BENGALTHEM Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 If Ahmad Brooks was in this years draft, where would he rank among the linebackers? What Round do you think he would get selected in? Is he better than Posluszny, Beason, Timmons, Willis, Harris, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 If we don't consider the extra year away from football, I'd say he'd be a sure first rounder.If we do, probably early-mid second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8th Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 It would have depended on how he played at UVA last year and if he stayed out of trouble... He's probably got first round talent, but.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 I recently read that Jerry Jones would have rated him the #2 LBer after Willis. Sorry can't publish a link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrod382 Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Yeah it all depends on the situation.If he hadn't been in trouble and stayed healthy for the most part he would've had top 15 potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekshank Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Brooks is a physical freak type. Guys like that go in the first round. Look at Antonio Cromartie last year. Injury problems, limited experience, but an absolute freak of an athlete. 1st round pick.The character concerns may have made him drop more than his talent suggests... but he stayed out of trouble for a full year before the Bengals used a pick on him. My guess is that he would have been a 1st round pick easy. Maybe not the #1 LB in this draft, but he would probably be the best athlete at the LB position... and sometimes NFL teams look for that more than anything else. This of course is completely opinion based though. I just am basing my opinion on what I usually see... physical freaks tend to make teams look past minor character issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 In limited duty , I think he played pretty well last year. I don't really remember why he was benched in favor of Miller but I never thought he looked lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengal4life Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 He also had a pretty sweet sack on Delhomme, regardless if it was a blown coverage or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 In limited duty , I think he played pretty well last year. I don't really remember why he was benched in favor of Miller but I never thought he looked lost.He struggled on special teams, so Marvin let Caleb play in his place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrod382 Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 He really did look lost in coverage but it was a product of sitting out 1 year then coming in so late last year. I really liked what I saw in terms of pursuit and going after the RB. He struggled getting off blocks like any young LB (and most of our current defenders regardless of experience).To get an idea of where he could've gone he had PLENTY of Ray Lewis/Brian Urlacher comparisons thrown out there going into his Jr. season but unfortunately (or fortunately for us) the injuries and off field stuff came back to get him his Jr. year.If he had stayed remotely healthy and not had the off field problems we wouldn't have had any chance at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The PatternMaster Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 He definitely wouldn't have lasted till the 3rd round, I'm sure everyone can agree on that. Brillant move grabbing him in the supplemental draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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