with #143 pick NE selects: LB Ja’Whaun Bentley, Purdue

[long distance]

ok, if nobody else wants to touch this

this is the film I was watching just before Day 3 started

monster run D + blitzer . also strong LB/edge option (think Harrison)

looks more like furniture . but man among boys

just a highlight reel unfortunately .

look at 2:15 - can jump for the ball and can run for TD!

 

[DropKickFlutie]

some moves remind me of Tedy Bruschi

Fast
Good at setting the edge
Sheds blocks and gets lots of tackles for a loss

This kid looks good

 

[long distance]

 

[goheels22002]

Me likey.

 

[Nunchucks]

I hate that the Patriots haven't drafted a cover LB, but I love me some old school thumper LBs. Put in there and make him blitz!

He will bring the pain! Patriots could have used this guy in the Superbowl.

 

[TinhWoodhead]

I know what kind of car he will buy when he has a contract...

 

[DropKickFlutie]

A Bentley-Hightower LB tandem in the middle sounds like a championship level LB corp. just going by the last names

 

[nowayback]

How can that WR not catch him after int? He has game speed ! How many years has it been since our LB's had any tackles?

 

[long distance]

some moves remind me of Tedy Bruschi

Fast
Good at setting the edge
Sheds blocks and gets lots of tackles for a loss

This kid looks good

Or think James Harrison direction . he has some rushing in him and can man handle edge

Played on-line at Senior Bowl acc. to Reiss

 

[BaconGrundleCandy]

Familiar but not enough to film to grade on. He actually has some pretty decent game speed, he's not slow for his size on the field. Physical, like contact.

I know some want a coverage LB but theres NOT 1 LB in the league I'd take over a Shady, Bell, Johnson etc match up. One of the best in the league over the last 20 years was Thomas Davis and just retired, its not an easy player to find.

Bill trust this later round to do his job in the box more than another late round pick to trust in coverage vs freaks like Kamara, Gurley & Bell.

It took Collins basically a year to grasp these responsibilities & he is still very much a work in progress.

 

[WaterfallJumper]

We needed a backup to Hightower. Our run defense fell apart after Hightower went down. This is good depth, particularly if he knocks Roberts off the roster.

I've also seen a 40 time as high as 4.67, which matches more what I see in his game tape.

 

[zoostation]

The pass rush happy crowd will be disappointed. Can hear them now...is shedding an OT and snuffing the run in the backfield important?

 

[Nunchucks]

Faster than Brandon Spikes, much faster. Not afwully slow for a LB, just not real fast. He also lost a ton of weight and is in the 250 range

 

[mosi's man]

Say goodbye to Roberts. Fills the same role.

 

[EddardSnow67]

Nobody should be looking at a 4.6-4.7 40 time for an ILB and coming to any conclusions about his ability to play football. I can't even count the number of quality NFL ILB who ran similar or slower times in the forty.

 

[PatsFan2]

So Bentley have no Speed or range... typical Patriots LB move on.

 

[varjao]

I like his tape, dude is a little monster.

 

[Ring 6]

I hate that the Patriots haven't drafted a cover LB, but I love me some old school thumper LBs. Put in there and make him blitz!

He will bring the pain! Patriots could have used this guy in the Superbowl.

Is it understand what a cover linebacker is.
Lbs have to play the run and the pass.

 

[Ring 6]

Nobody should be looking at a 4.6-4.7 40 time for an ILB and coming to any conclusions about his ability to play football. I can't even count the number of quality NFL ILB who ran similar or slower times in the forty.

He outran a big1o wr for 60 yards for a td. His speed looks fine.

 

[PWRxWLF]

I know it's just a highlight reel, so of course he's gonna look good, but DAMN he looks like a big man. Give him a year in an NFL Strength and Conditioning program (if AG can keep his filthy hands off of him. ) and he looks like he can be a really strong player in the middle and the outside. He obviously fell as low as he did for a reason, but BB seems to be at his best in this range of the draft. Ill trust his assessment.