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When people have discussed “Work-out Wonders†Wimbley has escaped scrutiny. Lawson has been mentioned, but Lawson was highly productive over a two year period in college. Also, contrary to the popular belief, watching NCState you will see that Mario Williams was not regularly double teamed. Some have tried to discredit Lawson’s production by saying it was a byproduct of the heavy attention paid to Williams. I don’t see it that way at all. Lawson’s production was genuine. I would say McCargo, the DT, was the beneficiary of both Lawson and Williams and is quickly becoming one of the most overrated players in the draft.
But getting back to Wimbley, if you had never laid eyes on him you would say he is a marginal prospect. Poor against the pass compared with his draftable peers, marginal production against the run over the past two years, and lacking in durability. Yet, after the offseason process, he suddenly is a top-12 pick. People claim he is this year’s Demarcus Ware. First of all, that comparison is faulty because Wimbley isn’t the athlete Ware was. For example, Ware (6’4’’ 251) had 27 reps, ran a 4.56 40, had a 4.08 short shuttle, a 10.93 long shuttle, and a 6.83 3-cone drill, Wimbley (6’4’’ 248) had 24 reps, ran a 4.61 40, 4.49 short shuttle, an 11.80 long shuttle, and a 6.97 3-cone drill. The agility drills set them apart by a wide margin. So what is it about Wimbley that has drawn so much attention? My conclusion is that he is your classic “looks like Tarzan†case. There is no denying the cat looks like Tarzan in shorts. He is a certifiable beast. And he did well at the senior bowl. But so did Gabe Watson… where is the production? Wimbley showed up in the Miami game to open the season, and pretty much disappeared until the VT game in the ACC championship, where he had some good contain on Marcus Vick. To me, this says he turns it on when the TV cameras are on, and goes through the motions the rest of the time.
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Wimbley is a stalking horse. Sounds conspiratorial, but Wimbley’s surge to the top of the charts is hard to justify. If the Pats take him at #21, as Pro Football Weekly suggests, I will be shocked.
But getting back to Wimbley, if you had never laid eyes on him you would say he is a marginal prospect. Poor against the pass compared with his draftable peers, marginal production against the run over the past two years, and lacking in durability. Yet, after the offseason process, he suddenly is a top-12 pick. People claim he is this year’s Demarcus Ware. First of all, that comparison is faulty because Wimbley isn’t the athlete Ware was. For example, Ware (6’4’’ 251) had 27 reps, ran a 4.56 40, had a 4.08 short shuttle, a 10.93 long shuttle, and a 6.83 3-cone drill, Wimbley (6’4’’ 248) had 24 reps, ran a 4.61 40, 4.49 short shuttle, an 11.80 long shuttle, and a 6.97 3-cone drill. The agility drills set them apart by a wide margin. So what is it about Wimbley that has drawn so much attention? My conclusion is that he is your classic “looks like Tarzan†case. There is no denying the cat looks like Tarzan in shorts. He is a certifiable beast. And he did well at the senior bowl. But so did Gabe Watson… where is the production? Wimbley showed up in the Miami game to open the season, and pretty much disappeared until the VT game in the ACC championship, where he had some good contain on Marcus Vick. To me, this says he turns it on when the TV cameras are on, and goes through the motions the rest of the time.
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Wimbley is a stalking horse. Sounds conspiratorial, but Wimbley’s surge to the top of the charts is hard to justify. If the Pats take him at #21, as Pro Football Weekly suggests, I will be shocked.
