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Originally Posted by keg in kc
And I don't think he's playing above his ability at all. He's exactly the player I thought he would be when they drafted him. Maybe in a perfect world he's an inch taller, but I think that's overblown. The guy's a football player. He was at Tech and he is here.
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I think he is playing above his scouted, perceived ability, just a little bit. He was pegged by scouts before the draft as a cover-2 specialist, as a guy who can be lockdown for 10-15 yards from the line of scrimmage. That's why he was available in the 2nd round, and likely why the Herm/Tampa 2 Chiefs took him. As evidenced by his marvelous play last season before he got hurt, Flowers has transcended that cover-2 specialist perception. He's capable of playing at a high level in a scheme that lots of scouts didn't see him playing in.