R2 P53: Gervon Dexter Sr., DL - Florida

[IE]

I like the way our D line is set up now. You have two "solid" vets in Jones and Billings, now you add the two young guys with high end talent. You also signed two guys in Walker and Greene who can slide inside to add some pressure when needed. Its a mix and match how you see fit line. Love the potential here.

Billings and Jones are like Alphonso Boone and Ian Scott. The two new guys are like Tommie and Tank.

[dave99]

See if you can guess the subject of this scouting report:
WHAT HE DOES BEST:
• Elite strength. When he plays low, offensive linemen end up in the backfield
• Elite length. Able to keep his body clean and control guards with one or two hands
• Size and skilset to line up anywhere on the line and be effective
• Plays through linemen to the running back as opposed to attacking running backs and getting washed out
BIGGEST CONCERN:
• Terribly inconsistent. Lowest grade of the season came against Northwestern State
• Effort is a concern. Looked to give up on some plays even though he wasn’t playing a high volume of snaps and had more negative grades than you’d like from a top pick.
• Burst off the line is lacking. Has a tendency to get high off the snap and play patty cake
• Didn’t show the change of direction to translate pressures into sacks and bring down quarterbacks
Hint: it is not Gervon Dexter

[G08]

See if you can guess the subject of this scouting report:
WHAT HE DOES BEST:
• Elite strength. When he plays low, offensive linemen end up in the backfield
• Elite length. Able to keep his body clean and control guards with one or two hands
• Size and skilset to line up anywhere on the line and be effective
• Plays through linemen to the running back as opposed to attacking running backs and getting washed out
BIGGEST CONCERN:
• Terribly inconsistent. Lowest grade of the season came against Northwestern State
• Effort is a concern. Looked to give up on some plays even though he wasn’t playing a high volume of snaps and had more negative grades than you’d like from a top pick.
• Burst off the line is lacking. Has a tendency to get high off the snap and play patty cake
• Didn’t show the change of direction to translate pressures into sacks and bring down quarterbacks
Hint: it is not Gervon Dexter

Ego "The Turd" Ferguson?

[dave99]

See if you can guess the subject of this scouting report:
WHAT HE DOES BEST:
• Elite strength. When he plays low, offensive linemen end up in the backfield
• Elite length. Able to keep his body clean and control guards with one or two hands
• Size and skilset to line up anywhere on the line and be effective
• Plays through linemen to the running back as opposed to attacking running backs and getting washed out
BIGGEST CONCERN:
• Terribly inconsistent. Lowest grade of the season came against Northwestern State
• Effort is a concern. Looked to give up on some plays even though he wasn’t playing a high volume of snaps and had more negative grades than you’d like from a top pick.
• Burst off the line is lacking. Has a tendency to get high off the snap and play patty cake
• Didn’t show the change of direction to translate pressures into sacks and bring down quarterbacks
Hint: it is not Gervon Dexter

Ego "The Turd" Ferguson?

Chris Jones 2016 Draft Profile.
I think Poles looked at Gervon Dexter and saw Jones in a couple of years.

[UOK]

[HisRoyalSweetness]

Bearlissimo's look at Dexter's tape:

[HisRoyalSweetness]

This seems to confirm the slowness off the ball that's glaringly apparent on tape was due to what Dexter was asked to do rather than because he can't react fast:

After playing a read-and-react role as an interior lineman at Florida last season, Bears rookie defensive tackle Gervon Dexter lit up when asked about the opportunity to play in Matt Eberflus’ one-gap scheme that will ask Dexter to attack, disrupt and get after the quarterback.

“Oh man, I loved it,” Dexter said. “That’s one of the things I feel like I do best. That’s kind of what I love doing. It’s what I wanted to do. It’s great for me.”

Also, Alan Williams described Dexter who is 6-5 and 310-pound with an 81-inch wingspan thus:

“He’s a big linebacker and he has his hand in the dirt. That works for us.”

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2023 ... -for-bears

[HisRoyalSweetness]

[AZ_Bearfan]

[UOK]

[southdakbearfan]

Hopefully the improvements continue.