The 2013 Prospect Thread

[mackenzie45220]

Just wrote about Margus Hunt
Margus Hunt- 2013 NFL Draft Scouting Report
Good prospect

 

[EwanSellars]

does anyone else think matt elam should be our first pick? He's a hard hitting SS from Florida. I love the way he plays. With Matt elam i think he would help bring back that huge hitting savage mentality that the ravens and the 49ers have that we used to have. The more i watch the more i like about matt elam id pick him at 29 in a hardbeat

 

[manxman2601]

does anyone else think matt elam should be our first pick? He's a hard hitting SS from Florida. I love the way he plays. With Matt elam i think he would help bring back that huge hitting savage mentality that the ravens and the 49ers have that we used to have. The more i watch the more i like about matt elam id pick him at 29 in a hardbeat

I worry about him in coverage. He's a great hitter, I'm just not sure BB would value that over coverage ability. He's said that he wants his safeties to be interchangeable. DJ Swearinger on the other hand offers a better combo of draft value and hitting.

 

[Austin]

does anyone else think matt elam should be our first pick? He's a hard hitting SS from Florida. I love the way he plays. With Matt elam i think he would help bring back that huge hitting savage mentality that the ravens and the 49ers have that we used to have. The more i watch the more i like about matt elam id pick him at 29 in a hardbeat

Elam is by far the best safety in the draft. Always making plays, always flying to the ball carrier. Does any and everything he can for his team to win. Hard worker with a non stop motor and great talent. He leaves it all on the field and will bring great intensity and momentum to this defense. Elam is the type of player that the pats need to add to our defense. He is the best safety talent wise by far as well as having a great motor and being a team player.

 

[EwanSellars]

i feel like with mccourty back there our SS can be a better hitter than coverage guy i havent seen enough of dj swearinger but i know hes a good hitter. I think being from florida also helps Matt elam to patriots as well

 

[Austin]

Swearinger is a major sleeper at the safety position. Is the second best safety in the draft behind Elam.

Dexter McCoil out of Tulsa and Jonathan Cyprien out of FIU are major sleepers who will be steals in the late rounds.

 

[Austin]

Patriots met with DJ Fluker today

 

[EwanSellars]

maybe preparing for vollmer leaving this season i hope not hes a great RT

 

[manxman2601]

Patriots met with DJ Fluker today

maybe preparing for vollmer leaving this season i hope not hes a great RT

According to the Twitter-verse, every team will meet with every player apparently. Fluker had an outstanding weigh-in. Certainly interesting although I worry about him going up against speed rushers.

 

[EwanSellars]

yeah wasnt he 20 pounds heavier then what was being reported? when it comes to OL i trust Scar with any player he likes.

 

[manxman2601]

Sorry if this has already been posted, but a SI article on Ziggy. Like this:

In late October 2010, BYU was beating Wyoming 16--10 when coach Bronco Mendenhall decided to conduct an experiment on the opening kickoff of the third quarter. So Ezekiel Ansah trotted onto a field during a football game for the first time in his life. "It was scary," Ansah says. "I was trying to remember what I had been told, but it wasn't easy, especially with a lot of people screaming and yelling."

It should have been easy, because his instructions were simple: "We put him right in the middle of the field and said, 'Whoever catches the ball, run right to that guy,'" recalls Mendenhall. When the ball was kicked, Ansah did as he was told, but he didn't tackle the return man. Still, as he jogged back to the sideline his teammates and coaches mobbed him, shouting Zig-gy! while they smacked his helmet and slapped his butt. Without even realizing it, Ansah had taken out a trio of Wyoming blockers. He'd simply run through them.

"What?" he said.

"You just blew up three guys," players yelled. Ziggy shrugged.

IS A GHANAIAN SOCCER PLAYER WHO DREAMED OF NBA GLORY AND - 12.03.12 - SI Vault

 

[EwanSellars]

as i look at it more and more i think we should double up with cb's in the 7th. I dont think we need to go CB in the 1st 3 rounds SS,DT,WR are all bigger needs IMO. If we double up in the 7th for CB's my picks are nigel malone and tyrann mathieu tyrann would help bring back that competitive trash talking tough defense that we have lacked. he could replace arrington in the slot and is a threat to force a fumble or make a big play every single time the ball is near him. Nigel Malone is from kansas state and is in between 5' 9" and 5' 10" he had an interception for a TD in the east west shrine game and had 7 picks last year (not sure about this year) he's ranked 297 on cbs so we might be able to get him as a UDFA. This would add depth to our secondary, add a competitive edge to our defense and hey we got dennard in the 7th why not try for more cb's in the 7th.

 

[Wilfork#75]

as i look at it more and more i think we should double up with cb's in the 7th. I dont think we need to go CB in the 1st 3 rounds SS,DT,WR are all bigger needs IMO. If we double up in the 7th for CB's my picks are nigel malone and tyrann mathieu tyrann would help bring back that competitive trash talking tough defense that we have lacked. he could replace arrington in the slot and is a threat to force a fumble or make a big play every single time the ball is near him. Nigel Malone is from kansas state and is in between 5' 9" and 5' 10" he had an interception for a TD in the east west shrine game and had 7 picks last year (not sure about this year) he's ranked 297 on cbs so we might be able to get him as a UDFA. This would add depth to our secondary, add a competitive edge to our defense and hey we got dennard in the 7th why not try for more cb's in the 7th.

I think the biggest thing with the CB position is health. If we were to re-sign Talib, we would have a top 3 of Talib, Dennard and Dowling which looks pretty good to me. But if one or two get hurt then you are in trouble. Its a very difficult balancing act between allocation of resources, roster spots and depth.

I agree with you about not using a high pick on a CB and I like the idea of two later round guys fighting to earn a spot on the roster. Its hard to build great depth with the limited roster spots, but maybe someone like Mathieu could take the special teamer/5th CB role. In the end I think it just comes down to a bit of luck and guys staying healthy. Obviously if guys go on IR mid season it is very difficult to replace them with guys off the street.

 

[ATippett56]

WalterFootball.com: 2013 Senior Bowl Weigh-In Analysis

Alabama offensive tackle D.J. Fluker came in at 6-foot-4 and 7/8. That was shorter than expected, but he made up for it with the longest arms (36 3/8) of any offensive lineman. Fluker also weighed in at 355 pounds, which was heavier than ideal. It might be a good idea for him to trim off some of his midsection to improve his speed and agility for NFL speed rushers.

 

[Merril Hoge's Tie Knot]

Shane P. Hallam
?@ShanePHallam
Ziggy Ansah came in at 6'5 1/4 and 274 pounds

https://twitter.com/ShanePHallam/status/293852671192993792

 

[manxman2601]

https://twitter.com/ShanePHallam/status/293852671192993792

Less length than Chandler Jones. That surprises me.

 

[mackenzie45220]

Fluker is an enigma. His legs are like tree trunks, he creates as wide a base you'll ever see, he moves well for his size, he plays hard, but his feel for football is terrible. Still, he's a decent player in spite of that.

 

[Merril Hoge's Tie Knot]

Fluker is an enigma. His legs are like tree trunks, he creates as wide a base you'll ever see, he moves well for his size, he plays hard, but his feel for football is terrible. Still, he's a decent player in spite of that.

Do you know any details on Chris Faulk's injury?

 

[fightingirish595]

aurthur brown, khaseem green for coverage linebacker?

 

[mackenzie45220]

Do you know any details on Chris Faulk's injury?

I know nothing. I'm not a doctor, and I have no "sources."