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Ongoing thread on 2010 NFL Draft prospects

abpanther

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The Chick-Fil-A Bowl is over. Tennessee was in the game until wide receiver Denarius Moore dropped a sure touchdown bomb, after which his whole team simply fell apart.

A lot of interesting prospects in this game, led, of course, by Eric Berry, whom Todd McShay rates as the number-one prospect in the draft (I think McShay's real role at ESPN is to make Mel Kiper look good). Berry hit a guy hard enough in the first half to send him to the sidelines vomiting. Virginia Tech, though, did a good job of avoiding Berry for most of the game. He made a couple fairly routine plays, but really wasn't much of a factor.

I was interested in taking a good look at Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton. I've seen him, and I'm ready to move on. He made some good plays, but overall he didn't seem to have very good football instincts or pocket presence.

I also wanted to watch Montario Hardesty, the kind of big back that our gm likes. Virginia Tech stuffed the run pretty well, but Hardesty looked good to me. He runs with power and decent speed, and he blocks well. He also caught 4 passes for 79 yards and looked pretty natural catching the ball. If he's still around in the fourth round I'd be interested.

I liked Tennessee offensive tackle Chris Scott, 6'4 345, who has started at guard and who would no doubt be moved inside in the NFL. He's a bruiser, but he moves well, too, for a big man (better than, let's say, Trent Williams, to pull an example out of thin air).

Big Dan Williams, 6'2 330, had a pretty good game in a losing effort. He mostly lined up on the nose and was able to get off blocks and stuff holes. He also pursued well and was able to get some penetration. I think he's a late first-round/early second-round pick who has the potential to develop into something special.

On the Virginia Tech side, smallish defensive end Jason Worilds had a terrific game. Tennessee came into the game having only given up 12 sacks on the season, but Virginia Tech picked up 6 sacks tonight. Worilds led the effort with two sacks and a forced fumble (he might have shared one of the sacks). He put some consistent heat on the quarterback. Worilds will probably be a 3-4 linebacker in the NFL, and he appears to be athletic enough to handle it. I think he's likely to stay in school, but if he comes out early and is around in the third round, I'm interested.

He's not considered a pro prospect, and he'll probably never play a down at quarterback (except possibly in a wildcat formation) in the NFL, but I really liked Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor. He has a quick delivery, a strong arm, and put the ball on the money most of the time. He's also just plain cool. On one play, he faked a handoff, walked slowly and casually back a couple of steps, hiding the ball on his hip, as nonchalant as you please, and very sneakily handed the ball to a wingback on a reverse. It fooled the entire Tennessee team and went for a big gain. It was the best "statue-of-liberty" type play I've seen outside of Boise State. Taylor is under 6'1, so the NFL won't be interested in him, but I hope someone gives him a chance. He's a good athlete, and I think he deserves to be on an NFL roster in some capacity. Maybe somebody will take a flyer on him as a kick- return specialist or a wildcat quarterback and then find out that he can carry a team as a starting QB.
 

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Hardesty is impressive from what ive seen will be a good pick for some team

dan williams has been playing great and has rocketed up teams boards this season
 

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Ab, who do you rate as the best DE's and LB's in this draft?
I think these are the positions the Eagles will target in the first 2 rounds.
I've herd Brandon Spikes and Carlos Dunlap are on their board. Seems to be mixed opinions on these guys, your thoughts?

Ab? Any opinion on these guys
 

Tom155

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Ab? Any opinion on these guys
Dunlap is overated
Spikes is good 2nd best mlb in the draft


The best DE's
Derrick Morgan georgia tech
Greg Hardy ole miss
Brandon Graham Michigan
Corey Wootton Northwestern
Jeremy Beal Oklahoma
Greg Romeus Pittsburgh
Jared Odrick, Penn State
Arthur Jones Syracuse
Tyson Alualu California
Vince Oghobaase Duke
Everson Griffen USC
Jermaine Cunningham Florida
Jason Pierre-Paul South Florida
Suh and Mccoy could play DE too in certain schemes

LB
Jerry Hughes TCU
Rolando Mclain Alabama
Daryl Washington TCU
Travis Lewis Oklahoma
Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri
Rico McCoy, Tennessee
Navorro Bowman Penn State
Rennie Curran Georgia
Sergio Kindle Texas
Joe Pawelek Baylor
Sean Lee Penn State
Micah Johnson Kentucky
Eric Norwood South Carolina
 

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Derrick Morgan is someone im keen on for the Eagles, but i think he probably goes inside the first 20 picks, which probably takes him too high for the eagles to move up and nab him. Would be stoked if he's there or we can move up to take him.

Sean Witherspoon is another guy i've herd a lot of people talk about
 

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Can anyone tell me why Jake Locker is rated highly when just looking at stats alone, they are very average.
 

Tom155

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Derrick Morgan is someone im keen on for the Eagles, but i think he probably goes inside the first 20 picks, which probably takes him too high for the eagles to move up and nab him. Would be stoked if he's there or we can move up to take him.

Sean Witherspoon is another guy i've herd a lot of people talk about
yeah morgan has really risen up the rankings with his play this year
 
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Dunlap has to be one of the most overrated College footballers in some time.

He has no heart whatsoever, yet will probably go top 10 since old man Al will wet himself over Dunlap's combine.
 

Tom155

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Dunlap has to be one of the most overrated College footballers in some time.

He has no heart whatsoever, yet will probably go top 10 since old man Al will wet himself over Dunlap's combine.
he might pick taylor mays instead who is just as overated
 
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Raider_69

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Just watched the Rose Bowl, i though the Ducks would win convincingly tbh but the Buck Eyes got the job done, full credit to their D co-ordinator who mixed his schemes up very well and his DE's played outstandingly and kept Ducks QB Misoli run game well in check.

Good game, well faught and won by the Buck Eyes
 

Big Mick

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Anyone see that Demps injury for Florida...ouch!

but what about that dog Cincy prick coming over the top with the knee...wanker
 

abpanther

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The Rose Bowl is over and another Pac-10 team has fallen. Terrelle Pryor came up bigtime despite a tender knee and carried his team to victory.

Cameron Heyward! I like him! He played all four defensive line positions and looked good no matter where he lined up. He's a Justin Smith type of player and would be a terrific DE in the 3-4. He's a junior and I don't know whether he plans to come out early. If he gets a first-round grade from the draft advisory--and he might--then I'm guessing he'll skip his senior year. Just a guess, though.

I liked two other Ohio State defensive linemen, too: Doug Worthington and Thaddeus Gibson. Both are a little undersized for the type of game they play, but I wouldn't mind seeing either of them on my team. Heyward is the guy I like most, though.

On the Oregon side, I remained impressed with safety T.J. Ward. Pryor was stiff-arming and breaking tackles all night long, but he never escaped a tackle by Ward. Ward is a big hitter and a sure tackler, but comes up a little short as a cover guy. He reminds me of a young Michael Lewis.

Junior linebacker Kenny Rowe had three sacks, more as a result of hustle than talent. He's a high-effort guy and could be worth a low-round pick when he comes out. I would imagine that he will stay in school for his senior year.
 

Jono078

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Woah check this out from one of todays games:

Northwestern Passing
C/ATT - YDS - AVG - TD - INT
M. Kafka 47/78 - 532 - 6.8 - 4 - 5

And they still had 37 rushing plays, that's insane :lol:
 

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