Guys you definitely DON'T want at 18

[O.city]

Dupree is an otherworldly athlete, could he transition at mlb?

[Meatloaf]

Originally Posted by O.city

Dupree is an otherworldly athlete, could he transition at mlb?

I don't recall that he's played any ILB. I fear there's more to the position than just being a great athlete though. Nonetheless, I will grant you that Dupree has athletic talent in spades.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by O.city

Dupree is an otherworldly athlete, could he transition at mlb?

Altho Bud Dupree is commonly referred to as an "edge rusher," Cosell, Farrar & Stephen White comp'd him to versatile Pats ILB Jamie Collins.

— Evan Silva (@evansilva) April 21, 2015

[O.city]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Altho Bud Dupree is commonly referred to as an "edge rusher," Cosell, Farrar & Stephen White comp'd him to versatile Pats ILB Jamie Collins.

— Evan Silva (@evansilva) April 21, 2015

That's very interering.

Having the potential of him, houston, ford dj and Hali all on the field at once is enticing

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Interesting given Collins was also a DE/OLB coming out of Southern Miss.

I wouldn't have a problem with KC drafting Dupree but I think he's going to be long gone by #18.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by kccrow

Interesting given Collins was also a DE/OLB coming out of Southern Miss.

I wouldn't have a problem with KC drafting Dupree but I think he's going to be long gone by #18.

Yeah.....I think he's going top 10.

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by O.city

Dupree is an otherworldly athlete, could he transition at mlb?

No. While he can drop back effectively, he doesn't have the lateral agility to be effective in that role.

The guy is 270 lbs. And ****ing fast.

He's a rush end.

There is no way on god's green earth that he'll ever play MLB.

[ct]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

No. While he can drop back effectively, he doesn't have the lateral agility to be effective in that role.

The guy is 270 lbs. And ****ing fast.

He's a rush end.

There is no way on god's green earth that he'll ever play MLB.

Perfect world would be an occasional 2 LBs inside who can both cover and rush, essentially 4 rush-backers on the field at the same time.

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by ct

Perfect world would be an occasional 2 LBs inside who can both cover and rush, essentially 4 rush-backers on the field at the same time.

At linebacker you can have all the measurable in the world, but at the end of the day it means nothing if you don’t produce and Zach Vigil produced more last season than any other inside linebacker in the draft. His performance was consistent week in and week out with two negatively-graded games in 15 weeks.

When you think of a small school linebacker with big production getting little draft buzz it’s easy to assume that he’s a poor athlete, but that’s not the case with Vigil. His pro day numbers put him right around the inside linebacker average for almost all the events compared to historical combine figures. When you watch his tape, though, his coordination and instincts both jump out as above average.

The middle linebacker graded well above average rushing the passer, in coverage, and against the run. Vigil’s 76 total stops were the second most in the draft class and his 36 total pressures were the second most as well. He was also a very reliable tackler missing just 12 all year compared to 131 combined solos and assists.

154 Tackles
19.5 TFL
9.0 Sacks