would you take a shot on a player who has never played football 7th round?

[sml1950]

If he makes a team, he will almost certainly go on their PS. If we like him from exhibition play, we can take him then.

[micnificent28]

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/0ap2000000157950/Lawrence-Okoye-s-NFL-dream video of him running and speaking on the nfl.

[JawnyBlaze]

Absolutely. 7th round picks are throwaways anyway. Better to spend a 7th and secure the rights to a guy than have to try to win him over via FA. If a guy is a freak athlete and you don't have any qualms about him other than inexperience, I'd definitely take a shot in the 7th, or even the 6th if there's not another more pressing need available (for example, Kicker).

[Zod]

People from England always sound much smarter than us.

[Vagrant]

Athleticism you can't teach... unfortunately, you can't really teach football field smarts to a guy who has spent 22 years never knowing what it feels like to be on the field. You can be as fast as you want to be, but if you don't know where to run then you're worthless. It's the same reason that Usain Bolt wouldn't work as an NFL player. It takes more than physical gifts to make it work. He'll be coming to a league where he's only a few tenths of a second faster than guys who have been playing the game their whole life. It just makes no sense to invest a draft pick into a guy like this.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

What do people not understand about, no 7th round draft pick?

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Also he would most likely be the 5th defensive end on the roster, which would make him a special teams player, it's not unreasonable to think that he would never see the field if drafted by the Panthers.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

if we had a 7th, hell yeah. how many DL look like that?NFL coaches could mold him into something.

Looks like Mingo...

[La Pantera]

Looks like Mingo...

+50lbs.

[DaCityKats]

Looks like Mingo...

how does 245 look like 300?

[KillerKat]

Not at all. I don't give a damn what his workout numbers are. He has never played a down of football ever. Do not want.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

how does 245 look like 300?

Wasn't necessarily talking about weight, was talking about definition.

[DaCityKats]

Wasn't necessarily talking about weight, was talking about definition.

ok definition wise,mingo is still no where near close to him.300 pounder shouldnt look like a LB.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

The fact that he does look like a linebacker should speak volumes.