Nick O'leary

[TheNewStandard]

get him in the 4th so that we can get rid of Tolbert.

can be a special teams ace with good hands for screens out of the backfield.

could start from day 1 and adds another red zone threat.

would allow Olsen to run more routes instead of having to be in the backfield as a blocker.

[Toker Smurf]

I'd be okay with this. Thought he looked really fluid in the combine drills.

[MV%doe]

My fav TE, but I view him as a H-back&STace type that id love to have in the 4th. The whole TE class is terrible and the top guy max is a mid 3rd at best. Those claiming he's a 1st are mistaken, even in 2nd its a bad pick. Nick is a football player, one that helps you wins games..

[Pejorative Miscreant]

3rd

 

I dont see him slipping past the 3rd.  I think he would be a solid pick depending on what the board looks like.

[section543]

Not sure I see the value, even in late rounds

[WOW!!]

Meh....

[TheNewStandard]

Not sure I see the value, even in late rounds

get him in the 4th so that we can get rid of Tolbert.

can be a special teams ace with good hands for screens out of the backfield.

could start from day 1 and adds another red zone threat.

would allow Olsen to run more routes instead of having to be in the backfield as a blocker.

Edited by TheNewStandard, 24 February 2015 - 01:55 AM.

[rmoneyg35]

I think we have bigger needs than a hybrid TE. He played well for Florida state and looks to be a playmaker in the pass game. I tend to think of trey burton when I think of him. Maybe he will go undrafted as well?

[gettlemanjack]

in Mayock's first ranking since the Combine of the best TEs, he dropped O'Leary from the #3 TE to the #5 TE

his new TE ranking:

Tight end

1. Maxx Williams , Minnesota

2. Clive Walford , Miami (Fla.)

3. MyCole Pruitt , Southern Illinois

4. Blake Bell , Oklahoma

5. Nick O'Leary , Florida State

Rise: Pruitt (NR), Bell (NR)

Fall: O'Leary (3); Tyler Kroft, Rutgers (4); Ben Koyack , Notre

Dame (5)

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000475721/article/mike-mayocks-2015-nfl-draft-position-rankings-20

[Tub of Goo]

Don't understand the fascination with Nick. Way bigger needs, you want blocking in the back field? Put Brandon Williams back there.

[Jeremy Igo]

I like O'Leary in the late third. If the Panthers can get him later, even better. 

 

 

Anyone who thinks O'Leary isn't needed on this team isn't paying attention. Lead blocking has been awful the last few years. The only decent blocker the Panthers have is Richie Brockel, who unfortunately has no hands. 

 

With O'Leary in there you get excellent blocking and a good route runner with excellent hands. 

 

 

Also, not sure GM's will put much stock in his 40 time. The kid is coming off a January hamstring pull. Just go watch some FSU games if you want to see his game speed. 

[Jeremy Igo]

Don't understand the fascination with Nick. Way bigger needs, you want blocking in the back field? Put Brandon Williams back there.

 

 

I like Brandon, but his blocking is below average at best. 

 

 

He may not make the squad this year unless he improves in camp. 

[Soul Rebel]

O'Leary is an interesting potential pick up. Especially with the way 'traditional' FBs are starting to fade off into the sunset. Teams are realizing that the need for a bulldozer blocking back to open holes for RBs aren't as needed in the current NFL. It opens up another spot on the field that would be better served with another receiver or a hybrid back, much the way Dickson and Williams were utilized last year.  O'Leary fits the bill of what our offense and the trending offenses that are ahead of the curve utilize. Depending on who's available in the 3rd, the pick would be solid if they tab O'Leary. 

 

 

[Tub of Goo]

I just think he's a luxury pick. I'd much rather have rounds 1-4 centered around OL, WR, DL, CB/S. Possibly doubling up in one of those.