
February 19th, 2014 at 8:36 PM ^
ah i remember this best of cowbell highlight reel
February 19th, 2014 at 8:38 PM ^
No one is going to jam an elite athlete at receiver (actually, hardly anyone jams at all) in high school unless you have a really great talent at CB yourself. Even in those cases you see on their film that they end up lining up like 8 yards off of the ball anyways. I didn't watch him in high school, but I think it's pretty safe to say no. I'm not sure what made you single out Ways, but this will be true for pretty much anyone coming into college.
February 19th, 2014 at 8:44 PM ^
Just watching the highlights and realized it. Never thought about it but I guess you're right that people dont jam in hs.
February 19th, 2014 at 9:42 PM ^
February 20th, 2014 at 6:36 AM ^
February 19th, 2014 at 8:42 PM ^
Nobody plays MSU-style defense in high school, especially against teams with receivers like Ways - because if he beats the jam, most teams don't have safeties who can help over the top. What I've seen most teams do to a great receiver is run a weak cloud defense, walk a linebacker out to cover the short zone, and put a corner over the top in a deep third.
February 20th, 2014 at 12:00 AM ^
Maybe they should have tried jamming because if there was supposed to be safties over the top, they weren't very effective, dude was wide open on most of those highlights.
I know you're right, just think it's kind of pointless to evaluate when the reality is that elite level highschool talent is pretty much going to beat sorry defense no matter what they run out there.
To me, Ways looks like a big, pretty athletic, pretty fast receiver. That's good enough for me, hope he does great things for Michigan.
February 19th, 2014 at 8:48 PM ^
February 19th, 2014 at 8:48 PM ^
I like this guy. A little underrated? I like the 3*s that turnout to be beasts!
February 19th, 2014 at 8:58 PM ^
Yeah, I think he'll be a monster.
February 19th, 2014 at 9:15 PM ^
Ways is hugely underrated. He improved a ton between his junior and senior years. He's very thick for a hs receiver and is faster than I remember him being when I first heard of him. The recruiting services clearly didn't keep track of him, or more likely are just being their usual stubborn selves. Don't be surprised if this guy turns out to be better than Harris. It's gonna be a battle for that #1 jersey (Nevermind, NOT GOOD ENOUGH).
February 19th, 2014 at 9:03 PM ^
(off the field)
February 19th, 2014 at 9:13 PM ^
February 19th, 2014 at 10:26 PM ^
sounds like poetry. He has gotten big!
February 19th, 2014 at 11:20 PM ^
February 20th, 2014 at 4:18 PM ^
February 20th, 2014 at 8:25 AM ^
Braylon.
February 20th, 2014 at 9:17 AM ^
February 20th, 2014 at 12:42 PM ^
Tremendous!
February 20th, 2014 at 9:16 AM ^
February 20th, 2014 at 11:09 AM ^
So you're saying he can beat you in moe ways than one....?
I'll see myself out.
February 20th, 2014 at 4:33 PM ^
By my time on an Iphone he goes 99 yards on the second highlite in 10.85 seconds.