2018 NFL Draft – Linebackers

Staying with defense, last week I covered the defensive tackles, so this week I’ll look at another big need for our team, the linebackers.  Right now we can pencil in Kiko Alonso (WLB), and redshirt rookie Raekwon McMillan (MLB).  That’s about it.  We still have Chase Allen who showed some promise, but I’d have to think we’ve seen the last of Koa Misi, and Neville Hewitt signed with the NY Jets, so he’s gone as well.  If we stay at #11, it’s pretty likely that one of the top 2 prospects will be there, and if we trade back, the 3rd best guy might be right at that spot, depending on how far back we move.  If we trade up for a QB, that’s going to make acquiring one of the top 3 guys an impossibility, but since we have no idea what we’re going to do with our pick, let’s look at the LB’s.

Tremaine Edmunds  6’5 253  Virginia Tech

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If the last name seems familiar to you, it should, because his dad Ferrell was a TE for our Dolphins from 1988-1992.  Edmunds looks the part of a TE too, he has great size at the LB position, with long arms (34 1/2″) to latch on to ballcarriers.  Edmunds is very athletic and has great speed for his size, running a 4.54 40, 2nd only to Roquan Smith, who is considerably smaller than Edmunds.  Tremaine became a starter his Sophomore year and started all 13 games for VaTech.  Making tackles in the backfield is his specialty, with 16.5 TFL in his Sophomore season, and last year, his Junior season 14 stops behind the line, in addition to 5.5 sacks this year, and 4.5 last season.  Tremaine was in on 108 tackles (57 solo) this past season, and 94 tackles (49 solo) 2 seasons ago.  Edmunds is definitely an impact player who is still only 19 years old, he’ll turn 20 after the draft.  A lot to like as a prospect, he’d be my first choice if we stay at #11 and the top 4 QB’s are gone.  Edmunds was rated at 7.28, by far the highest rated LB.

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Roquan Smith  6’1 236  Georgia

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Roquan and Raekwon?  It could happen!  Roquan is a playmaker, it’s that simple.  He’s always around the football, and has made a ton of tackles playing for Georgia.  He is a little undersized at 6’1 236, but a lot of LB’s these days are about that size, and have done well.  Like Edmunds, Roquan became a starter his Sophomore year, and immediately started piling up the tackles. 95 of them (52 solo).  In his Junior year, Roquan went over 100 tackles (137 total, 85 solo), along with 14.0 TFL, and 6.5 sacks.  Both of these guys spend a lot of time making plays in opponents backfields.  One plus for Roquan is he’s better at diagnosing plays and being in the right place, where Edmunds lacks a bit in instinct, but has the speed and athleticism and size to make the play.  He’d be my #2 choice if Edmunds were already taken.  NFL.com has Smith rated at 6.62.

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Leighton Vander Esch  6’4 256  Boise State

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Vander Esch is #3 in my book, but he’s a mid to late 1st RD prospect, so if we don’t take him in the first, he’s goners by the time we get to RD 2.  Unlike the first two prospects, Vander Esch didn’t become a starter until his Junior year at Boise State.  He had quite the season though, finishing with 141 total tackles (91 solo).  He also contributed 8 TFL, along with 4 sacks.  While he only has one year of real production as a starter, he’s still my #3, although the next prospect is very close.  I like his size and ferocity, and while he doesn’t have speed that Smith and Edmunds have, he’s good at shedding blockers, he’s very good in coverage, he had 2 INT’s and 5 passes defensed, along with 4 FF’s.  I think he’s going to get better as a pro, he’s going to get even bigger and stronger.  He’s very athletic, with excellent short burst speed and agility.  NFL.com has Vander Esch rated at 6.2.

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Rashaan Evans  6’3 234  Alabama

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Rashaan Evans became a starter in his Junior year, and decided to stay at Alabama to continue learning the game his Senior year.  In 2016, his Junior year, Evans started 13 games, finishing with 52 tackles (31 solo), along with 4.5 TFL, and 4 sacks.  In his Senior year, Evans started 12 games, and made 74 tackles (35 solo) along with 13 TFL and 6 sacks.  Another LB who spends a lot of time breaking up plays in the opponents backfield.  I see him as pretty close to Vander Esch, but Evans is also likely a 1st RD pick, mid to late 1st RD.  Evans is a little light for his height, and although he didn’t run the 40 at the combine or his pro day, he ran the 20 YD shuttle at 4.36, so I’d think he’s somewhere around 4.6 in the 40.  NFL.com has Evans rated at 6.1.

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Fred Warner  6’3 227  Brigham Young

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The last prospect is always tough, because that means I had to eliminate a few other prospects to choose this one, but I think Warner is worth it.  He fits the hybrid role of S and LB.  He’s excellent in coverage, and that would be his greatest strength.   Another prospect who is a little light for his height, but maybe that’s what allows him to be so great in coverage.  Not the best tackler in this group by far, he still made his share.  His 7 INT’s is easily tops in this group.  Warner has started since his Sophomore year, and like Evans, stayed in college his Senior year.  Warner finished up last season with 87 tackles (48 solo) along with 9 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT and 1 FF, and 1 FR.  He would have to be used in passing situations as the nickel or dime LB, unless he shows he can tackle better than he did in college.  Warner is a team captain, so that’s a positive going forward, and he has good instincts too, but needs work on tackling technique.  NFL.com has Ward rated at 5.64.

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Close cuts were Darius Leonard, Josey Jewell and Micah Kiser, more mid RD picks.  I’m sure I missed a favorite of yours, and if so, tell me about it on the blog.

 

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597 Responses to 2018 NFL Draft – Linebackers

  1. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Foist

  2. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    These are also my favorite 4 LB. We need to get one of these and a TE and a RB.
    Warner is the sleeper we take later if we miss out in the first or need to take Payne, Vea, or the guy with the heart defect.

  3. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    Now you have my attention Mike E
    Get me one of these fella’s!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    This guy is a late rounder?
    I need to look at his film more! Not much available!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_IajeL8bdQ

  5. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:
  6. sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

    I have a phone interview later today so any thoughts, prayers, and positive vibes you can send my way would be appreciated.

    • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

      Is it a facetime interview? If it is, put some clothes on, brush your hair, your teeth, and smile, and be positive! Good luck!

  7. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Dorian O’Daniel is 215 lbs? That’s a little too light man. IMO, and NFL LB should be a minimum of 230 lbs. Plus, the guy ran a 4.61 at 215, what’s he gonna run with another 15 lbs or more on him?

  8. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Shaquem Griffin is also a favorite, but I’m not sure if he can be more than a ST’s player in the NFL. I wonder why he can’t, or maybe he can, get a prosthetic hand. I think it would help making tackles, and catching the ball

  9. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    This is the coverage specialist you are looking for
    (Piggy waived a trotter in front of your face)

  10. sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

    Not FaceTime, Mike, just phone. I can pull a PigsGerald and not wear pants.

    • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

      Oh, then I’d recommend that, it will keep you calm, knowing you’re sitting there w/o pants. My son recently (within the last 7 months) participated in a couple of phone interviews, but they were video conferences. I just figured that’s how they do they things in 2018.

    • Ken's avatar Ken says:

      I think you should tell them you are not wearing pants and ask them if the job requires you to wear pants. If they answer yes then just hang up

  11. son of a son of a shula's avatar son of a son of a shula says:

    Give ’em hell SB, you got this!

  12. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    RIP Rusty! I loved Rusty Staub, what a great guy, player.

  13. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    SB – You have to let us know how it went

  14. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

  15. sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

    It’s still early in the interview process, but if I get it I’ll be moving back North to Eastern PA.

  16. Kiser isn’t the best of the bunch but he’s a very intelligent, high character guy. People also sleeping on Christian Sam

  17. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    sb7mvp says:
    March 29, 2018 at 9:24 am (Edit)
    I have a phone interview later today so any thoughts, prayers, and positive vibes you can send my way would be appreciated.
    *****
    Trotters crossed and pants off

  18. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

  19. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

  20. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    I think I had Kiser co fused with another LB

    Looks like he has a really strong academic background and is as squeaky clean is it gets

  21. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    professorloumiamidolphinsblog says:
    March 29, 2018 at 11:25 am
    Maybe he wants people to be more impressed with his qb related stuff than his running
    ————
    That would be my best guess, but I don’t think it’s a great idea.

  22. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    SB – You said NE, so you won’t be anywhere near Philly, right?

  23. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    The only place I’ve been to in NE Pennsy was Hawley PA.

  24. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Maybe Lamar Jackson shouldn’t throw either, just keep everyone guessing. lol

    Whether he wants to admit it or not, his speed and athleticism are going to to be two of the tools that get him drafted.

    • mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

      Absolutely agreed. He shouldn’t shy away from showing off some of his stellar traits.

      • The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

        It’s kind of silly

        It should be enough to say “I’m a QB, don’t covert me”

        You don’t have to refuse to let people see how fast you are….wtf

        Everyone knows Lamar. You want to play QB!

  25. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    SB, advice:

    Rub one out before the interview. Don’t go into the call with a “loaded gun”…..oh, wait, that is the advice for a first date. Carry on.

    Good luck!

    You can hear a smile on the phone.

  26. sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

    Mike,
    No, I’ll be outside Harrisburg so I’ll be kind of close to Philly.

  27. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

  28. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    THIS IS GREAT!!! 😀

  29. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    REPEAT!!!!!!!!!

  30. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    Walking to court on the streets of NYC i just bumped into a childhood friend who grew up on the same block as me in Soutb fla

    Crazy right?!?!?

    Small world

  31. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    RIP Rusty

  32. sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

    It’s not even April yet. We keep talking about the draft like it’s so close.

    • bookman11's avatar bookman11 says:

      That’s OK, in a few weeks the schedule comes out, and everyone can make useless predictions of our record based on when we play games, that should tide us all over until the draft….LOL

      • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

        We can also pick out the Fest date! You guys should both be in attendance, SB, tell them you need a few days off in October to join a bunch of blog assholes in FLA, do it while you have the leverage! lol

  33. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    This is just about perfect!
    Even though we have a month to go!

    11: R1P11 LB ROQUAN SMITH, GEORGIA
    42: R2P10 DL MAURICE HURST, MICHIGAN
    73: R3P9 TE MIKE GESICKI, PENN STATE
    123: R4P23 QB MIKE WHITE, WESTERN KENTUCKY
    131: R4P31 RB JOHN KELLY, TENNESSEE

  34. sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

    Mike,
    I’d be close enough to do a met Life takeover

  35. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

      Maybe Lamar should have skipped the Wonderlic

      • mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

        The Wonerlic certainly isn’t the ‘end-all, be-all’, for we remember that both Marino and Favre tested very poorly, as well.

      • mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

        But I WILL say… if I’m putting any kind of serious stock in a QB, I want to see that guy test VERY well.

        Kid Keenum tested well AND carried a 4.0 GPA in college. That was when I KNEW he was going to make it in this league.

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      I heard his pro day wasn’t very good.

      • mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

        Depends on who ya listen to. Bucky Brooks seems to think he did rather well for himself. I didn’t watch it (it was televised live on NFL Network), but I know that there were 5 drops from his WRs… all of which were catchable.

      • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

        I saw a couple of short videos of some bad throws too.

  36. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    CHECK THIS OUT!!!

    I KNOW that Tim will appreciate this one!

  37. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    MF13
    Who could it be now!
    Who could it be now!
    At the top of that old Wonderlic (ker)?????????????

  38. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

  39. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    I’m not sure how much the wonderlic actually winds up meaning

    – Blaine Gabbert – 42
    – Alex Smith – 40
    – Eli Manning – 39
    – Matt Flynn – 38
    – Colin Kaepernick – 38
    – Matt Stafford – 38
    – Andrew Luck – 37
    – Tony Romo – 37
    – Sam Bradford – 36
    – Christian Ponder – 35
    – Aaron Rodgers – 35
    – Ryan Tannehill – 34
    – Tom Brady – 33
    – Matt Ryan – 32
    – Matt Schaub – 31
    – Phillip Rivers – 30
    – Andy Dalton – 29
    – Nick Foles – 29, Mike Vick – 20
    – Drew Brees – 28
    – Kevin Kolb/ EJ Manuel – 28
    – Peyton Manning – 28
    – Mark Sanchez – 28
    – Russell Wilson – 28
    – Joe Flacco – 27
    – Josh Freeman – 27
    – Brandon Weeden – 27
    – Jay Cutler – 26
    – Carson Palmer – 26
    – Ben Roethlisberger – 25
    – RGIII – 24
    – Cam Newton – 21
    – Jake Locker – 20

  40. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    wyoming85 says:
    March 29, 2018 at 1:44 pm
    To lazy to wait!

    What do you mean too lazy to wait? I mean, what do you have to do, other than, you know, WAIT.

    waiting is the pinnacle of doing nothing there is not much more you can “not do” than wait.

    • Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

      I’m not big into waiting!
      watching the 5th roll and no picks makes my skin crawl!

      Besides I pick the same players in the last 3 spots every time!

  41. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    The cheer leader with the pink top and the tan bottoms…….

    her bottoms are see-through

  42. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    Tim Knight says:
    March 29, 2018 at 2:45 pm
    That is so cool. 🙂
    ———-
    I would have been SO tempted to pet that cheetah, to let it know I meant it no harm. AND… that would have probably been my last mistake!

  43. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Fanspeak has Baker Mayfield rated at the #1 prospect now? SMH

  44. Ken's avatar Ken says:

    Cheetahs are the closest feline relative to the domestic house cat. They have been known to purr and mew. I still would have shat my pants if I was in that jeep

  45. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    I have a friend of a friend who told me once when I went over his place “don’t look my dog in they eyes, he will try to bite you” I was like “uh…ok” but when I was there and the dog came around I couldn’t help myself. I looked at the dog. So the dog stairs back at me and raises his hackles and growls. (this is while the FOF is in the kitchen getting a beer) so I smacked him on the nose and told him don’t give ME your shit little dog. (120 lb rotty) by the time I left the dog was trying to climb up into my lap. LOL
    BAD KITTY!

  46. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Kaepernick 38 – Yeah, the Wonderlic can’t possibly be the end all be all

  47. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    Yuk

  48. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    I just quit the draft simulator 4 times because it kept on screwing the Dolphins!

  49. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    It’s all about the Dolphins Piggy!

    None of Tims boy vid’s from the “Rams” 😉

  50. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

  51. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    Well there is hope for those with low scores!
    See Frank Gore’s

  52. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    Has anyone here ever taken the Wonderlic test?

  53. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Mike E. says:
    March 29, 2018 at 3:05 pm
    Shoot, now you’re making me go get my phone. Pics don’t show up on my work PC.

    Reply

    LOL, It would be very hard to see on a phone screen. I have a 22″ monitor at work and I still had to do a double take. All you can see is the hint of a landing strip. Not worth your time. Ha.

  54. sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

    I crushed my wonderlic. 46

  55. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Kelly: Dolphins need to avoid returning to a state of dysfunction

    But Omar, I think it is required for them to return to Florida for at least 8 of their games.

    After the hanging chad episode I have resigned myself to living in the state of dysfunction.

  56. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

  57. Marino’s score was a 16. Not as low as some above but still………….

  58. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

  59. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    I’ve never taken the test

    But some ladies like to say I have wonderful licks
    (Piggy puffs his chest out)

  60. TRUE STORY
    A convenience store was robbed at gunpoint. The police rounded up a bunch of suspects and took them to the police station for a lineup.
    They brought the store clerk, who was on duty during the robbery, to the police station to identify the man who committed the robbery in the lineup.
    The store clerk stood on one side of the mirrored glass with all the suspects lined up for him to see. A police officer gave instructions to the men in the lineup, “I want each of you, one at a time, to say “give me all the money from the register or I’ll shoot”.
    Immediately, one of the suspects offered, “but that’s not what I said”.

  61. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Mike E. says:
    March 29, 2018 at 4:02 pm
    Can you see the little guy wearing the orange outfit with the orange guiding lights?

    Reply

    You mean this guy? Yes, I blew up the picture and then cut it here for you.

  62. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    Yes, I took a Wonderlic many years ago… and tested in the top-5%. But then again… I’m not a pro-athlete, either… so there’s that.

    Many of the questions are football-related in terms of mathematics, others are in terms of problem-solving.

    I will maintain that the Wonderlic is NOT an ‘end-all, be-all’, but I’d like to see an intellectual QB with a core processor of the latest make from the “neck up”… that’s JMO, of course.

    Again, that’s why I KNEW Kid Keenum was going to succeed in this league.

  63. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Why does it look like Keenum was shuffled back and forth between the Rams and the Texans before a stint at Minny and finally ending up at Denver?

    13 – Texans
    14 – Rams
    14 – Texans
    15 – Rams
    16 – Rams
    17 – Vikings
    18 – Denver

    What is the story with the hot potato MF13?

  64. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Jon Snow

    from Gingerminge to Dragonminge (who is his aunt!)

  65. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    I am kind of pissed that we have to wait until 2019 for the final season of GOT and that there will only be 6 episodes in the final season!

  66. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    Rockphin says:
    March 29, 2018 at 4:51 pm
    Why does it look like Keenum was shuffled back and forth between the Rams and the Texans before a stint at Minny and finally ending up at Denver?

    13 – Texans
    14 – Rams
    14 – Texans
    15 – Rams
    16 – Rams
    17 – Vikings
    18 – Denver

    What is the story with the hot potato MF13?
    ————–
    Constant reshuffling does no good for ANY QB, so as to learn new and different systems. And you’ll notice that between the Texans and the Rams, there was CONSTANT reshuffling in terms of HCs and OCs as Case was going back and forth between the two teams.

    I think Case now knows SO MUCH after LEARNING, SO MUCH. He’s only 30 years old; it’s not like he’s a late bloomer like Rich Gannon and others.

  67. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

  68. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Cespedes!

  69. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    I only got a 2 on the wonder lick!

  70. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    I know it takes 3 licks to get to the center of a tootsie pop . . . The owl done told me

  71. sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

    That’s one of the weirdest interviews I’ve ever had. It was like talking to a robot.

  72. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    #VietnamWarVeteransDay

    I cannot express enough gratitude to those who served (many via the draft). Many books and movies have been written/shot about this matter. Let us NEVER FORGET those who have fallen, and those who survived.

    And to those who survived — literally being SPAT upon by the radical leftists here in America — we APPRECIATE you! Many of y’all had NO CHOICE, having been drafted for the war.

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      Ditto! I remember when I was a kid we wore bracelets of MIA/POWs hoping they would come home. I also remember as I was getting older when you had to register how scared I was that I might get drafted some day but the draft ended and never happened again. I felt it was one thing to defend America, but to be sent to some foreign land to fight a political war wasn’t right. But never would I ever criticize or insult a solider or vet. People like that deserve to be knocked out.

  73. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    SB -Besides weird, how did it go? Do you think you got the job? Do you still want it?

  74. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    I mean I would hire a prospective employee who did the interview sans 👖

  75. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    sb7mvp says:
    March 29, 2018 at 7:19 pm

    That’s one of the weirdest interviews I’ve ever had.

    I said to rub one out BEFORE SB! BEFORE SMH

  76. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Do you think you got the job?

    He got A job….even if he gave it to himself…..
    😉

  77. sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

    Based on the phone interview experience it’s hard to tell. It’s just the first stage of the process, but the way it was conducted was weird. I’m still interested, but we’ll see how much further in the process I can get.

  78. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    I know we moved on from some really good players, but I really think we could be a good team in 2018. That’s all. LOL

  79. ElephantRider's avatar ElephantRider says:

    Is it just me? But Lamar Jackson looks bigger without the pads on.

  80. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    LT Tunsil
    LG Sitton
    C Kilgore
    RG Davis
    RT James
    TE?

    WR Stills
    WR Parker
    WR Wilson/Amendola

    QB Tannehill
    RB Drake/Gore/Rookie

    It could be real good. Play fast and make big plays. 🙂

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      I didn’t mean to leave Grant out. I think he plays a bigger role this year. Add that big receiving TE and I think we’ll be hard to defend. The NFL world will say I didn’t see this coming. That’s because you…

  81. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Good luck SB! Hope you get what you’re looking for

  82. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    ElephantRider says:
    March 29, 2018 at 10:35 pm
    Is it just me? But Lamar Jackson looks bigger without the pads on.
    —————-
    Nah, man… it’s not just you, and I totally agree with ya. I think he’s got a very compact/solid build, with little room to add more weight… and that’s fine. I don’t think anybody needs to worry about him being another Pat White (slight build), for example.

    I LOVE Lamar… but he’s going to be a work in progress (over the short term, anyway) if he’s to learn to be a pure pocket-passer, IMO. But to make him into a pure pocket-passer would be to deny him his God-given talents with his speed and feet.

    I WILL be happy if we draft Lamar, but Tannehill had better our starter (HEALTHY!) as Lamar learns under Gase and Tanny for a year or two. Again, JMO.

  83. I seriously am not getting the Derwin James thing. I saw some cut ups someone did of his game vs Florida but against Alabama he looks totally lost and average against others. He’s got speed and athletic ability but when you saw other safeties play in college you saw why they were 1st rd picks.

    With James, the athletic ability is there but it’s all about what you think he can become because of that athleticism.

  84. Idiocracy is here. Fox News actually has Fabio on to talk about the California economy. Duane Johnson is going to be our next president.

  85. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    I think I would feel better about taking one of these QBs in the first if
    1) they didn’t all have that one significant issue
    2) Tannehill was someone I could just give up on like Henne
    3) and the biggest reason would be if there were not a bunch of really frickin good studs available this year.

    I see picking Mayfield at #11 (or 2) in terms of missing Roquan at #11, who I think will be a much better player to have, especially for us and especially in relative bust potential. Ditto for any QB in this draft year.

    And not just Roquan. Here are the players I think would help us more and I would pick before any of those QBs.
    Nelson
    Tremaine
    Minkah
    Vita
    Da’Ron
    Hurst DT
    Hurst TE
    Gesicki
    Saquon
    Guice
    Michel
    Rashaan Evans
    and several others are on the fringe of that such as Ridley.and Penny

  86. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    “the Dolphins ranked second in the NFL in penalties a year ago, including a ridiculous twelve unnecessary roughness, sixteen defensive holding, and twenty-two false start calls,”– Phinsider
    (so we had to get rid of Landry and Suh and the DB coach and the DL coach and the OL coach and Pouncey messing up the line calls and misconveying the snap count)

    and I hated losing Landry, Suh, and Pouncey (and Ajayi) I still hate it. but those flags hurt us.

  87. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    But opposing DCs and OCs will not have as easy a task in preparing for us this year, because we had become so predictable and such a known quantity.
    Giving Landry his 7 for 65 game in order to shut down everything deep was a no-brainer.
    Double-teaming Suh and holding Wake while running slants against a confused middle of our Defense became a no-brainer.

  88. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    You can’t help but root for this guy!!!!!

  89. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    11: R1P11 LB ROQUAN SMITH, GEORGIA
    42: R2P10 DL MAURICE HURST, MICHIGAN
    73: R3P9 TE HAYDEN HURST, SOUTH CAROLINA
    123: R4P23 LB DARIUS LEONARD, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
    131: R4P31 QB MIKE WHITE, WESTERN KENTUCKY
    209: R6P35 C BRADLEY BOZEMAN, ALABAMA
    227: R7P9 S MARCELL HARRIS, FLORIDA
    229: R7P11 CB DANNY JOHNSON, SOUTHERN

    I could live with that!

  90. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Wyo – You also don’t have to draft every player named Hurst. lol

  91. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    I’m tired of hearing you Frs complain about LB’s! 😉

  92. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Wyo

    I am not a Friar, and I also don’t really complain about LB’s, unless we’re talking about signing Koa Misi again. lol

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