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The Overlooked, the Underrated, and the Unappreciated (1 Viewer)
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munchkin
Footballguy
Greg Kellogg has a nice interview with Long on his show a couple of weeks back. Seems like a great kid.
With all the late picks the Pats have it will be interesting to see if McNeal gets a look to replace Faulk and I wouldn't mind having another Graham on the roster at the TE position.
Thanks Matt!!
With all the late picks the Pats have it will be interesting to see if McNeal gets a look to replace Faulk and I wouldn't mind having another Graham on the roster at the TE position.
Thanks Matt!!
Matt Waldman
Footballguy
There's a lot of love for Carlton Mitchell and Marcus Easley, but Scott Long could wind up being that guy people should have been excited about...
MAC_32
Footballguy
Long's the guy that tore up the Combine, right?I haven't watched a Louisville game since early 08 (after Cantwell showed me he wasn't worth watching), so I didn't know anything about Long before February.
Matt Waldman
Footballguy
Yep. As I mentioned in the piece, I think this a textbook example of how the combine can be helpful. Long had as good if not better combine than Carlton Mitchell.
Donnybrook
Footballguy
I much rather read about sleepers than join into the constant debate about top 5 players. (Not that I know much about either topic.)
LionsFan78
Footballguy
I much rather read about sleepers than join into the constant debate about top 5 players. (Not that I know much about either topic.)
And unlike many of the top-5 debates...most people around here actually know what they're talking about with some of these sleepersGreat writeup Matt
Donnybrook
Footballguy
One of the players that I kind of like that probably won't get drafted is Tyler Sheehan. Matt I was wondering what you think of him.
Tau837
Footballguy
Love the Toney Baker support. 
I agree with the pros cited in the writeup. He is extremely strong... I believe his 27 reps in the bench press led all RBs at the combine. And his 37" vertical and 4.3 short shuttle were competitive with the other RBs at the combine. As for his 40 time, Rivals shows that coming out of high school (as a 5 star recruit), he ran 4.45, so perhaps he will get a bit faster as he further recovers from his injury and drops a few pounds... but he unofficially ran a 4.53 at N.C. State's pro day at 235 pounds.
Another aspect that is probably a bit underrated about Baker is his receiving ability. He had 28/355/3 receiving last season and averaged more than 10 yards per reception for his career (65/676).
I really hope he gets drafted and makes a roster. He has been through a lot, and most thought his career was ended by his knee injury in the 2007 opener. He won the ACC's 2009 Brian Piccolo Award, given annually since 1972 in memory of the late Brian Piccolo to the "most courageous" football player in the ACC.
I agree with the pros cited in the writeup. He is extremely strong... I believe his 27 reps in the bench press led all RBs at the combine. And his 37" vertical and 4.3 short shuttle were competitive with the other RBs at the combine. As for his 40 time, Rivals shows that coming out of high school (as a 5 star recruit), he ran 4.45, so perhaps he will get a bit faster as he further recovers from his injury and drops a few pounds... but he unofficially ran a 4.53 at N.C. State's pro day at 235 pounds.
Another aspect that is probably a bit underrated about Baker is his receiving ability. He had 28/355/3 receiving last season and averaged more than 10 yards per reception for his career (65/676).
I really hope he gets drafted and makes a roster. He has been through a lot, and most thought his career was ended by his knee injury in the 2007 opener. He won the ACC's 2009 Brian Piccolo Award, given annually since 1972 in memory of the late Brian Piccolo to the "most courageous" football player in the ACC.
theglorydays
Footballguy
Chan Gailey said he wants to draft a scatback and i've have Mcneal as a player the Bills grab with one of there 6th round draft picks. I haven't seen him play but i've read multiple good reports about him.
I'm pretty sure Mike Mayock put Sanders in his top 5 WR rankings.
I remember hearing Graham's name come up a lot during the senior bowl week.
I'm pretty sure Mike Mayock put Sanders in his top 5 WR rankings.
I remember hearing Graham's name come up a lot during the senior bowl week.
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Donnybrook
Footballguy
Mr. Waldman I am glad to report your QB sleeper has signed. Per KFFL:
Matt Waldman
Footballguy
I'm kind of liking the fact Mr. Paulus got signed by a team with a head coach who is known for his astute knowledge of free agent QBs...we'll see how it plays out.
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road warrior
Footballguy
Great point. It was Sean Payton who plucked Tony Romo out of obscurity.I'm kind of liking the fact Mr. Paulus got signed by a team with a head coach who is known for his astute knowledge of free agent QBs...we'll see how it plays out.
identikit
Footballguy
The Saints didn’t sign Greg Paulus to an undrafted rookie free agent contract following his tryout according to Bradley Handwerger of WWLTV in New Orleans. But in the little time he did spend learning under Super Bowl winning coach and tutor Sean Payton, he did impress.
“Early on, he’s done a good job of making decisions and locating the ball,” Payton said on Saturday, midway through mini-camp. “He’s pretty interesting.”
In his one and only season playing football after four on the hardwood, Paulus threw for 2,025 yards, tossed 13 touchdowns and was intercepted 14 times. He completed 67.7 percent of his passes and led the Orange to wins over bowl teams Northwestern and Rutgers, throwing for a career-high 346 yards in the win over the Wildcats.
http://www.rotoinfo.com/comments-latestfro...tter-22961.html
“Early on, he’s done a good job of making decisions and locating the ball,” Payton said on Saturday, midway through mini-camp. “He’s pretty interesting.”
In his one and only season playing football after four on the hardwood, Paulus threw for 2,025 yards, tossed 13 touchdowns and was intercepted 14 times. He completed 67.7 percent of his passes and led the Orange to wins over bowl teams Northwestern and Rutgers, throwing for a career-high 346 yards in the win over the Wildcats.
http://www.rotoinfo.com/comments-latestfro...tter-22961.html
Matt Waldman
Footballguy
Too bad, but maybe there's hope...he's a long shot, but a fun one to follow.
