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Su'a Cravens

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The guy who was rumored this week we had Freak interest in.  

 

This is one guy id love to make a move to get in the 2nd (other guy is Sterling Shepard)

Cravens is a natural fit for SS. The best hybrid lb/safety in coverage to come out in awhile (yes even better than TD and Shaq)  thus the reason I think he can make the transition to safety betterm to SS.  Reminds me in a sense of Luke.  Not the super fast 4.3 guy but smart guy who can read defenses like a book and takes good angles.  Doesn't go for the bone crushing hits but wraps up and goes for the tackle.  Has good hands and concentration which will be good for  SS.  At SS he will be a in the box type guy covering TE's and such which he has more than enough Athletic ability to do so.  

 

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Looks like he has stickum on his gloves, once he got his hands on someone they didn't get away.  Gonna have to do some breakdowns research, but going off that highlight video I'd be all about moving up in the 2nd for him.  Not quite ready to use a 1st on him, the whole hybrid/position switch thing makes it a bit risky, but he is a damn sure tackler.

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On Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 9:47 AM, ncfan said:

The guy who was rumored this week we had Freak interest in.  

 

This is one guy id love to make a move to get in the 2nd (other guy is Sterling Shepard)

Cravens is a natural fit for SS. The best hybrid lb/safety in coverage to come out in awhile (yes even better than TD and Shaq)  thus the reason I think he can make the transition to safety betterm to SS.  Reminds me in a sense of Luke.  Not the super fast 4.3 guy but smart guy who can read defenses like a book and takes good angles.  Doesn't go for the bone crushing hits but wraps up and goes for the tackle.  Has good hands and concentration which will be good for  SS.  At SS he will be a in the box type guy covering TE's and such which he has more than enough Athletic ability to do so.  

 

The more I watch breakdowns on him the more I really like him. He is super athletic, and really seems like he would be a great fit for our defense. I'm not sold on him being a first round but if the panthers give him a first round grade then they will draft him. Last two years we have gotten guys in the second round that we had first round grades on (kony,and funch), so I wouldn't be surprised to see it again this year. 

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