*UPDATE* Malik McDowell Was Misunderstood

[Saca312]

Malik was originally a guy I was rooting for and hoping to see succeed in the NFL. He seemed like a monster and someone who just wasn't in the right situation at first glance.

Well, after his comments I'm questioning his IQ and sanity.

Well, hey he fills a need at safety amirite?

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*UPDATE* So looks like this twitter guy took what McDowell said out of context.

Watch the interview video

1:15 onward

McDowell is saying that he has an unconventional style of using his hands to shed blocks and get to the back field and once his coaches saw that his techniques worked, they stopped trying to "fix" him. 

These kids are not paid to be articulate. Sometimes they say perfectly normal things in an awkward manner which could end up conveying the wrong message. 

So don't worry about McDowell. He'd be great at the 40th honestly, and he will probably fall that far.

[TheSpecialJuan]

amazing

[Saca312]

Do not want someone who isn't coachable in the least. 

[ncfan]

Never have been high on him.  Only thought he May creep into the bottom of the 1st

Theres a reason he's one of the top athletes here and upside but the majority of Mocks have him going 20 at the highest and some have him going as low as mid to low 2nd

 

i had him mocked to the Seahawks because there won't be a OT worth picking there and he has upside.  They deal with guys off field stuff all the time

[Wundrbread33]

Saying "I'm very coachable" is one of the oldest cliches to say, and coachability is a top attribute towards success...in anything.

 

So outright saying that you aren't coachable is about as dipshitty as you can get.

[Shocker]

i think he is awesome, is this misinformation?  Sounds screwy.  Oh well, if he's a head case it wont matter.

[caatfan]

"Allows his emotions to take over at times, going on personal crusades against blockers and taking mistakes with him to the next play." http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/2141763/malik-mcdowell

I'd bet anything he won't pass the Gman smell test. 

[Verge]

That's a really good way to go from a fringe 1st round pick to being undrafted.

[chbright]

Sounds like Greg Hardy. Hardy's production and physical traits sounded like a round 1 guy as a junior, but a subpar senior year and likely that personality dropped him in the draft. These "uncoachable traits" could drop him on some mentally weak teams. Teams that have a strong leadership on the field, and coaches that can direct his personality will get a steal then.

 

Reading up on Malik, one controversial quote was how he likes to embarrass OL in practice. Some would take that as a guy who would be a locker room problem. Not me. Personally, the OL should step up or step out in practice when he starts that. If they can't take him in practice, either improve or next guy up. Should be more a motivator than a demoralizer. If it spills off the practice field, yes that is when it is a problem, but that is not what has been said about him. 

 

If Malik brings same desire to embarrass the opposition on Sunday, good. Need a few more guys like that. 

 

Are we now a choirboys only team?

[GoobyPls]

I can't people brought into that hype piece video by that YouTube scout.

He was literally invisible for the majority of season. I saw some mocks of him going in the 3rd round.

[Jeremy Igo]

Sounds like rookie Josh Norman, tbh.

[Snake]

Josh nor Hardy were that bold. Sounds to me like a maurice clarett.

[ecu88]

Plz fall to Panthers in 2 rd. He will be a monster. Big enough to play in and out. Violent and top line explosion.  

Bi Polar figure on here but I welcome the risk reward

[LinvilleGorge]

The face of virtually every coach upon hearing that...

To those mentioning Norman and Hardy, keep in mind that those guys were drafted in the 5th and 6th rounds, respectively. Concerns around their coachability probably had something to do with them slipping that far.