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Looking like Jalen Tabor gonna be a Panther


LinvilleGorge

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5 minutes ago, Wundrbread33 said:

Quality poo post. Valid points while taking a dump on G-man for his hatred of speed. Sometimes telling the truth is the funniest thing to do.

Wasn't intended as a shot at G-man. Our zone scheme (assuming we're sticking with a zone heavy scheme under Wilks) places a much higher emphasis on instincts and ball skills than it does pure speed. Norman was a high 4.6 guy and was one of the best CBs in the NFL in this defense. Zone schemes don't require a CB to run step for step with the Julio Joneses and OBJs of the world like a man scheme does. Zones allow DBs to sit back and watch and read and react. Hence why instincts and ball skills are so important.

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27 minutes ago, JayNasty said:

Dang, I thought you were supposed to get faster at your pro day.   Ball skills or not, that time is pretty bad

You almost always do, hence why I take pro day results a little less seriously. Your best comparisons are at the combine where everyone is running in the same conditions. I'd be willing to bet that in cases where there's a big gap between combine and pro day performances (like with Funches s who was 4.7 at the combine vs. 4.5 at his pro day) teams are probably averaging the two to come up with the time they use for that prospect. 

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7 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Ran 4.7+ at his pro day after running a disappointing 4.63 at the combine. Gettleman will love his instincts and ball skills and won't be scared off by his poor times speed. Tabor to the Panthers at the bottom of the 3rd or top of the 4th.

I'm all about drafting athletic DBs as confirmed by athletic testing and I'd be thrilled to get him that late.

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