Chiefer Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 3 hours ago, nicfre2011 said: Purdue linebacker Derrick Barnes had a pretty solid Pro Day workout. I’ve heard good things about him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicfre2011 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, Chiefer said: I’ve heard good things about him He has experience at middle linebacker and on the edge as a pass rusher. I like the idea of having him as a potential long term replacement for Hitchens inside or eventually challenge for playing time at SAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayanfootball Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 4 hours ago, nicfre2011 said: Purdue linebacker Derrick Barnes had a pretty solid Pro Day workout. We have a plethora of LB's available to us that can play the middle. All are better than Barnes (#188). Collins, Moses, McGrone, just to name a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefer Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, mayanfootball said: We have a plethora of LB's available to us that can play the middle. All are better than Barnes (#188). Collins, Moses, McGrone, just to name a few. I think he’s saying as a Damien Wilson replacement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicfre2011 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 11 hours ago, mayanfootball said: We have a plethora of LB's available to us that can play the middle. All are better than Barnes (#188). Collins, Moses, McGrone, just to name a few. Not saying Barnes is the best prospect or my pick for anything....just putting a name out there. Collins would likely have to be a 1st round or trade up in the 2nd round target. What jumps out at you about Moses besides the name recognition? You talk about your aversion to players with injuries in college, so I am surprised you dropped his name. Give me your breakdown of McGrone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicfre2011 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) Spencer Brown is another OT prospect that had a really impressive Pro Day workout. Per Jim Nagy: OL Spencer Brown with all-timer shuttles 4.39 SS & 6.99 3-cone—rare bend for 6082 and 311 lbs. Ran 4.94/4.96 40-yd on NFL clocks, 31.5 VJ and 9-9 BJ Edit: in before mayanfootball...."Brown sucks, Penei Sewell is better." Edited March 24, 2021 by nicfre2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayanfootball Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 3 hours ago, nicfre2011 said: What jumps out at you about Moses besides the name recognition? You talk about your aversion to players with injuries in college, so I am surprised you dropped his name. Give me your breakdown of McGrone. Moses: Has played all LB positions. Sideline to sideline range. Heat seeking missile. Tackling machine. Ball radar in his head. McGrone: RS sophomore, Mike LB, offers great blitzing on 3rd.down. Tough-he played with a cast on his hand taking on opposing Olinemen. Can play flexed out wide against TE's. Has all the physical tools. 3down LB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayanfootball Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 54 minutes ago, nicfre2011 said: Edit: in before mayanfootball...."Brown sucks, Penei Sewell is better." I don't recall commenting about either player. Brown is ok, just below 1st.rd. OT's IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicfre2011 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 1 hour ago, mayanfootball said: Moses: Has played all LB positions. Sideline to sideline range. Heat seeking missile. Tackling machine. Ball radar in his head. McGrone: RS sophomore, Mike LB, offers great blitzing on 3rd.down. Tough-he played with a cast on his hand taking on opposing Olinemen. Can play flexed out wide against TE's. Has all the physical tools. 3down LB. Moses: Missed the end of the 2017 season with a broken foot; Missed entire 2019 season with ACL injury...didn't have the same explosiveness in 2020. Has some issues processing the play quick enough. You ok with the injury history? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayanfootball Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, nicfre2011 said: You ok with the injury history? Yeah. IMO didn't affect his play much in 2020. Did he require surgery on the ACL? I didn't find reference to it. Again, i'm partial to Collins, Bolton, Surratt, McGrone more than Derrick Barnes (@188). Even a "hurt" Moses is better. Edited March 24, 2021 by mayanfootball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGold Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 McGrone isn’t someone you’re gonna want to line up outside in Man Coverage. In time he may get there, but his man coverage skills are practically nonexistent right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayanfootball Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 McGrone: There’s not a great deal of exposure to more pure coverage reps, although he was afforded a handful of opportunities to pick-up back releases in man coverage or go flexed out wide against tight ends (Indiana 2020). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGold Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 That’s the positive version of what I just said lol . He has hardly ever done it, he is not comfortable doing it yet. He has the skills but the recognition skills will take time to iron out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayanfootball Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, samsel23 said: That’s the positive version of what I just said lol . He has hardly ever done it, he is not comfortable doing it yet. He has the skills but the recognition skills will take time to iron out. He's a RS sophomore, so i'm willing to cut him some slack. He's darn athletic which will help reduce the impact of some initial errors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGold Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 17 minutes ago, mayanfootball said: He's a RS sophomore, so i'm willing to cut him some slack. He's darn athletic which will help reduce the impact of some initial errors. For sure, I’ve been a huge fan of McGrone even back to when he was a 4th/5th round guy. He’s my top LB after Collins Was mainly talking about the man coverage responsibilities. Year 1 you’re taking him for his blitzing and run fills in sub packages. He certainly has the athleticism for it, but the fundamentals and route recognition skills in man coverage are something you’re hoping he develops past his rookie year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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