Nice Article On Poe

[ladypanther]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2012/story/_/id/7774946/2012-nfl-draft-memphis-tigers-dt-dontari-poe-races-charts

Interesting read. Does not really address the difference in game and combine performance (other than perhaps the quote below). Also mentions, although been projected to the Panthers...he is falling in some projections.

"I don't think we used him quite the way we should have," said former Tigers defensive line coach Mike DuBose, who coached the Alabama defensive line from 1990 to 1996 and was the Crimson Tide head coach from 1997 to 2000. "We didn't put him in the best situations, but he never complained about it …

"He's a great young man and potentially the best defensive lineman that I've ever coached. I've never been around anybody as big, strong, explosive and flexible. To me, the flexibility part is the part that's rare."

ESPN draft experts Mel Kiper and Todd McShay have Poe going No. 9 overall to Carolina, but on Monday NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock said he moved Poe down his board, saying, "Coming off the combine, I wanted to show people what a freak this kid Poe is, and he is a physical freak, no doubt. However, the tape is very average, so how do you match the two up -- potential versus his actual game footage?"

[Argus Plexus]

Don't want

[jamos14]

I'd be happy if he slipped all the way to round 2. In the first round I want nothing to do with him.

[Kurb]

One of the biggest boom or bust guys in a long time IMO.

[cotblock]

I agree with Kurb. Would be a huge gamble at 9. If he dropped all the way to 40...now that would make things interesting.

[Ivan The Awesome]

I agree with Kurb. Would be a huge gamble at 9. If he dropped all the way to 40...now that would make things interesting.

Don't believe he'll drop that far.

[panthers55]

The fact that he grew poor and without much actually gives me some hope he will be hungry to succeed and do what he has to in order to assure he gets that big second contract. With the new rookie scale where you don't get a huge initial contract but have to work for the second one, I don't think you will so many guys who stop trying and give up like Russell did. As for boom or bust guys, I can think of another boom ot bust players that turned out pretty well for us. It all comes down to the amount of heart the guy has. I suspect the intervewing process has been privotal in deciding if he is the one.

[top dawg]

Not at first...

[unicar15]

Maybe in a trade down to the teens...he's a lot like Coples IMO. A bigger question than Coples but either one could end up being the most dominant defensive player in the draft when all is said and done.

[Dex]

Poe can gtfo until the 6th round.

[LinvilleGorge]

One of the biggest boom or bust guys in a long time IMO.

Yep. Huge risk, but a potential huge reward too. From a physical standpoint, he's everything you could possibly want in a DT prospect. He'll go in the top half of round one. Someone is gonna fall in love with his potential.

[pantherclaw]

Reminds me of Pierre-Paul, at the DT position.

He's going to be a big force on someone's line.

I'd still like to see him as a Panther.

[Mr. Scot]

One of the biggest boom or bust guys in a long time IMO.

Isn't that what a lot of people said about the guy we took with our first pick last year?

[Zod]

Hurney always picks well in the first. If its Poe, it's a good pick.