skol asylum
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Anybody have any news or insight on this guy? Getting any interest from an NFL team? Worth a grab and stash late in a dynasty rookie draft?
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ItsOnlytheRiver
Footballguy
He can't pass a physical. Such a shame, because the guy has some serious talent.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Exactly. Probably better than Maclin is but is banged up...
Probably better than a 1st rounder that's already shown he can play on the next level? I disagree.
Donnybrook
Footballguy
If he is that good why wouldn't a team draft him just to stash him on IR a la Brandon Tate or Michael Bush.
B. Nugget
Footballguy
I don't think he can sign as a free agent because he can't pass a physical YET, his surgery was just a few months ago and he isn't able to run and cut at full speed this soon. The other guys were drafted and stashed. The last I read about him was that he planned to be close to fully healthy by the time camp started and expects to compete for a job somewhere. I'm not sure he is as good as Maclin, but they are ALOT closer in talent than most of the people on fantasy websites realize. Definitely a guy to watch to see where he lands...when healthy he is a mismatch of epic proportions because he is too fast for LBs, too big for CBs and he just runs around/over Safeties and forget trying to compete for a jump ball (KSU game) even if you have position. If I were going to come up with a comparable player, I'd think something along the lines of a shorter, but faster James Hardy...with huge upside as a Redzone target.DA has just never been able to shake the injury bug, but there was a time when he was the fastest player on the Mizzou team with a 40'+ vertical at 6'4, 210-215 lbs...and Maclin was on the bench waiting for his chance. I love JMAC, but if DA would have stayed healthy, Maclin wouldn't have come out as a RS. Soph...he simply wouldn't have had his chance to emerge with a healthy DA starting in front of him and taking his share of the catches.See for yourself...http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/09000d5d8177ef91/2010-Draft-Vignettes-Danario-Alexander-Missouri
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Donnybrook
Footballguy
It is interesting that you can draft a player without passing a physical but can't sign him without one. Detriot should have made him Mr. Irrelevant rather than taking Mr. 420.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Way to go apples to oranges. They played in the same system and DA broke all of Maclin's records. Going into the NFL DA has as much skill or more than Maclin. Doesn't mean he's going to be as good of a pro as Maclin so far as there are other issues involved (team, mental, injuries, etc), but he was a beast in college and out played Maclin in the same system. Sure we have more info on Maclin as a pro and you can look at that and say Maclin is clearly better but DA has never gotten a chance to play int he pros to have a comparable discussion on that...
B. Nugget
Footballguy
I agree with most of what you are saying, but Maclin played 2 years with an often dinged DA, Rucker, Coffman and Saunders...last year DA was the only WR that Gabbert trusted, so he force fed him the ball. It was great for the statline, but not great if a team could shut down that connection because the offense would stall out.
HawkeyeChief
Footballguy
Out of loop a little...What was his injury? How serious?
Multiple Scores
Footballguy
This guy isn't even listed on MFL. 
Jeff Tefertiller
Footballguy
well, he is not yet in the NFL .... I assume MFL will list him after he signs ...This guy isn't even listed on MFL.
Multiple Scores
Footballguy
I hear ya, was hoping to sneak him onto my roster while everyone slept.well, he is not yet in the NFL .... I assume MFL will list him after he signs ...This guy isn't even listed on MFL.
Jeff Tefertiller
Footballguy
some leagues will allow you to pick him up under another player's name. the owners just post on the message board that David Anderson = Danario AlexanderI hear ya, was hoping to sneak him onto my roster while everyone slept.well, he is not yet in the NFL .... I assume MFL will list him after he signs ...This guy isn't even listed on MFL.
footballsavvy
Footballguy
Theres a lot more to it than comparing college stats. Clearly the scouts saw different sets of attributes and skills. They apparently thought MAclins would translate and danario's wouldn't.
footballsavvy
Footballguy
Commissioner can add custom players as well. I usually just but a ZZZ in front of their name to keep them all grouped at the bottom of the list so that I can delete them later on if needed.some leagues will allow you to pick him up under another player's name. the owners just post on the message board that David Anderson = Danario AlexanderI hear ya, was hoping to sneak him onto my roster while everyone slept.well, he is not yet in the NFL .... I assume MFL will list him after he signs ...This guy isn't even listed on MFL.
B. Nugget
Footballguy
Until he got hurt in the senior bowl practice, he was projected late 2nd/early 3rd by many...don't kid yourself, the dude can play in the NFL if healthy...that has just become a big IF lately.
Alexander forced to play waiting game.
By Dave Matter
Thursday, April 22, 2010
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While Sean Weatherspoon could know his NFL destination a few hours into tonight’s prime-time draft, the new extended three-day format could make for an agonizing experience for a close friend and former teammate.
Wide receiver Danario Alexander, recovering from a fourth knee surgery, is confident he’ll be drafted before the seven rounds are complete Saturday, but after setting multiple team records last fall, the former Tiger can only hope for an opportunity.
“I’m just taking everything in,” said last year’s NCAA leader in receiving yardage, “and waiting for it to be over with.”
After tonight’s first round tonight, which begins at 6:30 p.m., the second and third rounds will be held tomorrow, beginning at 5 p.m. Rounds 4-7 are Saturday, starting at 9 a.m.
Having undergone three repairs to the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee from December 2007 to January 2009, Alexander suffered another setback during Senior Bowl practices in February when doctors discovered minor cartilage damage in the same knee. The injury was considered unrelated to his previous injuries but required another operation that would make it impossible for Alexander to work out for NFL scouts before the draft.
Once projected as a possible second- or third-round pick, Alexander now waits in draft limbo, unsure how much his injury history has tarnished his stock.
“Obviously, it’s been tough not being able to perform for the scouts and seeing my teammates go out and perform on pro day and at the combine,” Alexander said. “It’s been tough, but I’ve tried to keep a good attitude about the whole thing and just keep hoping for the best.”
“That’s a tough situation that he’s been going through,” Weatherspoon said, “but the thing about Danario, if anyone can bounce back from it, I know that he can. He’s a strong guy. … He’s not too worried about where he’s going to fall. He just wants to go somewhere where he can prove people wrong — once again — like he’s been doing for a while now.”
Alexander has spent most of his time the last few months in Columbia, rehabbing his knee under the watch of MU trainer Rex Sharp. Dr. John Uribe, the Miami-based surgeon who performed Alexander’s latest surgery, has consulted regularly with MU team surgeon Pat Smith on Alexander’s progress. Alexander said Uribe told him recently he’s on schedule to be fully cleared for running by July.
Meanwhile, Alexander has tried to ignore draft coverage, though he can’t help compare himself to the draft’s highest rated receivers.
“I feel like I’m the most complete receiver in the draft, and I know that if I wouldn’t have been hurt I’d be in good position to get drafted,” said Alexander, who plans to watch the draft unfold with his family in Marlin, Texas. “But right now I just have to wait and show everyone what I can do once I get healthy.”
Several other former Tigers are hoping to squeeze into the later rounds of the draft, including offensive lineman Kurtis Gregory, nose tackle Jaron Baston, defensive end Brian Coulter and receiver Jared Perry. Gregory, who along with Weatherspoon and Perry, worked out for teams at the scouting combine in Indianapolis, has been in contact with several teams. Most are hoping he can play multiple positions. Gregory started every game at right guard the last three seasons.
“About the first question that’s asked of me after all the generalities of ‘How you doing? How you been?’ I hear, ‘Can you play center?’ ” he said. “They’re definitely looking me there a bunch. I practiced there and played a couple scrimmages there but never really had to play there in a game, thankfully, because Tim” Barnes “stayed healthy.”
Missouri landed six players in the 2009 draft, the most of any Big 12 Conference team and MU’s most since 1981.
Alexander forced to play waiting game.
By Dave Matter
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Advertisement
While Sean Weatherspoon could know his NFL destination a few hours into tonight’s prime-time draft, the new extended three-day format could make for an agonizing experience for a close friend and former teammate.
Wide receiver Danario Alexander, recovering from a fourth knee surgery, is confident he’ll be drafted before the seven rounds are complete Saturday, but after setting multiple team records last fall, the former Tiger can only hope for an opportunity.
“I’m just taking everything in,” said last year’s NCAA leader in receiving yardage, “and waiting for it to be over with.”
After tonight’s first round tonight, which begins at 6:30 p.m., the second and third rounds will be held tomorrow, beginning at 5 p.m. Rounds 4-7 are Saturday, starting at 9 a.m.
Having undergone three repairs to the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee from December 2007 to January 2009, Alexander suffered another setback during Senior Bowl practices in February when doctors discovered minor cartilage damage in the same knee. The injury was considered unrelated to his previous injuries but required another operation that would make it impossible for Alexander to work out for NFL scouts before the draft.
Once projected as a possible second- or third-round pick, Alexander now waits in draft limbo, unsure how much his injury history has tarnished his stock.
“Obviously, it’s been tough not being able to perform for the scouts and seeing my teammates go out and perform on pro day and at the combine,” Alexander said. “It’s been tough, but I’ve tried to keep a good attitude about the whole thing and just keep hoping for the best.”
“That’s a tough situation that he’s been going through,” Weatherspoon said, “but the thing about Danario, if anyone can bounce back from it, I know that he can. He’s a strong guy. … He’s not too worried about where he’s going to fall. He just wants to go somewhere where he can prove people wrong — once again — like he’s been doing for a while now.”
Alexander has spent most of his time the last few months in Columbia, rehabbing his knee under the watch of MU trainer Rex Sharp. Dr. John Uribe, the Miami-based surgeon who performed Alexander’s latest surgery, has consulted regularly with MU team surgeon Pat Smith on Alexander’s progress. Alexander said Uribe told him recently he’s on schedule to be fully cleared for running by July.
Meanwhile, Alexander has tried to ignore draft coverage, though he can’t help compare himself to the draft’s highest rated receivers.
“I feel like I’m the most complete receiver in the draft, and I know that if I wouldn’t have been hurt I’d be in good position to get drafted,” said Alexander, who plans to watch the draft unfold with his family in Marlin, Texas. “But right now I just have to wait and show everyone what I can do once I get healthy.”
Several other former Tigers are hoping to squeeze into the later rounds of the draft, including offensive lineman Kurtis Gregory, nose tackle Jaron Baston, defensive end Brian Coulter and receiver Jared Perry. Gregory, who along with Weatherspoon and Perry, worked out for teams at the scouting combine in Indianapolis, has been in contact with several teams. Most are hoping he can play multiple positions. Gregory started every game at right guard the last three seasons.
“About the first question that’s asked of me after all the generalities of ‘How you doing? How you been?’ I hear, ‘Can you play center?’ ” he said. “They’re definitely looking me there a bunch. I practiced there and played a couple scrimmages there but never really had to play there in a game, thankfully, because Tim” Barnes “stayed healthy.”
Missouri landed six players in the 2009 draft, the most of any Big 12 Conference team and MU’s most since 1981.
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