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Joemailman
04-27-2024, 08:18 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGCzgT9eKAs

Overview
Oladapo possesses classic strong safety traits and play attributes, which should help evaluators define him more easily. He has very good size, with the play strength and toughness to tackle near the box and enough cover skills to line up over tight ends in man. While he can play some split safety, he can be a little inconsistent in big space, so playing forward is his best bet. There is room for improvement as a tackler, but he generally pursues with leverage and takes his role as last line of defense to heart. He has "make it" size and attributes. He's likely to come in as a backup with special teams duties but has a pretty good shot of becoming an eventual starter.

Strengths
Athletic frame with desired build and play strength for the NFL.
Team captain who gets the back end situated pre-snap.
Swoops in using proper angles to clean up leaky edges in run support.
Stays in balance to tackle while driving downhill toward the play.
Can line up over both Y and F tight ends in man coverage.
Adequate ball skills to attack the throw and create incompletions.

Weaknesses
Bumpy transitions out of backpedal and struggles to change direction in big space.
Gets overtaken by long speed when situated as a deep safety.
Needs to meet blocking receivers with quicker pop to eliminate them.
Can be indecisive diagnosing mesh point on zone read and RPOs.
Shorter arms create some inconsistency as a wrap-up tackler.

Fritz
04-27-2024, 08:59 PM
Don’t be too hard on the Beav, Ward.

King Friday
04-27-2024, 09:39 PM
I like this kid. I didn’t hate all of Gute’s safety picks.

George Cumby
04-27-2024, 10:13 PM
Don’t be too hard on the Beav, Ward.

ROFLMAO.

You're on fire, tonight Fritz.

George Cumby
04-27-2024, 10:14 PM
https://twitter.com/lilyszhao/status/1784306959514042783?s=46

texaspackerbacker
04-27-2024, 10:20 PM
I also am thinking positive about all three Safety picks but this guy most of all. I always liked Jonathan Owens, and Oladapo seems like a similar big Safety with probably more athleticism and tackling ability.

MadtownPacker
04-27-2024, 11:24 PM
I like this kid. I didn’t hate all of Gute’s safety picks.
They brought him in to visit so must have been serious. Goes as far as saying pairing him with XMan McKinney would be ideal.
https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/2024-kitan-oladapo-nfl-predraft-visit

RashanGary
04-27-2024, 11:26 PM
Looks like Atari Bigby in pads. Skin should love this guy.

RashanGary
04-27-2024, 11:28 PM
Oh wait, I was thinking of a different one.

Scott Campbell
04-27-2024, 11:45 PM
Musgrave last year, and now this kid. Those two should have some experience practicing against eachother.

Is Oregon State the new Georgia?

Jaire
04-28-2024, 10:26 AM
Not gonna lie. I like what they are trying to do here. Get some hitters and ballers. Safety is not about athleticism so much as instincts and what's between the ears. Hope it works out.

This is a Hafley draft. Let's see what he can do.

Joemailman
04-28-2024, 10:52 AM
Musgrave last year, and now this kid. Those two should have some experience practicing against eachother.

Is Oregon State the new Georgia?

Georgia is still the Georgia. Bullard this year. If Stokes bounces back, Packers could have 4 Bulldogs starting on defense this year.

Fritz
04-28-2024, 12:18 PM
Sounds like a lot of non-Georgia players the Packers drafted are bulldogs, too.

run pMc
04-28-2024, 01:36 PM
One of the new defensive coaches was a coach at OSU last year and knew this kid, so they must have some good intel on him, besides the scouting and top30 stuff.
I like the pick, at a minimum he's a fun subpackage and ST guy. He's almost ILB sized.