***The Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Thread***

[Dante84]

ProDay

Spoiler!

[RealSNR]

Hey guys, I killed Antonio Richardson. Yep. Just now. Stabbed him in the neck. Severed his spinal cord then sliced through. Cut his head off. He's dead now.

So he's not going to sign with the Chiefs, okay? Because he's dead. Forget he ever existed.

That is all.

[DaFace]

This guy looks like he could very easily hug me to death. He's a beast.

Hope that that, combined with his smarts, will turn him into a great player.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by DaFace

This guy looks like he could very easily hug me to death. He's a beast.

Hope that that, combined with his smarts, will turn him into a great player.

You don't have to worry about that. He got the highest possible score on the protective instincts matrix at the combine

[Easy 6]

Gotta love this guys measurables, might be a steal.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by NIUhuskies

wow! absolutely love the chiefs draft! a top 2 pass rusher, long and fast corner, offensive weapon and play maker, steal and QB of the future and 2 great OL prospects

well done!

I agree.

BUT no WRs when the draft was deepest at this position of need. But apparently Reid/Dorsey don't see a need and have confidence in what we have already. Interesting

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by scott free

Gotta love this guys measurables, might be a steal.

With a name like that how can he NOT be a stud. Think of all the crap he has taken being called "TARD" when he was younger.

[DaFace]

This is hilarious. The guy delivered twins yesterday.

http://blogs.canoe.ca/krykslants/nfl...ncy-c-section/

I think he's going to be OK in life one way or another.

[RealSNR]

The last med school OL we had (Rudy Niswanger) didn't work out very well for us

[htismaqe]

This might be the first time the Chiefs drafted somebody I've truly never heard of at all prior to the draft.

Sounds like quite a prospect though.

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet

Yeah, I don't see anything wrong with taking a chance on a really raw player with great measurables in the sixth.

Me neither!

[TribalElder]

Piano player, and a baby catcher

What hidden talents do the other picks have


This dude looks like a ****ing monster. Could probably bitch slap Eric Fisher while giving flu shots to fans at the same time

[carcosa]

Well, dagnabbit. I still can't post links or images? Guess you guys will have to find it yourselves. Here's the full text, from the McGill University website:

McGill medical student drafted by NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs

By Earl Zukerman

The Kansas City Chiefs selected McGill offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif in the sixth round (200th overall) of the 2014 National Football League Draft, Saturday.

The 23-year-old medical student becomes the 10th player in CIS history to be chosen in the NFL Draft and the first since 2012 when Regina’s Akiem Hicks was picked 89th overall by New Orleans. Among a single-year record four Canadian-born prospects selected, Duvernay-Tardif is also the first NFL pick out of the Quebec-based RSEQ conference since McGill defensive lineman and long-snapper Randy Chevrier was drafted by Jacksonville in 2001.
“It was just crazy here,” said the 6-foot-5, 315-pound tackle from St. Hilaire, Que. “I received a call maybe two minutes before (my name was announced) and I was speaking with the coach. At one point he just told me ‘OK, we just sent your name up and it will be (announced) in 10 seconds’… To see my name pop up (on the screen)… was a great moment.”

A co-captain with the Redmen, he was a two-time all-Canadian who won the prestigious J.P. Metras Trophy last fall as the most outstanding lineman in Canada at the CIS level. He was one of two CIS players to play in the 2014 East-West Shrine Game, a showcase primarily for graduating NCAA seniors.

“I’m heading into my 14th year of coaching at the university level and during that span, have never had a prospect who is as athletic, strong, and highly intelligent as Laurent,” said McGill head coach Clint Uttley, who is entering his fourth campaign as bench boss of the Redmen. “On top of those three valuable traits, he plays offensive line like a defensive lineman. He is nasty, plain and simple.”

If Duvernay-Tardif plays in the NFL, he would become the third McGill player to do so, joining Chevrier (Dallas, Cincinnati) and Jean-Philippe Darche who signed as a free-agent and had a nine-year NFL career with Seattle and Kansas City. Darche – whose younger brother Mathieu Darche went on to an NHL career – is scheduled to graduate from the University of Kansas medical school on May 17.

“I’m really happy about (being picked by the Chiefs)… When I went to Kansas City (on a pre-draft invite from the Chiefs) I really enjoyed my time there and think I developed a good chemistry with the coaches so I was really happy the Chiefs got me,” said the McGill senior who will be flying into Kansas on Sunday for an orientation camp. “(The Chiefs) will be a great fit for me and I’m going to try to talk to J.P. Darche to see what kind of advice he can give me. I’m really excited about that.”

One adjustment Duvernay-Tardif faces in the NFL is having defensive lineman set up across from him instead of a yard off the ball. But he successfully dealt with that in January at the East-West Shrine game in St. Petersberg, Florida.

“I think that I am physical enough (to play in the NFL) and… athletic enough,” he said. “For me, the big thing is to get used to (facing) new pass-rushers and the speed of the (defensive) tackles (that I will be facing). My technique right now is pretty basic, so I’m going to have to polish that a lot and think that will be my biggest adjustment.”

Duvernay-Tardif’s profile listed at NFL.com states that he “looks the part with outstanding upper-body strength and massive quads. Stout anchor in pass protection. Violent shock in his punch. Plays with a nasty temperament and seeks to bury defenders into the ground. Aggressive run blocker — runs his feet on contact and plays beyond the whistle. Is physically and mentally tough and will play through pain (fought through a torn left labrum injury as a senior and never took himself out of a game or missed time). Highly intelligent (in medical program) and football smart. Can take concepts from the board to the field.”

“We really found ‘Larry’ at the East-West Shrine Game,” said Kansas City scout Pat Sperduto on the Chiefs website . “He went down there and played. It was very surprising how big and athletic he was, and he was physical. He really just surprised us at how good of an athlete he was for such a big man.”

He is also the top-rated pick for the upcoming Canadian Football League draft, slated for May 13.

“Our football program is taking steps towards becoming a significant one in the CIS,” added Uttley of his highly-decorated senior who also merited both Academic All-Canadian and All-American honours. “I would like to think that most up-and-coming offensive linemen would take note and want to follow in Laurent’s footsteps.”

At least 16 NFL teams had either expressed interest or requested info on him during the 2013-14 school year, and he was invited for personal interviews with the Packers, Dolphins, Eagles, Cardinals, Seahawks, Bills and the 49ers.

The headline makes it sound like the Chiefs went to a med school intramural game and decided to take a flyer. But this article, combined with that photo earlier in the thread of him looking like two lumberjacks taped together, makes me really excited about this pick. Could be a real diamond in the rough, eh.

[Bob Dole]

He needs to find a better travel agent who can get him to the correct state on Sunday.

[Easy 6]

"He is nasty, plain and simple".

Oh yeah, bring on the tude.

[kepp]

He wasn't even in my draft magazine.