9/12/09 Good day to scout Safeties.

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Originally Posted by Roy P

Interesting analysis on Berry. Watching him tonight against Auburn, I've noticed that he prefers to launch his body toward the offensive player (RB/WR/TE) instead of wrapping up. Perhaps it's because he is under-sized and is afraid of taking on players who are bigger. I think he may prove to be a good NFL player, but I'm not overly impressed. In fact, I saw him overrun a play to the right only to have it cut back left where he should have been (sound familiar?).

Okay, let the protests begin......

He does occasionally overrun a tackle or get burned deep but he more than makes up for his rare mistakes with a lot of good plays. He has exceptional closing speed and always seems to be around the ball. He is a good tackler but tonight he has (as you said) launched his body at Auburns RB more than once tonight. I think that is a result of Tate running very physical tonight. Hes been a load for anyone on Tennessee's D to bring down.

He has decent size for a safety, he has plenty of speed, very good read reaction skill, is a willing tackler, great ball skills and anytime he gets the ball in his hands he is capable of scoring. He is the closest thing I have seen to Ed Reed at U Miami. While he isn't perfect in any one area, he is a very versatile player who covers a lot of ground.

That last sentence is a quote made about Reed while at Miami by Scout.com. It fit Berry to good not to use it.