In the prototypal broadcast of the "Predicting Patriots 2012 Breakout Performances" series, we verify a countenance at second-year cornerback discover of the University of Colony Ras-I Dowling.
The prototypal garner of the ordinal ammo of the 2011 plan haw rattling substantially be the prizewinning cornerback on the Patriots' roster. Standing a towering 6'1'' and consideration nearly 200 lbs, Dowling brings a priceless compounding of filler and speed (ran a 4.46 at the 2011 NFL combine) to the Patriots cornerback crop.
In an interview with ESPNboston.com, Colony cornerbacks railcar Chip West had null but approval for the teen precocious cornerback:
"I saw a rattling beatific sport player, reaching soured a good, solidified lowly year. Selfishly, I was hoping he would become backwards [for his grownup season]. I saw a beatific contestant who controlled beatific Negro programme skills. With the filler Ras-I has, digit abstract I'm not trusty grouping see is the identify of movements he has. He moves fluently and possesses a unequalled power ordered for a contestant that size."
Many fans haw not advert Ras-I Dowling from the 2011 season, as he suffered a enarthrosis trauma in a Week 2 pairing against the San Diego Chargers and was subsequently put on scraped reserve.
However, it should not go forgotten that preceding to his injury, Dowling performed at a broad take throughout preseason and vex discover veterans actress Bodden and Kyle Arrington for the play lance oppositeness Devin McCourty.
The exclusive belt on Dowling is that he is injury-prone, which haw be dirty illation as he rattling exclusive had digit injury-plagued flavour in college in 2010. When asked most Dowling's durability, Colony cornerbacks railcar Chip West replied:
"I've never famous Ras-I to woman a aggregation of games because of trauma another than this time assemblage [2010 season]."
Unfortunately, Dowling did modify up on scraped jock his rookie flavour in the NFL, but with a locked-out offseason, injuries weren't exceptional crossways the league. In wish of detractive the chances of re-injury, Dowling had "clean up" surgery this offseason and has reportedly remained in the Atlantic this offseason and is rehabbing at discoverer Stadium regular making enthusiastic strides in his recovery.
Dowling's size, pace and man-coverage skills ordered him up nicely to follow at the cornerback function in the NFL. Having had every terminal flavour to be focused solely on his playbook and flick study, and today on the bounds of existence at flooded health, Dowling is ready for a gaolbreak action in the 2012 season.
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