HoosierCat Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Not long now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Please, Michael Bennett... Lord give us something smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 LB or WR with return skillsPlease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Isn't LB Paul Dawson still on the board ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Isn't LB Paul Dawson still on the board ??Yup, but so is a good G and the OT from Pitt.. Guess what happens?....You seem to be forgetting this is fully retard draft... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 I'll jump off a bridge if they take another offensive player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Dawson is still available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 La'el Collins is the BPA and still available :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Is this the comp pick we got for Johnson going to Tampa? Pretty funny if it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 I'll jump off a bridge if they take another offensive player. Please don't. People can. About you. Don't give up, you have friends... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princeton Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 man, I wished we'd have traded down with the Cards. one more chance to accidentally draft a defender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcom69 Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Dawson I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 DAWSONfinally a good pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Have to love it that he was there. A lot of mocks had him going in the second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Well, there you go. A LB most thought would go late in the 2nd.I can't complain that much for the comp pick.Finally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 OK, Dawson.. Good talen, good Foosball player! F the first two, like r3 and r4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 OVERVIEWHad dominant 2014 campaign, leading TCU with 136 tackles, including 20 for losses, and making 4 interceptions on his way to being selected Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Big 12. Played in 12 games (7 starts) in 2013 while leading the team with 91 tackles (10 for losses). Had five 10-plus tackle games. Transferred to TCU in 2012 after one season at Trinity Valley Community College and was leader in special-teams tackles with seven. Wasn't recruited by many out of high school, so enrolled at Trinity as a receiver out of Dallas Skyline High School.PRO DAY RESULTS 40-yard dash: 4.75 and 4.77 seconds Vertical jump: 30 inches Broad jump: 9 feet, 4 inches 3-cone: 6.76 secondsANALYSISSTRENGTHS Flexible, agile athlete with good lower-body build. Outstanding instincts. Sees what is happening on the field and senses what is about to happen. Always plays downhill, attacking line of scrimmage. Second-level ghost who is a nightmare for offensive linemen to engage. Instantly unlocks hips and bursts to chase outside. Smooth lateral movement with ability to change direction and mirror running back into the hole. Gets skinny and slips blocks. When blocked, doesn't stay wired to blocks. Chases sideline to sideline. Excels in pass coverage, allowing just 35.7 percent of passes against him to be completed. Tough play demeanor. Plays hard and practices hard.WEAKNESSES Not a wrap-up tackler and needs work in finishing blocks. Freelances and sometimes lacks discipline to maintain assignments. Instincts of a middle linebacker but likely too small for the position. Has to win with speed over power as a blitzer. Scouts are very worried about his personal character and say he's not beloved within the program. Questions have been raised about his commitment to the process. Not a film studier.DRAFT PROJECTION Round 2SOURCES TELL US "He's an early round player without any question, but you don't have to dig around very deep or very long to realize that his personal character is going to be a major issue for some teams. My grade will be two rounds later than just the talent grade. It has to be factored in." -- AFC West regional scout "I'll make sure he stays alive in our building because he's that good." -- NFC national scoutNFL COMPARISON Jessie TuggleBOTTOM LINE Outrageously productive linebacker with a nose for the ball. Dawson averages a tackle every 5.3 snaps and either caused or recovered a total of 8 turnovers during the 2014 season. Evaluators understand that Dawson has been a handful while at TCU and that will turn some teams off to him completely. Dawson can play inside in a 2-gap scheme but is a natural fit at 4-3 WILL.RELATED LINKS Dawson among draft's biggest boom-or-bust prospects Dawson improves 40 time, meets with two teams at pro day Brandt: Official TCU pro day results Dawson among most polarizing draft prospects #Meetmeonthefield: Dawson fires back at combine critics-Lance Zierlein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princeton Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 well OK then. Are we going to get serious now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcom69 Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 This pick makes me happy, just awesome. He is a starting LB if you ask me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 We needed linebacker depth badly. So badly that this guy could be starting for us at some point in the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 well OK then. Are we going to get serious now?If that first round pick had been Brown I would be over the moon about this draft. As is Ogboobooie is dragging it down. Oh well, on to day three! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Why does that rundown of Dawson say he is one of the most polarizing draft prospects? Seems like a solid guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 the next pick needs to be a PR/KR or a FS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcom69 Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 My opinion this guy will be better then Rey, who they just paid of course. I loved watching him play, I'm pumped about this pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Typical risk/reward type, but at a position of desperate need and probably the best left on the board for anyone at OLB, could start right away here.1st round kind of sucked, but the next 3 picks are solid, I hope Dawson is not a character problem. That said, solid pick again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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