Dragda
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I'm calling my shot. Oscar Lua is a fine linebacker. He will find a role and place on this roster.
We need a run stuffer, too. I predict he'll be a regular contributor by season end.
Richardson, Merriweather, Lua?
If he works out as well as TBC I'll consider us fortunate.
For what it's worth TBC was projected to go in the third rd.Yes.
TBC was a seventh-round steal because, when he was drafted, undersized college defensive ends were neglected at draft time. That is why, despite an excellent college record, he dropped so far.
Now, with the proliferation of 3-4 defenses there are fewer seventh-round steals available at linebacker.
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Dragda is a brave man. Consider all the things he has working against him:
and i see a LB taken high so not sure lua is going to do.
Yes.
TBC was a seventh-round steal because, when he was drafted, undersized college defensive ends were neglected at draft time. That is why, despite an excellent college record, he dropped so far.
Now, with the proliferation of 3-4 defenses there are fewer seventh-round steals available at linebacker.
Mike, TBC was also injured in the run-up to the draft, which played a big role in his slipping so far.
Guys I think a very important point for Givens and Banta-Cain making the roster back in '03 was that we had a very incomplete team with little youth. Cain had to compete with the likes of Jerod Cherry and Givens had to compete with J.J. Stokes. This allowed them to initially make the team and conitnue to practice throughout the year and improve in order to solidify a spot.
This team is much deeper now these days and it makes it much more difficult to beat out a quality roster player. If Lua makes the team, does that mean we cut Willie Andrews? I know he is at another positions but his role was primarily ST which is what Lua's would be too. I for one think Andrews is an excellent player and would not be happy to see him cut be it for a ILB or anyone.
Sure it's more difficult but Belichick looks at the total value of a player (what he can get over the entire period until the player becomes a FA) not just this year. He found a spot for Pierre Woods, he can find one for Lua if he can play. Without this thinking he wouldn't keep trading picks for future picks.Guys I think a very important point for Givens and Banta-Cain making the roster back in '03 was that we had a very incomplete team with little youth. Cain had to compete with the likes of Jerod Cherry and Givens had to compete with J.J. Stokes. This allowed them to initially make the team and conitnue to practice throughout the year and improve in order to solidify a spot.
This team is much deeper now these days and it makes it much more difficult to beat out a quality roster player. If Lua makes the team, does that mean we cut Willie Andrews? I know he is at another positions but his role was primarily ST which is what Lua's would be too. I for one think Andrews is an excellent player and would not be happy to see him cut be it for a ILB or anyone.
Dragda is a brave man. Consider all the things he has working against him:
(1) He is picking a new linebacker with no track record to do something on this defense.
(2) This linebacker is also a rookie.
(3) This rookie was a 7th round pick.
If he works out as well as TBC I'll consider us fortunate.