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Getting to know Davone Bess

Ever since Davone Bess was signed by the Dolphins not too long after the conclusion of the NFL Draft, a lot of Dolphin fans were excited.  And that includes me.  In fact, I predicted that night that Bess would indeed be a Miami Dolphin in 2008.

But I want to learn a little bit more about Bess.  And I'm sure most of you do, too.  And for that, I turned to Tombo Ahi, the blogger for the best University of Hawaii blog out there: University of Hawaii Football Fan Blog.

Below is what Tom writes about Bess:

His first loves were basketball and baseball. He began playing football in the 10th grade.

Bess played center field for the Skyline High School baseball team. He batted over .400 his senior year, and was invited to try out for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization but decided to concentrate on football.

At Skyline, he played quarterback, cornerback and free safety. At the University of Hawaii, he was a slot receiver and punt returner. He was also seriously considered as punter. In practice he booted some 50-yarders.

He was known as one of the hardest working players at UH, waking up early in the morning and dragging the JUGS machine out to the field to catch 150 to 200 balls before the start of 7:00am practices. From a Honolulu Advertiser interview, his attitude can be summed up in this quote:

"When it comes to working hard, there's no such thing as an offseason."

He was once evaluated as having an ESTP personality. ESTP stands for "Extra-verted, Sensing, Thinking, Perceiving." Apparently, that's supposed to be pretty good. Here's what June Jones had to say at the time:

"Davone is the real deal," Jones said. "I thought he was the real deal before we played a game last year. He's wired the same way as Michael Jordan."

Questions about Davone's character have come up because of his time served in juvenile detention after graduating from high school. Basically, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time - his friends asked him for a ride, and he obliged without realizing they were bringing along stolen goods for the ride. In his time at UH, Bess was a model citizen off the field, speaking to kids in juvenile detention halls, volunteering in the community, cheering on Pop Warner teams, etc. His coaches and teammates from high school and college have attested to Davone's great character.

As a player, Davone Bess is smart and unselfish. He's quick off the line, runs well with and without the ball, and is able to make tough catches look easy. He is an amazing athlete, but is always working hard to get better. He is simply... "Da Bess", one of the most exciting players to ever to play for Hawaii.

Good stuff and I want to again thank Tom for taking the time to put this together!

There is one thing I did just want to expound upon very quickly because it's very interesting.  Tom explains to us that Bess has an ESTP personality.  The point of that specific test is to evaluate a person's ability to perform under pressure.  Bess scored the same as Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and Peyton Manning.  So while it doesn't mean too much in terms of how Bess will perform as a Dolphin, it's just an interesting thing to know - that pressure is something that Bess clearly doesn't mind.  This should help him as camp wears on and we get closer and closer to cut dates.

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He seems alright and he does have good hands unlike our other recievers besides Ginn. It seems to me that he’s so slow because he’s a bit overweight. If he gets down to about 180 and works on the speed, he could be a steal. But he has a long way to go.

"If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you."

Coach Paul Bear Bryant

by AussieKen on Jun 10, 2008 1:42 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he could be a poor mans Wes Welker

by Patssuck456 on Jun 10, 2008 9:01 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

WRs

What was Wes Welker when he got here? A poor man.

I don’t like the nickname Da Bess. I think Bessie is better, kind of older sounding and fits the Parcells regime!

by JGray on Jun 10, 2008 9:03 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

There is no "right" personality

That Myers-Briggs test is just to find out your working style. Any good team (work or sports) needs a good mix of styles. You learn your personality and communication type to be more aware of how to work effectively with others and how they should approach you. If Michael Jordan and others were the same type, it means nothing. I’m sure we can find dozens of other Hall of Fame athletes that were different types.

That said, Bessie sounds very promising. Light it up!

by ZIM on Jun 10, 2008 9:08 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

combine #s

in case you guys were curious
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=56662
this is why he was undrafted… but they say he has “suction cup” hands like welker, who also ran a slooow 4.7 at his pro day.

by YatilGinnJr on Jun 10, 2008 2:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

40 time

.I think Bess’ 40 time at the Combine of 4.64 is better than I thought it was. Also, from what I read and what people tell me, he’s more quick than fast (much like Welker). So he can be a handful to bring down if he gets the ball in space.

by Matty I on Jun 10, 2008 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And quickness is what creates separation, which for a possession receiver is more important then straightline speed (IMHO).

by jahndoh on Jun 10, 2008 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Forget the Marks Bros.

We have Ginnie and Bessie! Pro Bowl 2011!

by JGray on Jun 10, 2008 5:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

please drop the “bessie” name… and keep “Da Bess a.k.a The Best” going….. =) Daaaaahhhh best receva brah. go get em Davone! best wishes and aloha

by coconutkiwi on Jun 11, 2008 2:53 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Draft

4.64 is not blazing, but with good hands not necessarily a draft disqualifier. He sounds great in this blog but I wonder why he wasn’t drafted. Is there another issue?

Phatfinfan

by phatfinfan on Jun 11, 2008 10:47 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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