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Winning a college award doesn't automatically translate into being an excellent pro prospect, but in this instance -- McClain qualifies. In addition, most on this board feel he's a legitimate Pats prospect for round one -- and I agree.
Only a junior, he hasn't declared as yet. But as a current top 20 prospect who may go as early as top 15, and once Bama' wins the national championship ( ), he'll most likely enter the draft.
Many may say he's an out-of-reach prospect for the Pats, and that may be true. But being Saban-coached, I see him as a versatile player that Belichick would covet for his 3-4/4-3 defense.
Several worthy quotes from the article...this one stands out as an example of his leadership ability:
Bama’s Rolando McClain wins Butkus Award | TuscaloosaNews.com | The Tuscaloosa News | Tuscaloosa, AL
Only a junior, he hasn't declared as yet. But as a current top 20 prospect who may go as early as top 15, and once Bama' wins the national championship ( ), he'll most likely enter the draft.
Many may say he's an out-of-reach prospect for the Pats, and that may be true. But being Saban-coached, I see him as a versatile player that Belichick would covet for his 3-4/4-3 defense.
Several worthy quotes from the article...this one stands out as an example of his leadership ability:
Bama’s Rolando McClain wins Butkus Award | TuscaloosaNews.com | The Tuscaloosa News | Tuscaloosa, AL
McClain's leadership was on display near the end of Saturday's Southeastern Conference Championship Game against Florida, when he refused to allow teammate Terrence Cody and others to dump a cooler of Gatorade on Saban, as is common following championship victories. Instead, McClain told Cody the SEC title game wasn't the team's final goal and dumped all the sideline coolers on the Georgia Dome turf.
"I told them it's a big win but it's not the biggest win. I told them if we win the national championship, you can put whatever you want to put on him. But until then, we're not going to drench coach with Gatorade," McClain said. "I dumped the water out and the Gatorade out. It wasn't the right time for it. I didn't want our guys to feel like the SEC championship was it for us. I didn't want them to act like that was the last game or the biggest game because it's not.
"We have the biggest game of our life out there. After we win it -- or, when we win it -- you can dump (on) coach then."