ESPN Mock 3.0 We got Cyrus Kouandjio

[CarolinaCoolin]

lol

Bama never loses.

They either "don't play to their own potential and ALLOW a lesser team to win" or "those dang refs dun cheated us agin pawwwwwwwwl!"

Without fail.

Again I can't expected you to be objective about this at all but you were a missed fg in the final seconds of not making it to the championship. That's extreme luck and I'm not an Alabama fan

[MV%doe]

andrews is the ligament god, but hes employed by bama. him speaking in favor is of a player form bama, means little to me. nick said himself awhile back, that cyrus wasnt a 1st rounder. like andrews having bamas best interest in mind and may wanted to keep him for another year. nick said he hasnt found one team doctor that failed, he also said he wasnt leaving miami among other lies. 

 

 

i wanted cryus bad, if he was all good then why didnt he join others at bamas pro day. lots of gray and smoke around this kid

[El Chingon]

This guy is no longer a 1st round pick. 

[BigSombrero]

This guy is no longer a 1st round pick. 

I would say that it doesn't really matter where mock drafts put a player.  If he was a first rounder a month ago, he should still be one. 

 

As far as CK goes, I have heard reports that the medical issues at the combine were overblown but there is something to be said for the injury history of a decent portion of recent Bama players.

 

As far as his play goes, I agree with you, he isn't a 1st rounder.  I would feel good enough about taking him about where you guys are at in the 2nd.  His issues as I see them (obviously I am not nor trying to claim I am some college football/draft/o-line guru, just a guy on a couch that loves nfl football) he is going to struggle a lot as a pass blocker at the nfl level.  Run blocking wise, he's solid enough, not some elite talent but with those long arms and frame, he's a mauler for sure.  You could nitpick hand usage but that pretty much every college o linemen.

 

 Watch the Va Tech game from last season and you'll see a guy struggling  way more than a 1st rd prospect should dealing with those speedy Va Tech DE's.  He was getting was having problems swinging outside to contain speed which is strange because he is getting off the ball quickly, too quickly in a couple instances.  Looks like he isn't sure of himself so on certain plays he's not kicking back far enough for fear of getting beat inside then lazily floating back to try and catch up (Again, not technical terms, im no expert, but I have a good idea of what it should look like)  But its not helping much because even more importantly, inside moves were killing him due to his lack of quickness/inability to shift his momentum.  Just looked too slow to handle what Va Techs DE's were bringing.  Obviously if your tackle is getting worked inside, its not a good thing.

 

Not sure about your rules on youtube vids so sorry if it isn't cool but

 

 

Starts out well enough in my opinion but that second quarter was brutal.  It appears as if Saban may have saw it the same way because I notice a lot more guard help in the second half for him.

 

I don't see him as a 1st rounder.  I definitely don't see a guy you would want starting at LT immediately if you can avoid it. I think it would be wise for a team to grab him and move him to guard.  A much better outlook in my opinion for him at that position.  That lack of quickness wouldn't be an issue for a run first type of team.

 

Now I hear you guys talking about Jason Verrett.  Kyle Fuller (who you'll see in this game) is just better and its not really close imo.  He is a fringe 1st rounder, a guy I wouldn't bash a team for taking late in the first if they need a good cb.  Verrett is barely a 2nd rounder in my opinion.

[mc52beast]

WR needs>Oline needs

 

 

Looking at the history of DG in NY, it's safe to say that an icecube has a better chance of surviving in hell than we do of drafting a wr in the 1st round...

[Jackofalltrades]

Looking at the history of DG in NY, it's safe to say that an icecube has a better chance of surviving in hell than we do of drafting a wr in the 1st round...

Completely disagree. Here's why. AT THE MOMENT, we need 1 OT. We need 2-3 WR's. DG has said many times he will not reach for need, however WR is ALSO a need.

Other than QB, I don't know that I would rule anything out.