DE Allen Bailey Miami

[Hammock Parties]

COUNTRY STRONG!

Height: 6-3
Weight: 285
Speed: 4.78
Arm: 34
Hand: 10 1/4
Wingspan: 82 1/4
Birthdate: 03/25/1989
Hometown: Sapelo, GA
Grade: 5.67



Notes: Also played basketball as a prep. Highly recruited linebacker-fullback who played just four games as a senior because of a stress fracture in his back. Grew up in the village of Hog Hammock on Sapelo Island, a tiny (approximately 100 residents), remote location 15 miles off the coast of Georgia. Bailey commuted 45 minutes — by ferry, then by bus — to attend school. Spent nights sleeping at a teammate’s house on the mainland during the season. Saw limited action, mostly on special teams, in all 12 games as a true freshman in 2007 and recorded four tackles without a tackle for loss or sack. Tore a pectoral muscle after ’08 spring practice and sat out the season opener against Charleston Southern but started 4-of-13 games at left end and notched 24-9-5. In ’09, started 8-of-13 games — five at left defensive tackle and three at right defensive end — and posted 34-11-7 with two batted passes and two forced fumbles. Started all 13 games at left defensive end in ’10, although he moved inside on some third-down plays, and recorded 45-11-7 with one pass batted down. Team captain.

Positives: Has raw, brute, country strength and is chiseled like a Greek god. Physical marvel. Very strong at the point of attack and can set the edge, push the pocket and anchor vs. the double-team. Almost never gets knocked off the ball and has exceptional two-gap strength. Outstanding energy and effort — runs to the ball. Has a 36-inch vertical jump and good lower-body explosion. Strong tackler. Outstanding character. Highly motivated, hardworking and driven to succeed.

Negatives: Average instincts and awareness. Does not have an arsenal of pass-rush moves and relies too much on the bull rush. Too robotic and mechanical in his movement. Has a tendency to play very upright and struggles to unlock his hips. Lacks an innate feel for the game and is late to react to what he sees. Cannot create one-on-one. Can be more disciplined with his eyes.

Summary: A big, tightly wound, country-strong bookend whose lackluster Senior Bowl performance clearly emphasized a lack of instincts that could drive down his value. Nonetheless, is a physical marvel with rare strength and could be programmed to serve as a fencepost in an odd front. Scheme-diverse and has eventual starter potential as a base end, kicking inside in passing situations, or as a five-technique in a 3-4 front.

NFL projection: Second- to third-round pick.

[Dante84]

Sounds like we drafted John Coffee:

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

A 4-3 DT?

no, i guess what i'm asking is that if Bailey is as naturally strong as they say can he add weight and play NT for us?

[Jethopper]

Stop it, he's a DE and that's where he'll stay

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by Jethopper

Stop it, he's a DE and that's where he'll stay

nlm

[Ericgoodchief]

Keep us updated when Metro sports has Pioli on. Want to hear what he says today.

should be soon.

[Fat Elvis]

Originally Posted by Jethopper

Stop it, he's a DE and that's where he'll stay

[LOCOChief]

Originally Posted by Ericgoodchief

Inside Linebacker?

This is what I'm thinking.

[corandval]

He will be an inside linebacker.

[Hammock Parties]

I want this guy to rack up about 50 tackles a year so I can scream COUUUUUUUUUUNTRY STRAAAAAAAWNG!!!!!!!!!!! after every one.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by kstater

This pick just screams Egoli.

takes all of an hour for people to turn on him

[aturnis]

From Scout.com

Bailey had a chance to rocket up draft boards this week, but that likely didn't happen. That said, he did have a solid combine, posting a 40 time in the 4.7 range and finishing among the top five defensive linemen in the vertical jump, the latter of which indicates above-average explosiveness. While Bailey likely didn't do much to convince scouts that he could be a full-time 3-4 OLB, his across the board numbers still indicate the potential for an unusual type of diversity that a creative 3-4 defensive coordinator could use to his advantage.

It's the Seventh Floor NFL Combine Review - The 7th Floor

Allen Bailey Combine review from our Hurricanes blog. Check it out

[nychief]

285 lb middle linebacker?

[Frankie]

My son texted me that Gruden and McShay hinted that Bailey is mentally challenged. did y'all notice anything like that?

[LOCOChief]

Originally Posted by nychief

285 lb middle linebacker?

No 4.7 40 guy, top 5 verticle jump explosive guy that happens to be a 275lb guy

[Fat Elvis]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/column...uce&id=4174191

2. Allen Bailey, Miami, DT: On a wall inside the UM football offices are the team bests for each exercise by position. When you get to defensive linemen, almost all you see is one Bailey head shot after another. Some UM fans have taken to calling him "Freakzilla," thanks in part to his awesome athleticism but also to his Bunyanesque background that has created some legendary tales. Such as how he once killed an alligator with a shovel.

Bailey, who last season battled through a torn pectoral muscle while making the transition from linebacker to defensive line, had nine tackles for loss and five sacks. Now that he's healthy and more comfortable playing at defensive tackle, expectations around Coral Gables, Fla., are soaring. Some inside the program think the junior will restart Miami's streak of first-round draft picks. Lord knows he should test well at the NFL combine next year.

This spring, Bailey vertical jumped 39 inches despite weighing 288 pounds. He ran a 4.65 40 time. He power-cleaned 375. Longtime UM strength coach Andreu Swasey, who has trained the likes of Willis McGahee, Kellen Winslow II, Sean Taylor and others, gives Bailey perhaps the ultimate praise: "He is the freakiest of all the freaks since I've been here," Swasey says. "When he got here, he weighed 270, and I told the coaches, 'He's going to be 300, but it'll be a 300 like you've never seen before.'"

Give the man a shovel.