thebeast21 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 From espn.com Rather than bolting to the NFL a year early, Tennessee DB Jason Allen returned to school for his senior season in 2005 hoping to solidify a spot in the top half of the first round of this year's draft. A tweener cornerback/free safety prospect, Allen was enjoying a successful season at cornerback before suffering a season-ending dislocated hip in Game 5 versus Georgia. As expected, his stock immediately plummeted because of concerns about his durability. Allen was able to ease some of those concerns when he showed up healthy at the scouting combine and ran both his 40-yard dash attempts in the low 4.4-second range. At that point, NFL teams reportedly were viewing him as a first-round prospect again. However, Allen has since failed at least two physicals administered privately by NFL teams. With that news spreading like wildfire, Allen's stock is declining again, and it wouldn't be surprising to see the 6-foot-1, 209-pound defensive back slip to the middle of the second round -- or even beyond that point. Would be an awesome pick up in the 2nd round because he could play both positions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 had a great career at Tennessee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21dave Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 What's ironic is Kiper has him at #24 on his latest big board, not sure if he's slipping or falling. http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft06/insider/columns/story?id=2406105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westbrook36 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Why would you want a guy in the 2nd that failed two team physicals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chow184 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 as long as he passes our physical I would draft him in a heart beat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouvan59 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I'd be a little leary of this guy as well. A dislocated hip could mean serious problems down the road with the joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RONnTN Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Living in Knoxville and being a rabid Tennesse fan, i havef ollowed Jason since he was a freshman. He is an outstanding corner. He moved to safety his junior year because of the lack of depth there. Moved back to corner his senior year. All conference at both corner and safety in his 4 years.Hard hitting, solid upstanding guy. The hip is good. I saw him run a sub 4.4 at pro day here. He would be a great pickup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 I'd be a little leary of this guy as well. A dislocated hip could mean serious problems down the road with the joint. I thought Ravens players were the only ones who had problems with the joint. ...j/k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigyim Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 I think we can take that kind of risk because we're not expecting him to start immediately, where other teams are under pressure to take a guy that can be an immediate contributor to the team. We kind of experienced that ourselves last year, as many fans initially declared Carlos Rogers a "bust" because he didn't start immediately, & then got injured. Just because he couldn't pass 2 physicals right now doesn't mean he's permamently damaged goods for the future. Obviously, we would have him thoroughly examined to make sure this isn't going to cause problems in the future (After all, we're not the Nationals. :laugh: ), but I could see it working out to our advatage. I do hope we get a 4th saftey, backup guard & another LB to throw into the mix by the time training camp rolls around, but we're in much better shape personnel-wise than much of the rest of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsSuperBowl21 Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 if he is the best prospect on the board at that time...i think he is worth the risk....he isnt going to start right away...so we can afford a project..even if it isnt really a project at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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