The Official NFL Draft Day 3 Thread

[RodThePat]

I know it's a sixth round pick, and I shouldn't get upset over it, but ************ does Belichick's obsession with Special Teams get on my nerves sometimes...

 

[Dingleberry]

Total reach on Ebner! I had him as a mid-7th. WTH, Belichick!

 

[ATippett56]

WTF!

Nate Ebner?

Meanwhile, Tommy Streeter was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens.

 

[Belichicknumber1]

Why when i google Nate Ebner i see Rugby stuff lol. Love BB always keeps us interested.

Very nice watch if your interested Nate Ebner Rugby Feature - YouTube

 

[JackBauer]

Nate Ebner, a special-teams standout at Ohio State, might have improved his stock as much as anyone. He was timed by at least one scout at 4.51 in the 40 and had a standing vertical jump of 39 inches. He is likely to be on the radar now for NFL teams seeking special-teams help.

OSU fans love him, FWIW. Kinda looks like a cartoon:

http://rugbymag.com/images/stories/sevens-crc/06_ebner.jpg

 

[mgteich]

Ebner played more rugby than safety as Ohio State. He will compete with a special teams position at the end of the roster or for the Practice Squad.

 

[Uncle Rico]

You can never have too many rugby players on special teams.

 

[ATippett56]

I know it's a sixth round pick, and I shouldn't get upset over it, but ************ does Belichick's obsession with Special Teams get on my nerves sometimes...

The New England Patriots have more special teams punt gunners on the roster than legitimate NFL safeties.

 

[unoriginal]

BB takes a rugby player in case the NFL replaces the kickoff with the scrum.

Always ahead of the curve.

 

[resdubwhite]

Well that sucks..



Must not sit on my ass all day watching the draft.

 

[everlong]

Denard, Winn and Minnifield must not be on the Pats draft board at all.

 

[DaBruinz]

Nate Ebner
6'0
202 lbs.
40: 4.54
20: 2.64
10: 1.56

Bench: 23 reps
Vertical: 39 inches
Broad: 10' 08"
Shuttle: 4.04
3 cone: 6.59

The ones in bold really stand out to me.. Love to hear from some Ohio St. Fans on the kid..

 

[Patsfan_22]

he looks quite quick...

Ohio State v Penn State Rugby Sevens 2010 - 2nd Half - YouTube

 

[manxman2601]

BB's reaching now. Ebner is probably a team captain...of the rugby team.

Still I'm cheering for someone called Nate Ebner

 

[Urgent]

Apparently the goal is to punt as often as possible next year.

We're drafting gunners in the second, and trading a second to draft a bunch of punt-team players.

 

[Big-T]

Any chance BB got info on this kid from Vrabel?

 

[SONS_OF_BELICHICK]

just call him....Nate "Rudy" Ebner

 

[nabwong]

Nate Ebner Ohio State 7's - YouTube

From this rugby vid, it looks like Edner might be a good FS, looks like he understands angle and is quite fast. Not sure how rugby translate to football. But rugby players run all day and are tough as nails.

 

[Bostonian1962]

Why when i google Nate Ebner i see Rugby stuff lol. Love BB always keeps us interested.

Very nice watch if your interested Nate Ebner Rugby Feature - YouTube

I'm sitting a couple miles from the Ohio State campus as I type this. Just here for the weekend. Ebner may have been the best special teams player in the draft, and was a world class rugby player. At the Ohio State pro day he displayed freakish athletic ability.

I wouldn't get too bent out of shape that he had a 7th round grade, and BB took him in the 6th. Now drafting a player in the 2nd with a 7th round grade would be a different story....oh wait, I guess we did that too.

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

The New England Patriots have more special teams punt gunners on the roster than legitimate NFL safeties.

They have legitimate NFL safeties?