Hoge: Clowney A "Very Average Football Player"
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- Hoge: Clowney A "Very Average Football Player"
Merril Hoge explains why he thinks Jadeveon Clowney is undeserving of being the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.
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Never has a TH-cam video ever aged soo well before. He nailed it. Literally could not have been more right lol.
For real.. I always agreed with him too and looking back now it’s like damn he should be a gm
Exactly!! No one talks about this , it drives me nuts
Never? Maybe you should see his takes on Johnny Manziel before the draft. He nailed that one PERFECTLY and didn't waver even when Skip Bayless told him to his face he couldn't be any more wrong.
@@markula_4040 why don’t you explain Hodges take that Brian Brohm would be better than Aaron Rodgers in the pros? 😂
As a Steelers fan shout out to Hoge being spot on in this case.
"Even if he develops, he's not going to be a better football player than Khalil Mack. Wow...Meril Hoge was SPOT on.
He crushed it
Oh my.. lol 😆
“Brian Brohm will be better than Aaron Rodgers in pros”. How’d that Hodge take go? 😂
@@kevinburke6055 no one gets 100% takes right. For Hoge's latest take check out his CJ Stroud vs Bryce Young take
He’s streak has continued. ESPN really needs to bring him back. They need to do a compilation on how right hoge has been through the years.
If ESPN hired more people like Merril Hodge, as opposed to these uninformed clowns they put on tv, they’d be taken more seriously.
Hoge knows his shit. That's why he isn't there and clowns like Steven A Smith, Will Cain and other doofuses are.
They hire Lebron cum swallowers 😂
Haha relax he also said Joe Flacco was the best quarterback in the NFL. I like hoge but he’s no genuis
95% of the time he’s been better than others.
Merrill hodge is some kind of prophet, he got clowney, and Manziel perfectly
Don't forget about Vince Young
Merril Hodge = Nostradamus
Honestly. No offense but ANYONE who even saw them AT THEIR COLLEGIATE PRIME.... ANYONE who thought they'd be a full time starter on the same time for more than 5 years, playing good or not, if you thought, they were good enough to finish a contract..... you're TOO obsessed with college football. Half of the guys who get to the nfl..... NEVER MAKE THE WEEK 1 ROSTER.... most football players suck.... how do you think these clowns will do being carried by DNA and team
The draft where Matt Leinart and Vince Young were drafted he said screw em when everyone else thought they were no doubt 1st Rounders… he got heat ofc but boyyyy was he so right!
Merrill Hoge was one of the best analysts I’ve seen on this program. Very sharp. And a real man and not afraid to say what he wants to. He was exactly right about Clowney and Johnny Foosball
Yup that was right…10 years later.
His final statement in this vid: "Even if he develops, he still won't be better than Khalil Mack"
Total prophet. Clowney finally had a good season, but Mack is already a DPOY.
TheGuitarded1 clowney is starting to learn the game and mack may have peaked out. Look at where they are now.
TheGuitarded1 who has more sacks and TFL this season? Hmmmm
@@wiiwanna THIS AGED TERRIBLY
@@NiKroMoReGaming Mack is definitely a better draft pick but clowney isnt an avg player and thats after major knee surgery.
@@NiKroMoReGaming Clowney can't rush the passer. Gets whooped by TEs all the time. He can't rush the passer. He is what he is. He is his 4th team in 4 years and will be in bis 5th in 5 for a reason. The league has told you what they think of him. He is a flashy run stopped that makes some splash plays but misses some cause he freelances and gives up big plays all game long. Thats what he did for Titans. He was unplayable. He is all college and Cobine hype and is getting worse by the day cause of lost athleticism. Lacks serious power. Never got 10 sacks and most sacks he got were cleanup and coverage sacks which JJ watt provided for him drawing double and triple teams. Clowney got 3.5 sacks in last 32 games and 1 of them is a late hit on Carson Wentz in playoffs
One of the greatest draft takes of all time
I'm glad ESPN had the insight to hire Hoge. You need someone who knows what they're talking about, versus a bunch of guys getting caught up in the hype.
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This man was spot on with his predictions, how does Mel kiper still on tv and they buried Mel for his very spot on and accurate assessment of Johnny Manziel. He’s a real one we need this kind of knowledge in today.
Mel is a scout w the Steelers now
Hoge is a prophet
lol...hoge can u tell me next weeks powerball #s .....thanks !
RB2331 nice observation. very funny lol
Stallion67 Dude. thanks ..always like to make someone have a laugh on utube. But..i am so impressed with Hoge and his talent of analyzing future picks ! wow, brilliant !
+RB2331 Hoge is an idiot
+Thuy Myers “I do like Brohm better than Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers lacks anticipation and waits to see a route come open, Brohm throws it with anticipation, that’s a huge" - Merril Hodge. LOL . . .
Hodge needs an NFL Front Office position. He exposed Manziel and he called Clowney out perfectly
+WhoAmI ToU word and he got khalil mack right on the money.. alrady metioned to DPOY
+WhoAmI ToU He was wrong in the RGIII, Luck comparison, but to be fair both sucked this last year and both have a lot to prove. But yeah, dude is always on the money.
martyc909 he's not always going to be right. But I haven't seen one video that he wasn't spot on. I'll check out the Luck RG3 comparison
That is true, RGIII's rookie year was a something very special. But then they just ran him into the ground.
If he wanted one I'm sure he could have it. He's probably making good money and working a few months out of the year. No stress easy payday being a well respected analyst.
Fast forward to Khalil Macks 5 sack day...wow
😂😂
Now look at Mack killing it, like Hoge said he would in this video.
And Clowney being average
Mike D. Pro Bowlers are average?
Seen Supreme He was coming out of college. He got better.
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@@deffydubs Clowney can't rush the passer. GTFOH. Gets whooped by TEs all the time. He can't rush the passer. He is what he is. He is his 4th team in 4 years and will be in bis 5th in 5 for a reason. The league has told you what they think of him. He is a flashy run stopped that makes some splash plays but misses some cause he freelances and gives up big plays all game long. Thats what he did for Titans. He was unplayable. He is all college and Cobine hype and is getting worse by the day cause of lost athleticism. Lacks serious power. Never got 10 sacks and most sacks he got were cleanup and coverage sacks which JJ watt provided for him drawing double and triple teams. Clowney got 3.5 sacks in last 32 games and 1 of them is a late hit on Carson Wentz in playoffs
Clowney nit even average. He is a trash player
@@erikpuka2627 not reading that essay bro this comment is 4 years old
Merril hodge knows his shit. 100% right
Clowney not happy with 17mil per year. Clowney has never recorded a double digit sack year. Has only played one season at 16 games. Guest total tackle season was 59 I believe. No interceptions from what I can see and no fumble recoveries for score or at all from what I read. Until he records stats like Taylor, Hayley, Butkus,white and watt he is an average player at best.
Merrill hodge has an amazing football IQ, nobody is always right but you can take this man’s word about his player evaluations to the bank. It’s awesome to see someone nail somebody’s actually talent value against the popular view not hate to clowney definitely a disappointment as the first over pick but has had a solid career for the most part but damn this shit was so spot on
This aged very well
he was right about manziel too
He was right. He is the undisputed king of "almost getting to the QB".
Clowney hasn`t lived up to his draft billing but did have a couple of decent years. Hodge was spot on about his pass rushing ability and it hasn`t translated to much in the pros. He`s made his name as a run stopping end at times.
Spot on. Hoge was a very good talent evaluator.
Mel Kiper and Todd McShay don't know shyt. Glad HOU got this dude and Khalil Mack fell to us. #RaiderNation
+rd711 Mack=monster.... Im a Buckeye fan and we played Buffalo when Mack was their and Mack was a complete problem.... had like 5 sacks caused two fumbles and had an interception and out ran Ohio state offense for along touchdown
+rhett bell I watched that and Mack honestly almost single handily as a LB beat OSU
Clowney is better.
rd711 and hes with bears lol
want to know what else is funny? years ago everyone bashed him for saying young or Leninart or any other qb in that class is a first round pick he said maybe cutler and sure enough he was right. dude knows football
I just looked up Culters class. WOOO!
Man Merril Hoge knows his shit
real talk. he better shut up before people start listening to him
He gets a lot of hate, but he has been right far more often than not about hyped prospects.
Julio, bro ..the man Hoge is incredible ! There is nothing better than a person who works hard -studies film and tells us the viewers (without the loud personality) how it is on the Football Field ! The man knows the game and he is so 'on' I hope espn knows he is an incredible talent in Merril !
Exactly what I said when I stumbled upon your comment
Where is this guy working at now?!? He called it 💯 %
He a Head coach at a High school
Steelers scout '23
There was a great first take segment with Merril Hoge on Clowney, so much truth it got deleted.
Clowney the perfect example of a player that was always bigger stronger faster than everyone else and never needed to work on technique until he got in the NFL. He’s had a solid career but nowhere near reached expectations.
Man if I bought an NFL team Hoge would have a job somewhere in my franchise...
And your franchise would suck. That moron said both Clowney and Arron Rogers suck.
@@RobertJBarnes except he never said Clowney would suck lol. He said his football skill set sucks but that he is a great athlete. He also said that Clowney can learn to become a great player if he worked hard on his football skill set.
@@RobertJBarnes but.. clowney does suck does he not?
@@marcuswatson4910 LOL No
@@brandonwilson810 Clowney's problem was and remains - injuries. He's a very smart football player. In Houston, according to Bill O'Brian, he studied the film and asked all the right questions. his interception against Oakland in the play-off game was a direct result of studying film. His meniscus tear in the first quarter of his first game changed him forever. Hoge didn't predict that. He is still an excellent player with big moments at the right time.
This aged like fine wine
Hodge = nostradamus of football
THIS MAN DON'T MISS!
It’s sad that people like this who actually know the game aren’t on ESPN but we get loud “entertaining” people instead.
ESPN has been on the downslope since Stuart died (RIP) the shows way too political now.
Here after his Manziel take too. I remember clowns saying Clowney was the best DE in the country including the NFL 🤡
10 years later, Clowney is a journeyman and Khalil Mack is a future hall of famer coming off a 17 sack season
hoge knows a bust when he sees one
He was blasted for this critique and ended up being so right…just like the Manziel debate…
Houston ignored Hoge's two cents and picked Clowney #1, and left Khalil Mack and Aaron Donald on the board for the Raiders and Rams to pick up.........
Nailed it
S/O to Meril Hoge not being scared to put himself out there
He was the best draft analysis I’ve ever seen. He absolutely nailed Johnny Manziel, Khalil Mack, and Clowney. And somehow he lost his job.. WTF
Didn’t fit the democrat direction for ESPN.
And the Steelers just hired him as a scout! Sweet
Take your politics and shove it!
Turned out to be right
This video is great
What is missing in journalism and society today: Critical thinking. Avoiding biases. Ignoring hype. The tape never lies.
This Aged Beautifully
A broken clock is right twice a day.
Hoge ought to be a GM. He was perfect with his Johnny Manziel analysis as well. I’d like to see more of him.
Hoge you are great
But espn fires people like this and keeps puppets
More often than not Merril Hoge nails it!
Right on
He said the same thing about Jonny Manzil being a bust. This man should be evaluating for an NFL team
Btw he he said he would take Mack over clowney at number 1? Everyone would in hindsight. An he said if any gm took Johnny manziel in the 1st round they would be sacked in 2 years. He was correct
I think Hoge is right
He knew what type player he was from the get go average at least
That one tackle against Michigan made Clowney millions. A big hit after being unblocked going directly at the RB
Him and Watt and hopefully Vince for another season. They get anyone capable of getting the ball to Hopkins this team will be really good. Texans vs Raiders AFC championship next year
boy he was right
I started losing respect for ESPN the moment Merrill was fired. An analysts job is to tell the truth and state the facts whether you like it or not. ESPN made a terrible mistake going woke.
Time proved him right
Hodge should be a GM.
+DJ McDowell Clowney is doing great. Aaron Rogers is awesome. Hodge often gets it wrong . . .
+Robert J Barnes you a manziel fan?
Soupsir Bam I wish he would deal with his issues. He is wasting his promise. I feel bad for him because I don't see him as simply an immature brat who doesn't get it. He has a disease. And that disease, alcoholism,forges great liars. I think he is in deep.
+DJ McDowell Browns or Niners should break the bank peeling Hoge from ESPN and have him as their GM/CEO of Operations.
Sitizen Kane Why? Do you hate the Browns and the Niners?
you have to give credit to JC, though. I think he really worked hard with JJ watt (another tall DL) and the texans coaching staff who taught him how to keep his pad level low and its working for him now.
Ouch I love how he delivers it slam dunk style and he was 100% correct
I came to this video just because I knew he would say Khalil Mack's name. Raider nation.
Legendary take.
hoge was brilliant in draft analysis
Listen to what he said about my boy Joe Flacco ❤
The athlete thing is a bit of a smoke screen, too. When an edge player doesn't do the cone drills (b/c they know the time will be bad), that's a big red flag, IMO. Says they may be great exploding in a straight line, but not bending the edge.
Where Merrill was right.
What a stud this guy. Remember when he destroyed manziel pre draft in front of bayless and smith who both have no clue about football...real football guys knew he was spot on.
A decade later and its still all facts
Merrill is The Man
Also, Clowney plays for the AFC South, which the teams in that division have the worst O-Lines in the league. He should have double digit sacks in those gimme 6 divisional games they play each season.
Titans and Jags have top O-lines.
Damn!
I really think Mel got tired of trying to genuinely explain football on media. Cus of ppl like skip n all this n that. So he became a scout for the Steelers. Great for the Steelers imo.
Does Hodge still work for ESPN? He was a genius
Jaguars Please Hire This Man as GM
Me in 2021: DAYUUUMMMM
Found this clip again today after watching him talk about Caleb Williams, he was right about Clowney right about Manziel and if most likely right about Williams
Like fine wine 🍷 this has aged
This analysis aged like a fine wine. Wish it wasn't 144p lmao
It took clowney a long time to be a double digit sack guy… he had a lot to learn just like hoge said
He was essentially Dan Orvlosky before Dan. Not sure how he got let go from ESPN
Merril was always saying the opposite of Mel Kiper and others who never played a sport in their lives because unlike them, he actually played running back for both Pittsburgh and Chicago. Plus he's more red than blue if you know what I mean. The people running ESPN didn't like having a smart and level headed guy who doesn't agree with their agendas.
What’s her name again? Have seen her in yesrs
At the time people were clowning him (no pun intended) good for you Merrill
mr hodge is the man. glad my raiders didnt pick this non football player
right about manzel too
Four years later and the Texans should have taken Mack.
Nah, Aaron donald
He is a killer scouter he predicted
Clowney was average
Manziel was not worth a pick in the first 3 rds
Cutler only QB worth 1st round in '06
Meril is right on
He wasn’t wrong
good run defender mediocre pass rusher too
Two pro bowls is above average
Hoge was wrong on this one. Clowney never came close to average
Ha! Right!
Clowney currently leads the NFL with eight tackles for loss, after recording four TFLs in Week 5 at Minnesota.
Robert J Barnes wow who gives asf they drafted him to lead the league in sacks not tackles for loss clowney is ass they should got Mack when they had the chance
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@@RobertJBarnes Dude never had 10 sacks or 60 total tackles in a season.
He ended up being incredible against the run, a savage. But still not a number 1 pick because he was a disappointment at rushing the passer.
3 Pro Bowls best run stopper in the game and now next to the best DE in the nfl. Go Clowney Go Browns!!!
He was next to a prime JJ Watt for 4 years.
@@PastorTrue93 And they made the playoffs, Clowney made Pro Bowls and they were actually a really good defense. And JJ Watt played 3 games in 2016 and 5 games in 2017......
@@PastorTrue93 And maybe JJ Watt was Extra Super Badass because Clowney was getting doubled and tripled at times on the other side....
@@neilsmith9066 JJ Watt was DPOY before Clowney arrived. No way teams were gameplanning for Clowney like that at that time.
@@PastorTrue93 He was the number 1 pick........ yes they were
Wow he was right
He was right
u dont see him much anymore because he didnt hype up the media darlings
He got manziel right too