Local Prospects

[Kuech the Sneak]

Any guys from the Carolina schools you guys think could be late round steals? I've heard a few names tossed around here, mostly from N.C State like Audie Cole(LB), Terrell Manning(LB), Markus Kuhn(DL), J.R Sweezy(DL)

[DynastyRTR]

Christian Thompson

[nickzz]

wouldn't mind a jersey with the name "JR Sweezy" on the back

[carolina-chuck]

think Cole will be a stud.

like manning also

[Nicbsbll2]

I know a lot about the NC State guys but I'm not too up on other local teams. Here is what I do know from Raleigh though:

I'd really like to see Audie Cole have a great career. However, he doesn't really have the desire or work ethic to make it for more than a couple years in the NFL. Maybe being in Tennessee and working out with a lot of NFL prospects has kicked his butt in gear, but if it hasn't, then he won't last. (But he certainly does have the talent, it's more of a drive/desire issue.)

George Bryan will get a shot with a team, but he has some of the same 'drive' issues that Audie does. His first three years you would have sworn he had glue on his hands, but his last year he had a great number of drops. I really think this problem was more about his work ethic/concentration than anything else. I saw the other day where he actually admitted that he had almost become complacent with his skills because he had so much early success, but getting snubbed from the Combine has seemed to have lit a fire in him. He has improved his 40 time almost 4 tenths a second from the Senior Bowl to his Pro Day.

Terrelle Manning on the other hand could be an absolute stud in a few years. He's fast and quick and plays bigger than his measureables. Plus he has a tremendous work ethic. He's very raw though.

JR Sweezy has some talent, but he's extremely raw. Think Nick Hayden raw. He has had maturity issues in the past, but those seem to be behind him. He should get a shot in someones camp, but it wouldn't surprise me if he doesn't stick. Also wouldn't surprise me if he does stick either.