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Audible: Interview with Draft Prospect Daren Stone, S, Maine (1 Viewer)
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Cecil Lammey
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Cecil Lammey
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Cecil Lammey
Footballguy
I love this kids ability and closing speed. He can hit and wrap and loves to mix it up. Some team will be very happy when drafting Daren Stone.
Sean Baca
Footballguy
here's my scouting report on Stone:
Daren Stone
Safety/Cornerback, Maine
Stone posses the "un-teachable's". He has very, very sound fundamental tackling skills, but his play and route recognition are on-par with anyone in the country. When in the open field, he stays square, with his head up and knees bent and underneath him as if he is running drills in practice, not in the heat of the game.
Stone, at first glance seems to get a lot of picks because the ball is thrown right at him, but it's his play and route recognition that allows him to run the route before the receiver. He also supports along the line with again, tremendous fundamentals. He has the ability to get small in the hole (almost like a running back) allowing him the opportunity for "tackles for loss", as well as the ability to take on blocks along the perimeter with his inside shoulder up-field, funneling the play back inside which again is text book and usually reserved for drills and not in the game. He uses his hands to shed blockers in the open field and again gets low and small, allowing the defender no target and then can explode, due to his tremendous leg strength, and make a solo open field tackle.
Stone's "head on a swivel" & lateral movement along the line of scrimmage looks more like a seasoned middle linebacker than it does a safety. He has a great motor on blitzes, out-working the blocker and driving thru the block and to the quarterback.
His tendency to drop his head is offset by his sure tackling, but he needs to learn to keep his head up on contact, a shiftier runner will make him miss. He has very strong hands but may rely on them too much to secure the tackle, that method will be a broker arm tackle at the next level. The one "sore" spot is his breaking ability. He drops his hips on tackles and in lateral motion, but not when he turns to break on a ball in the air. This causes him to rock back on his heels, instead of up on his toes, and he loses balance. Fortunately for Stone, that is a learning process that can be coached easily.
Overall, Stone has a great motor and unreal athleticism, ( he jumps over cars on the side, for kicks!!) but his play recognition will keep him in the right spots and he will almost certainly be labeled a ball hawk at the next level. The problem areas of his game are all learned skill sets and can be easily corrected. His technique in the open field and along the line, are worthy of "how to" film study for youngsters, and when you combine perfect form with a high football I.Q. you have a playmaker in the mold of Troy Polamalu.
Daren Stone
Safety/Cornerback, Maine
Stone posses the "un-teachable's". He has very, very sound fundamental tackling skills, but his play and route recognition are on-par with anyone in the country. When in the open field, he stays square, with his head up and knees bent and underneath him as if he is running drills in practice, not in the heat of the game.
Stone, at first glance seems to get a lot of picks because the ball is thrown right at him, but it's his play and route recognition that allows him to run the route before the receiver. He also supports along the line with again, tremendous fundamentals. He has the ability to get small in the hole (almost like a running back) allowing him the opportunity for "tackles for loss", as well as the ability to take on blocks along the perimeter with his inside shoulder up-field, funneling the play back inside which again is text book and usually reserved for drills and not in the game. He uses his hands to shed blockers in the open field and again gets low and small, allowing the defender no target and then can explode, due to his tremendous leg strength, and make a solo open field tackle.
Stone's "head on a swivel" & lateral movement along the line of scrimmage looks more like a seasoned middle linebacker than it does a safety. He has a great motor on blitzes, out-working the blocker and driving thru the block and to the quarterback.
His tendency to drop his head is offset by his sure tackling, but he needs to learn to keep his head up on contact, a shiftier runner will make him miss. He has very strong hands but may rely on them too much to secure the tackle, that method will be a broker arm tackle at the next level. The one "sore" spot is his breaking ability. He drops his hips on tackles and in lateral motion, but not when he turns to break on a ball in the air. This causes him to rock back on his heels, instead of up on his toes, and he loses balance. Fortunately for Stone, that is a learning process that can be coached easily.
Overall, Stone has a great motor and unreal athleticism, ( he jumps over cars on the side, for kicks!!) but his play recognition will keep him in the right spots and he will almost certainly be labeled a ball hawk at the next level. The problem areas of his game are all learned skill sets and can be easily corrected. His technique in the open field and along the line, are worthy of "how to" film study for youngsters, and when you combine perfect form with a high football I.Q. you have a playmaker in the mold of Troy Polamalu.
