Matt Judon DL

[FattyFatFat]

One of my favorite parts of the draft  is watching the DLineman run through their drills. To watch a nearly 300 pound man run sub 5 40's is quite a site. Enter Matt Judon. 6'3 275 pounds out of Grand Valley State. This guy ran a 4.73 40 and hammered out 30 reps on the bench press. He had 20 sacks and 23 TFL this year and won the Gene Upshaw Award which is the award for the best lineman of the year for DII. 

Downside (other than playing against a bunch of guys that will be working at foot locker this time next year) is he was in his 6 or 7th year of eligibility due to injury. His profile says he's a little stiff at times but has potential if he can be coached up. I'd love to see us take a guy like that in the later rounds if he's still there. I also like what I saw out Matt Ioannidis from temple. 

Sidebar: Nfl comparison for Judon is Ryan Delaire and Ioannidis is Nick Hayden. Thought that was interesting. 

http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/matt-judon?id=2555505

[LinvilleGorge]

Yeah,that guy looked like an impressive athlete.

[The Lone Panther]

Not a fan of small school players.  Would rather stick with D-1, Power-5 prospects. 

[FattyFatFat]

Just now, The Lone Panther said:

Not a fan of small school players.  Would rather stick with D-1, Power-5 prospects. 

Generally I'm not either. Has the measurables though. Strong and fast. I think our coaching staff could help maximize his talent. I'm talking about a late round flyer. 

[FattyFatFat]

53 minutes ago, Kuechly59 said:

His comparison on NFL.com is Ryan Delaire

So we could expect one awesome game from him and then he'll disappear. 

[Jmac]

1 minute ago, FattyFatFat said:

So we could expect one awesome game from him and then he'll disappear. 

Kid came out of nowhere off of practice squads. What did you expect his first year....the second coming of Randy White? Give him an off season or  two to bulk up and be coached up.....then let's see what we got.

 

[TheNewStandard]

4 minutes ago, FattyFatFat said:

Generally I'm not either. Has the measurables though. Strong and fast. I think our coaching staff could help maximize his talent. I'm talking about a late round flyer. 

Getts sees athleticism and knows how to get the right guy for the needs of the team, regardless of what round they are drafted in (or UDFAs for that matter.) 

if he fits in as a Pantger...we'll know as soon as he's picked-up. 

[FattyFatFat]

2 minutes ago, Jmac said:

Kid came out of nowhere off of practice squads. What did you expect his first year....the second coming of Randy White? Give him an off season or  two to bulk up and be coached up.....then let's see what we got.

 

We need a sarcasm button. I like Delaire. We need rotational guys who can come in and get to the QB and Judon and Delaire fit the bill. Plus at 275, Judon has the size to not get pushed around as much.

[FattyFatFat]

5 minutes ago, TheNewStandard said:

Getts sees athleticism and knows how to get the right guy for the needs of the team, regardless of what round they are drafted in (or UDFAs for that matter.) 

if he fits in as a Pantger...we'll know as soon as he's picked-up. 

Yup, trying to put my gettleman glasses on and find an obscure late round guy that could come in and contribute. 

[TheNewStandard]

33 minutes ago, FattyFatFat said:

Yup, trying to put my gettleman glasses on and find an obscure late round guy that could come in and contribute. 

Good luck with that one. Half of this year's crop of newcomers are probably doing the same things we are...sitting on the couch watching the underwear olympics.

in Gett's book, the combine probably has little to do with anything other than some free catering and hoping that one guy he really likes looks as bad as possible so he can drop into our laps come draft day.