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Michael Lombardi On Frank Alexander


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Michael Lombardi did his Top 12 value picks, and Frank Alexander was listed at #6. Here's what he said about him:

6. Frank Alexander, DE, Carolina (103rd). Alexander has great arm length and inside quickness, and he seems to have a knack for making plays. The ex-Sooner should be able to contribute to the Panthers defense right away.

Source: NFL.com

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just to play devils advocate:

30. Carolina Panthers

9. Luke Kuechly, OLB, Boston College

40. Amini Silatolu, G/OT, Midwestern State

103. Frank Alexander, DE, Oklahoma

104. Joe Adams, WR, Arkansas

143. Josh Norman, CB, Coastal Carolina

207. Brad Nortman, P, Wisconsin

216. D.J. Campbell, S, California

Ranked UDFA: Matt Reynolds (187)

Total Score: -98

Frank Alexander was the biggest reason this happened. He wasn’t ranked in my top 250 and I had watched enough tape on him to rank him. Joe Adams was a major steal.

http://www.nepatriot...t-grades.html/2

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Who is that from? Everything I've seen have said we've had one of the best drafts in football. Walterfootball, etc all said it.

It's a numerical evaluation of player value. It's implied that Alexander alone adversely affected overall value of our draft. Not a big deal, or a comment on our draft as a whole.

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like I have said, I think we may have gotten 5-6 starters out of this draft including the punter. That's amazing.

I agree, 100%.

Luke Kuechly is going to be expected to start day one.

Amini will take Wharton's old job immediately.

Frank Alexander will be rotational at first, but I could definitely see him taking Hardy's job eventually.

Joe Adams will contribute as a PR right away, and will also get some awesome looks in Chud's offense, and if he sticks to Smitty, he could be Smitty v2.0.

Josh Norman could eventually be our #2 corner. He's physical, strong, and plays up against the line.

Brad Nortman is obviously starting.

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Any idea why he wasn't more 'well-known' going into the draft?

I've seen he was a top sleeper pick by a couple of well-respected analysts, but why wasn't he a lock for early rounds and considered a sleeper?

I read/heard about the heart issue, but being that it wasn't legit, I don't see what would've hurt him.

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If you watch the press conference with MH and RR carefully, you will hear Marty express his frustration about not being able to trade for a third rounder. Later he said that Alexander had a "first day grade" and then mumbled something about the old way the draft was done (Which meant that he had a second-round grade). When he fell to the fourth, Marty felt justified in surrendering a 2013 third rounder for what he was going to use a 2012 3rd rounder for.

Here is why the deal is smart:

1. A high fourth rounder in 2012 for (what we hope is a) low third rounder in 2013 + a 6th rounder. We get good value if we have a winning team in 2012.

2. We pay Alexander for 5 years on a 4th round rookie contract, opposed to a third round rookie contract.

At first, I was pissed. But as I researched Alexander and thought it through, I liked it.

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