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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 doubt he's going to run slower or have a worse 3 cone time because he's busy thinking about how the media is reporting about his sexuality. Anyway, all you have to do is watch his games at Missouri to be able to tell that he wouldn't be worth a pick.I wonder if the media attention surrounding his sexuality has had an impact on his combine and workout performances. I personally am of the opinion that it has not but I would be curious to hear what others think.
If you base your draft picks solely by what you see at the combine, you'll field an 0-16 team. If BB and the rest think he can play and he ends up here, that 's great. If they think he can' t and he ends up elsewhere, that's fine also.I don't care if he is gay or not what I care about is can he contribute? From what I saw at the combine I wouldn't waste my draft pick on him.
You think they're going to move Sam inside?Undersized and overrated? Hmmm. Tedy Bruschi was PAC-10 Defensive Lineman of the Year at 6'1" 247. How'd that work out?
Undersized and overrated? Hmmm. Tedy Bruschi was PAC-10 Defensive Lineman of the Year at 6'1" 247. How'd that work out?
Although unlikely to happen, what if he turned up and put up like 15 sacks for his new team? Would people on here be crying about Belichick cutting a player too early? Wait and see what he can do in TC & pre-season first.
Yeah, having watched a lot of Sam at Mizzou, he reminds me of a Bruschi or - more recently - Elvis Dumervil, who was also considered undersized but has been extremely productive as a pro. He's got great quickness and a well-developed array of pass rushing moves. He'll be a huge steal for whoever picks him.
He also improved pretty markedly on his combine performance at his Pro Day.
I am liberal in my politics and I didn't get a memo about any bandwagon to sign this guy. The problem with signing him for non football reasons is that it blows up in your face if he can't make the team. Non-football onlookers will always think he didn't make the team because he was gay. They won't understand that success in college doesn't mean success in the NFL.
If Michael Sam can play football I couldn't give a stuff about his sexuality. A good football player is a good football player.
I think he has potential to be a very good football player and there is no better team to start with then the patriots. I don't care that he is gay as long as he can play football I will be happy.
If the Pats think he can have some kind of impact, I don't care about his sexuality. That is his business.
Personally, I wouldn't spend more than a late round pick on the guy, but that has to do with what I think he can do in the NFL.
Maybe BB double dips and takes Ealy and Sam, I have no issues with what he does on his own time, if he can play football then take him if he's the weighted BPA.
Yes. It's not logical, but neither was spy gate when everyone knew that the whole league spied on the other teams signals. The only difference was that the Pats used a camera. People will say that he was drafted as a public relations move only and that he wasn't given a real shot at a roster spot. The Pats are the best team to draft him and limiting the side show, but the real question is if he can play in the NFL. I hope he can and does make someone's roster, but he doesn't look like an impact player on the NFL level.So people are going to think that the team that drafted the openly gay player cut him because he was gay?
Yeah, having watched a lot of Sam at Mizzou, he reminds me of a Bruschi or - more recently - Elvis Dumervil, who was also considered undersized but has been extremely productive as a pro. He's got great quickness and a well-developed array of pass rushing moves. He'll be a huge steal for whoever picks him.
He also improved pretty markedly on his combine performance at his Pro Day.
If Sam can get substantially stronger, I really believe he is going to play, and I do mean play, five or more years in the NFL. It might not sound like much, but if a front office or head coach believes they can get five or more productive years out of a good pass rusher who can turn the corner and who can also probably contribute on special teams, most of them would love to draft a guy like that in the later rounds.
I can't predict rounds for guys other than the first round. Who the hell really knows what will happen after that. If Michael Sam is drafted in the fifth round, I don't think whichever team that drafts him will be disappointed in the long run. Once he gets the functional strength to go along with his superb technique then there won't be any reason why Sam can't be a quality NFL player.
Undersized and overrated? Hmmm. Tedy Bruschi was PAC-10 Defensive Lineman of the Year at 6'1" 247. How'd that work out?