Covitz:Dee Ford making an impact on special teams

[Tribal Warfare]

Dee Ford making an impact on special teams for the Chiefs (http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article1183684.html)

First-round draft pick Dee Ford may have been drafted to rush the passer, but special-teams coach Dave Toub hopes to use him on special teams, especially after watching Ford make a key block on Thomas’ touchdown return.

“If he’s not in the rotation as a starter, or even if he is in the rotation as the starter, if he’s the best guy on one phase that we can use him, Andy (Reid) is going to let us use him,” Toub said. “He did a great job there on the punt return.

“He made the touchdown block. That was his job as the last guy in the line which happened to be the punter. He made a nice block on that and kind of sprung him right there. I’m not sure if he would’ve caught him, but it doesn’t matter. It was a nice block anyway.”

Toub said several other players fighting for roster spots stood out on special teams.

(Linebacker) Josh Martin really played a great game, really good job blocking,” Toub said. (Safety) Daniel Sorensen did a good job on the blocking. Probably could do a little bit of a better job on the punt return game, but (linebacker) Nico Johnson played pretty well.”

[Strongside]

1st round ST'er. Awesome!

[OldSchool]

1st round ST'er. Awesome!

Ray Guy.

[SDChiefs]

1st round ST'er. Awesome!

Were that good.

[Bufkin]

Sebastian Janikowski ain't got nothin' on DF.

[MMXcalibur]

1st round ST'er. Awesome!

That's all I needed to say as well.

Thank you.

[Anyong Bluth]

All I know is I want a bitchin' t-shirt that says in big lettering,

Suck on Dee's Nuts!

[milkman]

All I know is I want a bitchin' t-shirt that says in big lettering,

Suck on Dee's Nuts!

Wouldn't it be better if you replaced "nuts" with "sack"?

[Anyong Bluth]

Wouldn't it be better if you replaced "nuts" with "sack"?

Touché. Me likey

[BigBeauford]

At least one of our first rounders is contributing.

[John Dope]

It's a small thing but a former college defensive end making a big time special teams play in his first game is a pretty good sign imo.

[beach tribe]

Return of the Ace Gunner.

[cdcox]

I think I remember seeing in his college scouting report that he had potential to block a punter.

[Saccopoo]

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[Bufkin]

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Right on cue.

[CoMoChief]

So Dee Ford was able to block the "punter" (something that even I could effectively do in my sleep), so now we're going to use our 1st rd draft pick aka Hali's replacement, on ST ???

[Marcellus]

Eric Berry played ST his entire rookie season you morons.

[SAUTO]

Eric Berry played ST his entire rookie season you morons.

LMAO
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[The Franchise]

So Dee Ford was able to block the "punter" (something that even I could effectively do in my sleep), so now we're going to use our 1st rd draft pick aka Hali's replacement, on ST ???

You'd get destroyed by the punter.

[Saccopoo]

Right on cue.

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/af244/FiercelyNormal/bow.gif

[TEX]

You'd get destroyed by the punter.

ROFL

[RealSNR]

Eric Berry played ST his entire rookie season you morons.


Also, I remember Justin Houston looking like absolute feces in his first preseason action.

He also played special teams

[htismaqe]

Also, I remember Justin Houston looking like absolute feces in his first preseason action.

He also played special teams

And at the end of the day, who really cares?

If the kid can rush the passer (and he looks like he probably can), it doesn't really matter. He's going to get his shots.

[Three7s]

And at the end of the day, who really cares?

If the kid can rush the passer (and he looks like he probably can), it doesn't really matter. He's going to get his shots.
Thing is, while I've heard good things about his first step, what else does he have? It's gonna take more than that to be productive at this level.

[htismaqe]

Thing is, while I've heard good things about his first step, what else does he have? It's gonna take more than that to be productive at this level.

He has a good outside-in move and a decent rip because he showed them both during the game. He's not nearly as raw as he appeared at times last year - maybe he was relying more on his physical gifts and just not using technique, rather than not possessing the techniques in the first place.

[Strongside]

Dee Ford is a better ST'er than Eric Fisher is a lineman. Dorsey is getting better guys.

[RealSNR]

Thing is, while I've heard good things about his first step, what else does he have? It's gonna take more than that to be productive at this level.


He's not quite R-Kal Truluck

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Dee Ford is a better ST'er than Eric Fisher is a lineman. Dorsey is getting better guys.

Truth. Black, no cream.

[Saccopoo]

Dee Ford is a better ST'er than Eric Fisher is a lineman. Dorsey is getting better guys.

Let's not go full retard, shall we?

I'm willing to bet that Dan Sorensen is a better special teams player than Dee Ford in 2014, let alone having Ford be our obligatory special teams Pro Bowl player before a real game is played.

I'm sure that Ford's athletic ability, speed and size will, in time, give us, the Kansas City Chiefs, their own modern version of Don Bebbe, but let the guy grow into the role before anointing him the next in a the long line of high level special teams aces. I mean, sure, the kid's got potential, but for people to suddenly expect him to be the heir apparent to the succession of Chiefs Gunner Kings Terrance Copper and Junior Hemingway is asking a lot of a raw, unproven rookie.

I think that guys like Dan Sorensen and Albert Wilson will have a leg up on Ford initially in the beginning of the season, but Ford has a chance to overtake his fellow special teams rookies by mid-point in the season...if he's got the capacity to learn and grow under the tutelage of Dave Toub.

[Mr. Laz]

Ford running on sheer athleticism right now.

he was running around like a chicken with it's head cut off against the Bengals

once he learns to read and use more technique he could be a dominant type guy