Why the Slide: Daviyon Nixon

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, Castavar said:

I just like that we actually have a GM and organization that finally takes chances on these types of players. Hurney and Richardson would have NEVER. Yeah, most of the time they don't work out, but sometimes  they do (Tyreek Hill) and you get a steal in the later rounds.

There was a certain DL out of Mississippi State who we should all recall...

[TheRumGone]

There was a “dorm room incident” 2 years ago and that’s all I could find. He was apparently cleared of all wrong doing.

[rayzor]

33 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

These guys are young. Dumb comes with that.

not with all of them, and its not a great excuse.

but it sure was true for me. i grew out of the young part. the dumb.... i'm still a work in progress.

[saX man]

It isn't unlikely he hosted furry orgies

[WUnderhill]

“Feedback from the Iowa staff was not positive” This is the most concerning part. It’s one thing to be immature off the field but still be coachable and a good teammate. It’s another thing when you are not well liked by the coaching staff.

[Prowler2k18]

1 minute ago, rayzor said:

not with all of them, and its not a great excuse.

but it sure was true for me. i grew out of the young part. the dumb.... i'm still a work in progress.

You’re in good company there sir

[Carolina Cajun]

I literally am struggling to find a true off field issue, only thing I'm finding is that he has a learning disability, which as long as he has the maturity, shouldn't be an issue and if anything else makes me more proud (As a parent of a child with autism) to support him than I did beforehand.

[Actionman0z]

I love when people say that they have off the field issues, and don’t tell you a single thing about what those were. Dude seems like he has it figured out now. Probably knows what needs to be done now. 

[theinstrumental]

59 minutes ago, WUnderhill said:

“Feedback from the Iowa staff was not positive” This is the most concerning part. It’s one thing to be immature off the field but still be coachable and a good teammate. It’s another thing when you are not well liked by the coaching staff.

An Iowa staff kind of famous for being draconian and out of touch with their players, though. I don't know what the note about avoiding suspensions indicates, but given the source, I'm not that worried about what the staff thought. 

[OldhamA]

What were the 'character concerns'?

Also I hope no potential Iowa recruit reads that piece - imagine the staff not going to bat for you. Good lord.

[OldhamA]

1 hour ago, Castavar said:

I just like that we actually have a GM and organization that finally takes chances on these types of players. Hurney and Richardson would have NEVER. Yeah, most of the time they don't work out, but sometimes  they do (Tyreek Hill) and you get a steal in the later rounds.

I've said for years I hated that we just drafted choir boys.

[DeSim]

Would be nice if he turned out like Greg Hardy, just talent wise/draft value of course.  

Also, it mentioned we did not address the position further in free agency or in the draft...didn’t we sign DeQuan Jones and draft another DT with our last pick?

[kungfoodude]

1 hour ago, rayzor said:

not with all of them, and its not a great excuse.

but it sure was true for me. i grew out of the young part. the dumb.... i'm still a work in progress.

Not all but the majority. It's a spectrum of dumb. For whatever reason regular young people generally get more "dumb" leeway than athletes. Generally.

[jb2288]

Man these are the kind of picks I love. High risk/High reward in the LATER rounds. Not some no name school interior lineman in the second.