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Deunta Williams Worth looking into?

micnificent28

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Does anyone remember this guy from last year? He feel off the radar after he broke is leg in the bowl game. Before that some scouts had him going in the first round. Not saying he's a starter or even capable of replacing Sharod Martin but, he should atleast be looked into as a cheap option and brought into camp. What say you....

Pros

•Very good instincts, reads and reacts very well

•Has excellent range, can get from sideline-to-sideline very quickly

•Solid in man coverage as well, has fluid hips and adequate speed

•Has very good ball skills, good hands, and drives on receivers well

•Heavy hitter, delivers the knockout blow

•Aggressive in run support, will fly up and makes tackles at the line of scrimmage

Cons

•Needs to work on open field tackling, needs to do a better job breaking down. Often over runs plays

•Speed is adequate, but by no means a burner

•Broke his leg in final game of his career

•Would like to see him add some weight and muscle

•Very aggressive, and will sometimes get burned, by pump fakes and double moves

Overall

Deunta Williams was one of those North Carolina players who's Senior season was killed by the NCAA's suspension, as he was suspended for 4 games, and the whole teams season was disjointed, adversely affecting him. Williams came into the year as an elite safety prospect with 12 Interceptions in his first 3 years, as he has always displayed great instincts and ball skills. He is solid in both man and zone coverage, as he has excellent range, good closing speed, and reads and diagnoses plays very quickly. While Williams is a thumper, and loves to deliver the big hit, he needs to improve in run support. He is almost always in the correct position, but he doesn't break down well in the open field, and doesn't have the strength to make many 1-on-1 tackles. He is also very aggressive, and often too aggressive as he will sometimes get caught with his hand in the cookie jar going for the big play. He just needs to polish up his game, and if he can do that, and add some muscle he will be a steal, and a become a much better player than people think. He could go anywhere from late round 2, to early in the 4th.

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The article I read that was written in July said that his injury was so bad that he was taking a year off to concentrate on his rehab. So is his leg and ankle healed and is he back to 100% or not at this point??? If he were, it seems that he would worth bringing into camp. THis is just the kind of guy we look for. On the other hand he seems to think he would have been the number 1 safety until he got hurt so he might be looking for a much bigger payday than he deserves.

http://www.jdnews.com/articles/williams-93544-game-waiting.html

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UNC homers are almost as bad as App State homers. Almost.

What's homer like about being (possibly) the number one saftey in last year's class? He just happens to play for unc thus making it alittle more likely he'd sign with us. For the record I have no love for any north carolina (college) football team.Do some research before Calling homer on a guy who just happened to play on a defense that had plenty of first round talent.

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He was a great player in college, I don't see the harm bringing him in. When healthy the guy was a ballhawk. The injury does worry me a bit.\

Also, he was a much better overall player than Searcy in college, and Searcy managed to get some playing time with the Bills this year.

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