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Taylor Mays being compared to Thomas Davis


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Source: Palm Beach Post

Link: http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/thedailydolphin/2010/01/28/senior-bowl-giving-dolphins-plenty-to-chew-on/

This article came from the Palm Beach Post, but I am going to leave out the information on the Miami Dolphins; To get the full article click the link above.

Despite some impressive physical tools, USC safety Taylor Mays will not be able to cover consistently in the NFL.

The 6-foot-3, 231-pound Mays has made a couple of impressive hits downfield in between the numbers, but this hasn’t hidden a number of concerns. Observers wonder if he could be cut from the same cloth as Carolina Panthers’ LB Thomas Davis.

Davis was a big, hard-hitting safety at Georgia who was moved to LB in the NFL.

SI.com draft analyst Tony Pauline said Mays, despite being timed running the 40 in 4.32 seconds, struggles to pedal in reverse, cannot plant his foot and drive to the ball and cannot go outside the numbers.

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Source: Palm Beach Post

Link: http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/thedailydolphin/2010/01/28/senior-bowl-giving-dolphins-plenty-to-chew-on/

This article came from the Palm Beach Post, but I am going to leave out the information on the Miami Dolphins; To get the full article click the link above.

Despite some impressive physical tools, USC safety Taylor Mays will not be able to cover consistently in the NFL.

The 6-foot-3, 231-pound Mays has made a couple of impressive hits downfield in between the numbers, but this hasn’t hidden a number of concerns. Observers wonder if he could be cut from the same cloth as Carolina Panthers’ LB Thomas Davis.

Davis was a big, hard-hitting safety at Georgia who was moved to LB in the NFL.

SI.com draft analyst Tony Pauline said Mays, despite being timed running the 40 in 4.32 seconds, struggles to pedal in reverse, cannot plant his foot and drive to the ball and cannot go outside the numbers.

bastard :(

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Taylor Mays is a crazy athlete... I'd love seeing him in a Carolina uniform.

At what position, as much as I love May's the guy isn't a great cover safety he's a hitter we already have that in Chris Harris. If he was sitting around at our second round pick I would think about drafting him ala Thomas Davis and moving him to LB right away studying under Diggs, Anderson, Conner whoever wins the position. He is a freak of nature athletically but he also has been known to not play the ball so he can lay somebody out. He was excellent in run support when the defense allowed him to play close to the line of scrimmage however (hardly happened his senior year, Pete played him deep all the time so the inexperienced defense wouldn't get beat). Personally I think his true position is LB and I think he will make an outstanding one in the NFL, anyone who drafts him as a safety will have to hope for the best.

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USC has put some pretty pretty good Linebackers in the NFL, like Junior Seau, Brian Cushing, Clay Matthews Keith Rivers, Rey Maualuga, Lofa Tatupu, Kaluka Maiava, and Thomas Williams.

Between the eight of them that is...

Pro Bowls- 17

First Round Picks- 4

They have also put a couple of sick secondary players in the NFL to. Troy Polamalu, Kevin Ellison looks extremely promising for the Chargers, Eric Wright who is very underrated in Cleveland started his college career at USC, Terell Thomas also looks to have a very promising career ahead of him. Actually USC just puts defensive players and QB's in the NFL period.

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