Round 6 Pick 189: Amaré Barno, EDGE, Virginia Tech

[DaveThePanther2008]

1 hour ago, chknwing said:

 

The clip mentioned he was a linebacker and moved to DE.  Could we move him back to linebacker?

[Newbie]

1 hour ago, hepcat said:

A very very poor man’s Hasaan Reddick at best 

For a 6th rounder that sounds pretty damn good. 

[Floppin]

50 minutes ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

The clip mentioned he was a linebacker and moved to DE.  Could we move him back to linebacker?

This is what I was thinking. With that speed and athleticism he wouldn't really need to put on weight to play linebacker. 

[Castavar]

I'm just happy we're actually picking elite athletes with potential instead of players like Gaulden and Armanti Edwards.

[mc52beast]

Guess it’s a nice pick this late in the draft. Kid is light in the ass, will have to bulk up quite a bit if he wants to play with the big boys.

[rmoneyg35]

This is the pick I hate the most. Yeah he has speed but lacks technique. I feel like the players with good technique do better in the nfl then your players who are great physically.

[Swaggasaurus]

11 hours ago, rmoneyg35 said:

This is the pick I hate the most. Yeah he has speed but lacks technique. I feel like the players with good technique do better in the nfl then your players who are great physically.

I’m a big fan of length at the DE spot. I don’t know that there were better players available and I guess he’s new to the position so maybe technique can still be unlocked

Edited May 1, 2022 by Swaggasaurus

[BULLETPRQQF]

This man ran a 4.37 at 6'6" 245 lbs?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!

 

Even if he doesn't pan out, this would never be considered a bad pick to me

Can you imagine him being one of the outside gunners on the punt team?

[Catsfan69]

16 hours ago, Castavar said:

I'm just happy we're actually picking elite athletes with potential instead of players like Gaulden and Armanti Edwards.

Armanti won at least one game for us and did stay in pro football for a long time. 

This is the pick I dislike.

The guy has motor issues. He has technique issues he's worse than the Miller kid we got from Bama.

[Mistuh Jones]

17 hours ago, Castavar said:

I'm just happy we're actually picking elite athletes with potential instead of players like Gaulden and Armanti Edwards.

Freaking gaulden's mention just soured my stomach  

[MillionDollarCam]

18 minutes ago, Catsfan69 said:

Armanti won at least one game for us and did stay in pro football for a long time. 

This is the pick I dislike.

The guy has motor issues. He has technique issues he's worse than the Miller kid we got from Bama.

I mean I’d argue that he had one of the worst coaching staffs in all of power 5 football.

When I was watching Willis (Liberty) play Tech, Barno stood out quite a bit (which he should against G5 players).

He didn’t have the production that Marquise Haynes had in college but a lot of their flaws are similar… undersized, has no moves in package (only speed), non-factor in the run game, etc…

Personally I attribute his “motor” issues to just being on a downright horrible VT team the past two years. I don’t think he was in a great situation to be developed.

With his athleticism I think he gives Pasqualoni a lot to work with.

[LinvilleGorge]

Intriguing pick. Crazy athlete. Good gamble at that point in the draft. If nothing else potentially an intriguing special teamer who could develop into more.

[WOW!!]

22 hours ago, Floppin said:

This is what I was thinking. With that speed and athleticism he wouldn't really need to put on weight to play linebacker. 

As he gets older he is naturally going to put on weight.. So I like the fact he will do it under the supervision of a pro staff..

[LinvilleGorge]

4 minutes ago, WOW!! said:

As he gets older he is naturally going to put on weight.. So I like the fact he will do it under the supervision of a pro staff..

Oh, we're going to get one of those now? That's by far the most exciting news of the off-season!