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05-20-2008, 11:05 PM | #2 |
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Octavien:
“Anytime there are questions about injuries,” the former Nebraska linebacker said, “you fall off everybody’s board real quick.” If you don't know anything about Octavien, and just watched him play in 2007 as Nebraska's defensive MVP, you'd wonder very curiously how a guy with an NFL body and 4.67 speed wasn't drafted. The reason is clear: Octavien, while possessing a nose for the ball and natural leadership qualities, has suffered many injuries over the course of his career. |
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05-20-2008, 11:10 PM | #3 |
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McRae
900 carries with less than 10 fumbles during this career, 44 starts as Ohio's all time rushing leader with well over 4,000 yards, never missed a game due to injury, willing blocker and one of the most durable RBs in this Draft. McRae's problems stem from his measurables, he's not paritularly big, and he only has 4.7 speed. Fundamentally sound and comes with a lot of game tape, but just doesn't seem to have the God-given abilities needed to excel in the NFL. |
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05-20-2008, 11:18 PM | #4 |
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Harrison
Attractive to the Chiefs because of his versatility; he was good at tackle, then became exceptional at guard. Seems to have the sheer size necessary to play in Gailey's smashmouth system, but does he have the strength? He's raw, but he's quite intelligent, graduating after five years with a double major in communications and economics. |
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05-20-2008, 11:25 PM | #5 |
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FS Khayyam Burns
At Arkansas State, Tyrell Johnson attracted all the attention at safety. He had a nose for the big play and he was fairly prolific with interceptions. But Johnson had the perfect counterpart with Khayyam Burns. Burns wasn't a big play guy, but he was the tough work, lunch pail guy. While Johnson put up the prettier INT stats, Burns was putting up elite tackle numbers in the Sun Belt, including many games with double-digit tackles. Doesn't have great speed, only 4.6ish. |
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05-20-2008, 11:30 PM | #6 |
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Savage
Savage's numbers, and there are many, speak for themselves. His size is diminuative, unfortunately, and his Combine 40 isn't very sexy (only 4.5), but his in game speed makes him look 4.4ish, and despite his size, he's a lot harder to bring down than advertised. He possesses great burst and as good an array of jukes and darts as any low-rounder taken in the Draft. Among the better shots to make the team. |
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05-20-2008, 11:34 PM | #7 |
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05-21-2008, 12:10 AM | #8 |
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Derek Lokey
A classic tweener, Lokey has the body of a three-tech, but the skillset of a two-tech. Typically, when you have a 280-290 lbs. defensive tackle, he needs to be shifty, fast, penetrative, disruptive. But Lokey doesn't fit this profile; instead, he's strong as a bull (38 reps) and slow, with minimal sack numbers (3) from his career at Texas. Lokey is a run stopper, and while that may work out on the college level, he'll need at least 20 more pounds to effectively play that role in the NFL, and his frame doesn't have room for that. |
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05-21-2008, 12:18 AM | #9 |
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Cunningham
Kcchiefs.com has him down as a tackle. Yet Cunningham played both LG and RG at Virginia (alongside our first-round tackle). The stats don't really bear him out; he's smallish, he's light, he's not particularly strong, and he only projects to guard, so he doesn't have the versatility that the Chiefs are looking for, though he is durable. His frame does seem to have some room for another 15 pounds, so the Chiefs are probably looking to see if he's got the promise to occupy the practice squad for a year. |
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05-21-2008, 12:26 AM | #10 |
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Maurice Murray
The Chiefs are trusting their DL coaching to find a diamond in this gigantic rough. Murray's got the humongous body of a NT, but he's faster than guys 50 pounds lighter than him (5.1 40!) and would probably be a lot faster if he lost some weight. He has the power to drive a pile back. This all seems to warrant a Draft pick, but Murray just put up lousy numbers against less-than-impressive competition. In other words, he needs to be completely retooled, a pure project. |
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05-21-2008, 12:36 AM | #11 |
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Rumph
Wondering why the Chiefs signed an undersized linebacker? "I'm really close with Herman Edwards' family and his son Marcus is my best friend," Rumph said in a 2007 article. It's not hard to see a lot of the Cover 2 linebacker agility in Rumph, who admits in the same article that he's more finesse than he is power. Rumph made his mark at North Carolina State, and like Morgan and Tyler and all NC State prospects, he's physically gifted but incredibly raw. |
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05-21-2008, 12:41 AM | #12 |
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Dingle
Dingle was originally recruited by the Florida Gators but academic issues are rumored to have forced him out. He found a college in West Virginia, and it paid off. Dingle has an inconsistent motor, but when he's on, he's incredibly disruptive. He's the perfect size for Cover 2 DE, if a little on the slow side (5.0 40). He's got a discernably impressive ceiling; I believed him to be worthy of a Draft pick... |
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05-21-2008, 12:48 AM | #13 |
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Barth
I'm not as high on this kid as the buzz, and it has been considerable, is making him out to be. The reasoning for me is fairly simple: he kicks low. That's why his kickoffs tend to be impressive, but it's also why so many of his kicks get blocked. By all accounts, Barth has a great head on his shoulders, so it's possible he can retool his mechanics. But for a kid that kicked in nearly 50 games in college, he's worth a shot if he's resilient to pressure. |
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05-21-2008, 12:51 AM | #14 |
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Cox
Cox has a lot to offer as your team's typical fullback. He worships the other players on the team, he only wants to go out and use his exceptional NFL-ready body to hurt people, he's highly regarded as a blocker, and he's a decent checkdown. He's high character, big body, and low ability. Cox's lone problem is that he's too one-dimensional -- he offers nothing as a runner, and there's little use for a pure blocking FB in Gailey's scheme. |
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05-21-2008, 01:00 AM | #15 |
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The undersized stuff isn't a big deal, cover 2 defenses are undersized in general.
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