Mickalino Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Originally posted by Danny Montana Will we ever draft a DE, like ever again? :doh: I'd settle for even a DT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Another backup/special teamer. But I think this could signal that Lavar will be shown the door next year. OLB Jared Newberry (6'1" 234, 4.72) Stanford Postivies: Moves well laterally and has good instincts. Keys and diagnoses quickly. Very good range to play to the sideline. Naturally athletic and will fly to the ball. Plays fast and has a passion for the game. Times blitzes nicely. Can sift through traffic and makes lots of plays in backside pursuit. Great body control and change of direction. Best in coverage and shows good enough coverage skills to play safety. Reliable tackler. Very smart. Showed excellent cover skills and route recognition at the Senior Bowl. Negatives: Production slipped as a senior. Undersized and struggles taking on blocks. Marginal strength. Gives ground to run around blocks at times and takes himself out of plays. Limited power and explosiveness on contact. Gets knocked around at the point of attack. Does not use his hands well to shed. Summary: Best chance will come at "Will" in a scheme like the one used by the Bucs, Bears, or Colets, where he is protected and free to run to the ball. Some teams may project him to safety. A second day selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 We are bringing in smart, disciplined athletes who will open their careers with us as ST's and back-ups IMO. I like it. Anyone recall the start of Pierce's career? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteve Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I fail to see how picking a late round scrub indicates that we are going to let our star LB depart.:doh: I think some of you are getting a little too juiced up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mookie0720 Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Originally posted by TheSteve I fail to see how picking a late round scrub indicates that we are going to let our star LB depart.:doh: I think some of you are getting a little too juiced up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLongshot Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 First pick that has me scratching my head. We pass up a pretty decent prospect at DE, for a position we are pretty stacked at right now. No doubt, this guy is pretty smart and can help himself in the weight room, but we've got guys there. I don't understand why we keep passing on the DL in the draft, year after year. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicealot Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 LaVar had better get his whiny arse ready to line up at DL and rush the passer. That is, if it's ok with him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MumboSauce Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 true DT would be nice too..could def use depth there. I guess a UDFA is still possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinky Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 amateurs complaining about the experts decisions. ;o/ too much lack of trust/faith in Gibbs & co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashae Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Time to run a 3-4... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunPortisRun Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Our last 2 picks will be in training for MLB...best man wins. Good pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLongshot Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 too much lack of trust/faith in Gibbs & co. It is less about trust and more about the fact that we haven't had a homegrown product on the DL in years. We've been living with other teams scraps for a very long time. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotInOurHouse Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 we can get DE in the UDFA like evans and warner who are actually backups to wynn and daniels so we do have some depth at DE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashae Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Yeah, but don't we want to eventually, say... have some production from DE or DT? Cornelius Griffin is the best DL player we've had in... well, I can't remember how long. Who was the last true pressure-inducing DE we've had? What about the last quality DL player at either DT/DE that we've drafted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Originally posted by slinky amateurs complaining about the experts decisions. ;o/ too much lack of trust/faith in Gibbs & co. the only thing worse than not enough trust is too much trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Hog Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 When are people going to learn that maybe Gregg Williams and Greg Blache are completely confident with what we got along the D-line? We've seen signs pointing to this time and time and time again: 1) Passed on Jevon Kearse last offseason. 2) Choosing o-linemen over d-linemen late in the draft a year ago. 3) Chose not to overpay for Courtney Brown. 4) Selecting two linebackers in spots where seemingly decent d-linemen were available this season. Williams and Blache clearly aren't worried about it based on this evidence, so if I were you, I wouldn't be either. Afterall, by listening to some people around here, our defensive situation was supposed to be so piss poor, that they wouldn't have been able to stop a Pee-wee football team a year ago. I guess they were wrong. On another note, consider this: Gibbs stated a while back that he had intentions of adding five guys who can play special teams. Well, Brian Allen is one, McCune was touted as another who should serve as a solid special teamer, and now Newberry. I believe that the club has an eye towards solidifying special teams play as much as any other area late in the draft. I don't see a problem with that strategy. Afterall, any team banking on landing a starter on offense or defense this late in the draft has some serious misconceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Montana Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Originally posted by sashae What about the last quality DL player at either DT/DE that we've drafted? Kenard Lang? :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashae Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Lang considering where he was picked was barely a good value, but he probably was the last even semi-effective player we got, unless we're counting spot-starter ND Kalu. -s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redman Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 He's a nickle LB/S prospect, and a definite special teamer. What do you guys expect at this point in the draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry wilburn Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 That moron in New England also likes linebackers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Montana Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Originally posted by Canadian Hog When are people going to learn that maybe Gregg Williams and Greg Blache are completely confident with what we got along the D-line? We've seen signs pointing to this time and time it time again: 1) Passed on Jevon Kearse last offseason. 2) Choosing o-linemen over d-linemen late in the draft a year ago. 3) Chose not to overpay for Courtney Brown. 4) Selecting two linebackers in spots where seemingly decent d-linemen were available this season. Williams and Blache clearly aren't worried about it based on this evidence, so if I were you, I wouldn't be either. Afterall, by listening to some people around here, our defensive situation was supposed to be so piss poor, that they wouldn't have been able to stop a Pee-wee football team a year ago. I guess they were wrong. On another note, consider this: Gibbs stated a while back that he had intentions of adding five guys who can play special teams. Well, Brian Allen is one, McCune was touted as another who should serve as a solid special teamer, and now Newberry. I believe that the club has an eye towards solidifying special teams play as much as any other area late in the draft. I don't see a problem with that strategy. Afterall, any team banking on landing a starter on offense or defense this late in the draft has some serious misconceptions. Then why even the pursuit of Brown in the first place? Using a low pick like this on a young prospect for our D line can't hurt at this point. And it's not about landing a starter. It's about adding a contributor and some depth to a position that we have repeatedly ignored in drafts year after year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotInOurHouse Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 first of all any defensive pick right now is a luxury bc we really dont need any defensive players except maybe for depth..if people want to cry, cry about not getting any offensive weapons so we can score more than 13 freakin pts a game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W&M Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I live in Palo Alto, and attend Stanford Games on occassion. While I can't offer much insight into this pick, I am pretty sure that Koy Gibbs (a former LB at Stanford) knows him well. If memory serves me correctly, Koy was affiliated with the Stanford program as student assistant or perhaps more generally with the athletic department two years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzFiftySix Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Special Teams player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy-the-Greek Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 If you add the two draft picks today to the guys already on the roster we have 13 LB's. The battle to make the final roster is on. xx Jared Newberry xx Robert McCune 50 Campbell, Khary LB 6-3 250 3 Bowling Green 04-04-1979 0 Allen, Brian LB 6-0 232 4 Florida State 04-01-1978 56 Arrington, LaVar LB 6-3 247 5 Penn State 06-20-1978 51 Barnes, Brandon LB 6-2 247 1 Missouri 06-12-1981 55 Barrow, Mike LB 6-2 245 12 Miami (Fla.) 04-19-1970 57 Clemons, Chris LB 6-3 234 2 Georgia 10-30-1981 0 Tuipala, Joe LB 6-1 248 3 San Diego State 09-13-1976 53 Washington, Marcus LB 6-3 247 5 Auburn 09-17-1977 59 Lemons, Devin LB 6-2 232 2 Texas Tech 03-20-1979 98 Marshall, Lemar LB 6-2 227 4 Michigan State 12-17-1976 54 Smith, Clifton LB 6-3 255 2 Syracuse 07-21-1980 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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