Combine Drills: Day 1

[Jackie Lee]

14 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Sign me up for Dee Winters. My only real question was his speed. He ran sub-4.6 on both runs. He's fast.

5'11" as a 3-4 ILB? I've never watched him but sounds kinda small

[LinvilleGorge]

4 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

5'11" as a 3-4 ILB? I've never watched him but sounds kinda small

If he was ideal size he wouldn't be projected as a mid-round pick. I honestly don't want an off the ball LB in the 1st or 2nd so I'm not looking at guys who check all the boxes. Wishing a guy was a couple of inches taller isn't a big knock in my book.

Meanwhile, his official time came in at 4.49.

I'll take ideal speed over ideal height all day everyday.

[Jackie Lee]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If he was ideal size he wouldn't be projected as a mid-round pick. I honestly don't want an off the ball LB in the 1st or 2nd so I'm not looking at guys who check all the boxes. Wishing a guy was a couple of inches taller isn't a big knock in my book.

Yeah I see he's probably day 2/3, no problem with grabbing a couple LB's if we keep all our picks. Can't get much worse than the revolving door of Damien Wilson/Jermaine Carter/Tahir Whitehead

[LinvilleGorge]

It's a good year to be wanting for a fast LB.

There's a sub 4.4 guy. There's five sub 4.5 guys. There's 11 sub 4.6 guys. There's 15 sub 4.65 guys.

That's wild. Luke, TD, and Shaq would be middle of the pack 40 guys in this group. It seems pretty obvious that the modern day LB is becoming more like an old school SS than the LBers of yesteryear. Overall they're getting smaller and faster. 6'2" 230 4.5 is becoming the new standard when it used to be 6'4" 250" 4.7.

[rayzor]

8 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

5'11" as a 3-4 ILB? I've never watched him but sounds kinda small

no way an LB could be smaller than 6' and be effective.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, rayzor said:

no way an LB could be smaller than 6' and be effective.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*cough*51*cough*

London Fletcher was another great LB in the modern NFL and he was 5'10".  He was a UDFA, probably in large part because he was 5'10". Bobby Wagner is a whole one inch taller than Winters at 6' even.

[Mr. Scot]

 

[Mr. Scot]

Side Note:

 

[LinvilleGorge]

Watching these LB field drills you'd swear half these guys were safeties. They don't move like the LBers of old.

[Jackie Lee]

5 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

 

Looks like a great pick for the Bears at #1

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, Jackie Lee said:

Looks like a great pick for the Bears at #1

[Mr. Scot]

 

[Jackie Lee]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

 

Wouldn't mind Trenton Simpson if he falls to our 2nd pick (if we have one). I've seen him mocked around 15-30's. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

31 minutes ago, rayzor said:

no way an LB could be smaller than 6' and be effective.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*cough*51*cough*