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Message: [QUOTE="texascpa, post: 2672843, member: 468"] Ok, so as promised, I went to the North Shore/Katy game last night and kept my eye on Dorian as best I could. Now, this won't be an SWC or Finwad write-up, but I will do my best. Just to set the table, this was a game between the #1 Texas 6A/#14 National team Katy against #2 6A/#44 National Team North Shore. Katy is a perennial state contender and has won 3 "National Titles" in the last 10 years, so Katy is no slouch. They are, however, a very young team this year, but with one of the top running backs in the nation. I also left with about 10 minutes to go because North Shore had the game in hand at 28-14 (Katy was punting again) and I wanted to watch the SU game. NS ended up winning 35-21. [B]Size/Speed[/B] - First, he's no more than the 5'11" 180lbs that is listed on 2 4 7. He was probably the shortest starter on D, but mind you, North Shore is HUUUUGGGGEEEE. He runs well, but was not the fastest kid on the field either. [B]Run Coverage[/B] - North Shore plays a 4-3 defense. Katy is a run-first team. They still use I-formations and snap under center. So, there were a lot of plays between the tackles. Because NS controlled the line of scrimmage, Dorian was not in many run plays. However, he really wasn't in any tackles when the RB got to the second level. Also, there was one bootleg in the early game where Katy's QB cut back into the middle, ran past Dorian, as Dorian recognized the run late and was out of position. Dorian caught him at the endzone, but only after a 60-yard run by the QB. Other than that, Dorian was in just a couple other outside run plays, but usually as someone else was bringing the runner down. That's it. It's obvious they do not use him to help run support. [B]Pass Coverage [/B]- His coverage was tight, but not tight enough for any pass breakups. He and the other safety got split once for a long pass by Katy. It was a great catch, but Dorian was a step behind and missed a potential break-up. His receivers also had a couple crossing patterns that were caught, but he made the solo tackle quickly after the catch. Other than those 3-4 pass plays he wasn't in any other pass coverage plays that I recall. [B]Overall [/B]- Dorian wasn't much of a factor, but not because of anything he did, but because of the style of offense Katy ran and North Shore's ability to control the line of scrimmage when on D. I'm not good at giving comparisons so I won't try, but he's not an aggressive hitter or run stopper (ie, he's not flying up to the line when it's an obvious run), but he was capable on one-on-one coverage and solid with open field tackling of his receiver. [/QUOTE]

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