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[mayoclinic]

Originally Posted by furry

Mayo- I don't know much about Dunlap other than the few games I've seen where he's looked beastly but the one thing that does stick in the mind is the DUI charge.

Something to worry about?

Something to be grateful for, IMHO. Otherwise he'd be long gone before 22, probably top 10.

From what I can tell, Dunlap is a good kid with no prior record of bad behavior. He made a single dumb decision, and got suspended for the SEC championship game. He was reportedly devastated about that - really torn up, and mainly upset with himself for letting the team down. He sounds like a good kid who made one dumb mistake.

Compare that with the red flags on Brandon Meriweather in 2007, and I don't think it's that huge. Obviously, BB will have to talk to Urban Meyer and get his view, and interview Dunlap closely. But I think that Dunlap's DUI could be the best break for the Pats all season.

[zimmy]

Originally Posted by mayoclinic

I think you're right about Hughes' stiff hips. Carlos Dunlap and Jason Pierre-Paul are at the top of my list for guys with height, size, speed and loose hips. Sergio Kindle and Ricky Sapp are further down. Austen Lane is my wild card.

Jason Pierre Paul is intriguing. Carlos Dunlap doesn't look like a Pats outside linebacker to me. He's too slow. Also he's not an effort player, seems to go missing and give up on plays too often.

People are going to get angry at this but if our options at 22 are Dunlap, Hughes, Sapp etc and the likes of Spiller are off the board I want to trade out of the first round. We can pick up our DE/OLB conversions in the 2nd to 3rd round and could pick up any of Golden Tate, Brandon Spikes, Jared Odrick, Sean Weatherspoon at the top of the 2nd.

[upstater1]

I like Eric Norwood a lot too. He's not going to be a pass rusher, but he will make plays all over the field at the OLB position.

If we grab a pass rusher first and a WR, it would be a huge coup to grab Norwood with our 3rd or 4th pick, because this guy would be starting for us after the first third of the season, and he'd keep that position for the next 6 to 9 years.

1. Carlos Dunlap
2. Arrelious Benn
3. Mike Iupati or Vlad Ducasse
4. Eric Norwood

[ctpatsfan77]

Originally Posted by mayoclinic

compare that with the red flags on brandon meriweather in 2007, and i don't think it's that huge. Obviously, bb will talk to urban meyer and get his view, and interview dunlap closely. But i think that dunlap's dui could be the best break for the pats all season.

fypfy... :d

[ctpatsfan77]

Originally Posted by mayoclinic

Compare that with the red flags on Brandon Meriweather in 2007, and I don't think it's that huge. Obviously, BB will talk to Urban Meyer and get his view, and interview Dunlap closely. But I think that Dunlap's DUI could be the best break for the Pats all season.

FYPFY...

[hammertime]

Originally Posted by mayoclinic

I think you're right about Hughes' stiff hips. Carlos Dunlap and Jason Pierre-Paul are at the top of my list for guys with height, size, speed and loose hips. Sergio Kindle and Ricky Sapp are further down. Austen Lane is my wild card.

I have Lane as a fifth rounder at the moment, but he could rise.

And I love Norwood. He reminds me so much of James Harrison. He can cover, rush the passer, play the run, make big plays, does EVERYTHING that a linebacker should do. He'll slip because he's 6 foot to 6 foot 1, but I still love everything else about him.

I'm not sure Dunlap can transition, though. I think Pierre-Paul is a better option. He's just so athletic and, I think, better in the hips.

[WhiZa]

Originally Posted by hammertime

I have Lane as a fifth rounder at the moment, but he could rise.

And I love Norwood. He reminds me so much of James Harrison. He can cover, rush the passer, play the run, make big plays, does EVERYTHING that a linebacker should do. He'll slip because he's 6 foot to 6 foot 1, but I still love everything else about him.

I'm not sure Dunlap can transition, though. I think Pierre-Paul is a better option. He's just so athletic and, I think, better in the hips.

I like Norwood too, but not on coverage. Let him work in a 5 yard box, a lot like TBC, and he can be productive.

[Box_O_Rocks]

Derrick Morgan is a younger, less experienced Willie McGinest playing up on his feet, as a 4-3 DE he's a top 10 pick, as a NE 3-4 OLB he's long gone before BB would draft him.

Eric Norwood will be a good pass rusher in the NFL, it's how he gets used as a LB and how long it takes to correct all the bad habits South Carolina's coaches have been drilling into him that changes his grade. I'd take him with NE's last pick of the second round only because he would be a solid third down specialist who could be developed into two-down ILB and three-down OLB with some effort, otherwise his third round grade is looking reasonable.

[BritPat]

Originally Posted by furry

Because I don't believe he will be a thrid down back, I think he's gonna be top drawer RB and without doubt a game changer.

Would be nice to know we had one of those in the backfield with the likes of Faulk to come in 3rd down if required.

We need playmakers this draft and he's one of them

You think he's a three down player?

Seriously?

Not a hope in hell.

[hammertime]

Originally Posted by WhiZa

I like Norwood too, but not on coverage. Let him work in a 5 yard box, a lot like TBC, and he can be productive.

I think he has a much higher ceiling in coverage than TBC has/had. There's a great scouting video on Youtube that shows good and bad (DraftParty always has good stuff.) One play in particuoar caught my eye; an INT for a touchdown against Georgia where he does a great job of reading the QB's eyes and making a play on the ball. Get him in camp, get him more experience and he'll be as good a combo OLB as there is in the draft.