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Courtney Upshaw = Lamarr Woodley v2.0


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Thats the one of the main things i have noticed from Upshaw in his highlights. He can hold the edge real well for somebody his size, he rarely gets pushed off the line or blocked long enough for the ball to get behind him. Incredible athlete. Flashes JPP and Clay Matthews at times. If he is anything close to those guys i would take him.

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Lamar Woodley runs about a 4.74

Upshaw is expected to run in the 4.5's at the combine.

Here are Upshaw's unofficial 40 time's:

40 Time: 4.76

High:4.85

Low:4.65

And I noticed that Upshaw and Woodley are the exact same height and weight. 6'2" 265lbs. Interesting. They are built the same too.. it's crazy how alike they are.

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Upshaw won the defensive MVP for the National Championship last night.. I am liking him more and more. I could be OK with Upshaw in the 1st and a CB like Minnifield in the 2nd.. :cam:

Upshaw rushed the passer on 90% of bama's plays, and he dropped into coverage on 10%.. that was an approximation by a Bama fan who has seen all of their games this year.. so take it for what it's worth. An educated guess.

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I really like Upshaw. In the past I never really looked at him as a potential Panther so i never focused on him, but I have watched him more closely lately in hopes we could use him in similar a fashion that Denver uses Miller.

More and more i'm thinking I would love to see him on our team. The main reason is versatility, versatility, versatility. He could line up at ilb, olb, and de. I have brought into the theory as of late that if we improve the pass rush the rest will follow (i.e NY Giants). The only question is can he cover. I look forward to watching some highlights on him in the following weeks, before i make my final conclusion.

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liking this idea. A good #1 and an extra pick or 2 later.

It appears that the Jets covet Upshaw.. and their fans are oogling over him in their forums. They think it would be a slam dunk pick at #16, if he's there.. but I think the Cardinals and Cowboys could look at him at #13-14 respectively. Maybe the Jets will want to trade up to jump both teams. We have been known to make draft day trades with the Jets before.

So if we do trade down, it could only be a few spots.. not sure that is possible.

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i'd like him more if he were faster.

that lack of speed really bugs me.

i'm not one of these guys that thinks you have to have some kind of incredible 40 number to be good, but it's still important to be faster than what he's timing for playing the Will, imo...esp. if you are talking about taking him at the 8 or 9 spot.

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