I think his comment on LB Campbell was interesting. The same question I had. Why doesn’t he attack the line of scrimmage? He has a reputation as a big run thumper but his tackles seem to be dragging ball carriers down after 7 or 8 yard runs. I see him getting trucked by Ibrahim who had 240 tards rushing against Iowa. He does look better than any of our LBs dropping into zones but I don’t see the tenacity attacking the line of scrimmage.
If you mixed Campbell and Branch, you’d have the perfect player… What one lacks, the other has. Branch has the instincts to cover up his poor athleticism and Campbell has the athleticism to cover up his poor instincts. Both will be decent pros.
Someone on a different msg board, subscription, did a breakdown of the All22 film on Campbell which pointed out his instincts and numerous plays at the line of scrimmage.
Really looking forward to seeing what is real isn’t real with this kid as the takes are somewhat varied.