STRENGTHS
Chase is an effort machine with excellent mental and physical stamina. He has sold athletic talent and can be used lining up on the line or off the line. Chase has a path into the backfield on every down coming off the line with the effort not seen in many college players nowadays. He shows leadership skills through his play on the field. Although his athletic talent might have peaked, his ability to learn has not and Chase can become a core player and a fan favorite and the type of player who can step in and play different positions in your front seven. Chace has the potential to be as good a player as former Patriots Mike Vrabel and the Bills Lorenzo Alexander.
CONCERNS
Chase gives good effort on every play but plays every play the same way, using the same effort and not changing anything up. His techniques are poor because Chase thinks he can beat everyone with just effort. He struggles getting off blocks and uses an inside pass rush to get most of his sacks. He struggles to split double teams and because he uses so much effort on every play he losses gap control on runs right at him. Chase has to increases his football IQ in every aspect of his game or he will not be successful at the next level.
TALENT BOARD ROUND 3.89
Lorenzo Alexander has been with 5 different teams until he landed on the Bills and found success. Mike Vrabel was drafted in the third round by the Steelers, had limited success until he signed with the Patriots in a defensive system that magnified his high football IQ and talents. It would not surprise me that until Chase becomes more of a student of the game that he too might bounce around before he finds success. At the next level, everyone plays with effort. Chase may even find more success on the other side of the ball playing Tight End or as a fullback/H-back. If he wants to stay on the defensive side of the ball he definitely will have to become more of a vocal leader and maybe change positions to linebacker but once again effort will not be enough no matter what position Chase ends up playing or what team. Chase will need the right team and the right system for him to become an impact player and a core player but I believe that he will become successful after dealing with some adversity first. He has a lot or work to do but I think he will do it and I think investing in him will be a good investment. Some investments are short term and some are long term but the long-term ones usually give you bigger returns and I believe Chase is a long-term investment that will give a team and its fans a bigger return that’s if you stay with him long enough.
