turningpoint Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 If he's there in the 5th round i say take the guy. not like he's gonna start the next season anyway, w can groom the guy to be a damn good 2nd option.I mean as much as i dislike the guy for trying to falsely accuse OSU, the can flat out play, he tore up MIami U at the Fiesta bowl 3 years ago....and there starting D in that game...has like 7 nfl stars now...DT VInce WIlforkWilliam JosephDE Jerome McdougleLB's DJ WIlliams, John Vilma.Sean Taylorsoon to be Antrell Rolle.that's more talent then the entire browns team....(-winslow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsFan77 Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 i think he would b a good pick in the 5th round. 6th or 7th, maybe, but not 5th. living here in columbus i saw all of his games and read and saw all the reports on him. he missed 3 entire games, and parts of others. he has a shoulder problem that hes had since high school. and if hes missing time as a freshman playing against college kids, then how much is he gonna miss getting hit by men in the NFL? i just dont think he can handle that kind of abuse. he was a great player, and there was heisman talk his sophomore year b4 all the trouble he got in, but im not sure he has what it takes to b an NFL rb. plus hes missed the last 2 years of football. i know he trains, but missing that much live action can really hurt him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmertotheJohnsons Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 I mean as much as i dislike the guy for trying to falsely accuse OSU, the can flat out play, he tore up MIami U at the Fiesta bowl 3 years ago....Tore up? He only had 47 yards on 23 carries! The biggest play he made in that game was stripping Sean Taylor of the ball after that interception in the endzone. I really hope Marvin doesn't waste a draft pick on this guy. He hasn't played the game in two years. He isn't a very "good team" guy either. I doubt Marvin and co. even consider him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 No, no, and NO...I wouldn't touch him with a 3495809435809358309583095 foot pole. We've got enough RB drama without adding his ego to the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Let's see, hasn't played a down of organized football since 2002, malcontent, zero loyalty, liar, more concerned about self than team; yea, that's why we gave up a potential HOFer in Dillon.Let's not forget how he gave up a potential great college career for money, and given the chance to prove himself, he opts out of workouts because a. he's out of shape and b. he could hurt his draft position by getting hurt. I wouldn't pick this guy up in the last pick of the 7th round. Zero class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turi Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 I was getting worried for you guys until the 2nd reply. Thank god there's people with sense here. No one should want this guy. Could you trust a rat, even before he's got into the changing rooms? He's trouble plain and simple.But you can imagine some team picking him up around the 5th and probably the second day but maybe there's a shock and he's in sooner because some team is willing to risk it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishcovga Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Let's see, hasn't played a down of organized football since 2002, malcontent, zero loyalty, liar, more concerned about self than team; yea, that's why we gave up a potential HOFer in Dillon.Let's not forget how he gave up a potential great college career for money, and given the chance to prove himself, he opts out of workouts because a. he's out of shape and b. he could hurt his draft position by getting hurt. I wouldn't pick this guy up in the last pick of the 7th round. Zero class. Actually Kirk, You may be onto something there..Nothing would serve the Football Gods' best than drafting Maurice Clarett with the last pick in the draft..In Case you forgot, the title given to the player selected last is " Mr. Irrelevant " ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 http://www.prosportsdaily.com/nfl/nfldraft.htmlANybody got anything on this one? I was unable to access the actual article. What did Clarett do?Former Ohio State RB Clarett avoids college challengeFebruary 1Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel: "Maurice Clarett stiff-armed another commitment, reinforcing doubts about his reliability and fitness with the NFL scouting combine three weeks away." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 I believe it's when Clarett decided to forgo the combine in "fear of getting hurt, dropping his position in the draft". Boy, that sounds like an oxy "clarett is a" moron. Oh man, I should trademark that before Berman takes it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 I don't think Marvin would bring this guy in even as a undrafted free agent, much less a draft pick. Why? I think he holds character and smarts - both in short supply in Clarett - in high regard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincy9275 Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 clarret will be drafted when and were i do not know . clarrett is very talented and i believe he will be a good rb in the nfl .but he does have a character problem and will have to stop lisening to morons like jim brown. and get his act together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshfan Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 I believe Oakland will grab him with their 3rd round pick... He'd fit right into the zoo there and they are in need of a RB... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/8225621Clarett says he grown up, ready to do what it takes Feb. 24, 2005SportsLine.com wire reports INDIANAPOLIS -- Maurice Clarett isn't challenging anyone but himself these days. No lawsuits against the NFL. No feuding with authorities. Instead, Clarett showed up Thursday at the NFL Combine with a smile and a plan. The former Ohio State star who challenged the league's draft rules in court -- and eventually lost -- claims he can handle anything except not playing. "This is a big day I've been preparing for for a long time," he said. "This day has been on my calendar for a long time, coming here interviewing with everybody, kind of knocking off the kinks everybody had on me and the knocks everybody had on me. I've been real focused and ready for this day to come. "I'm not sure what I have to convince them of." Here's a little help, Maurice: NFL teams want to know how a two-year layoff has affected your running skills. And whether you are team-oriented enough for them. And if you've matured during that hiatus caused by a school suspension, then having a federal appellate court overturn a lower court ruling that made all underclassmen (and even high school players) draft eligible. "He'll have to show people he's been working and is in shape," said Bills general manager Tom Donahoe, a loud critic of Clarett last year, when he did not work out for teams at the combine. "He'll probably have to work out well to show that. The fact that he hasn't played in a year is not a positive, so I think it is important based on what happened last year. "I think you have to give the young man a chance to give his side of the story and then decide whether he's truthful. If you talk to other people and decide what he says is accurate, then you have to try and weigh the whole thing. I don't wish any kid ill will, but I think when you're on display, you should do everything you can to put your best foot forward, and I don't think he did that last year. Hopefully, he will this year." Clarett is guaranteeing it. At 21, he says he has matured and learned from his mistakes. He spent much of the last year training in California and being tutored by his lawyer, David Kenner. Now, he's presenting the new Maurice Clarett, not the guy who basically blew off the 2003 combine. Not the guy who pleaded guilty to lying on a police report after claiming $10,000 in merchandise was stolen from his car. Not the youngster who accepted benefits in college to which he was not entitled. And not the Clarett who accused Ohio State of arranging for a no-work job and providing improper academic aid after he was suspended by the school. "A more positive person" is what the NFL will get, he says. "I've got a lot greater work ethic than I had last year. I think my drive is a whole lot more determined than I was last year. I just want to work, I don't care if it's special teams, anything, just get me on the field, I want to play with anybody." Who is interested? That's hard to tell this early in the draft process and with so many questions surrounding Clarett. But pro teams know all about the powerful runs and shifty moves Clarett showed in leading the Buckeyes to the 2002 national title. Of course, they also are aware of all the troubles he's had since. Plus, this is a strong class of running backs, led by Cedric Benson of Texas, Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams of Auburn, and Ciatrick Fason of Florida. "I think it's a disadvantage," Fason said of Clarett's layoff, "because sometimes when you play, you'd be in a football season like us being in college, then we take four months off. Then we are back in spring football. In just those four months that you took off, you'd be kind of rusty the first couple of weeks when you put the pads back on. You have to get used to it all over again. "Him sitting out two years is going to be real strange for him to get back onto the field." Clarett, who last was tackled in the spring of 2003, acknowledges there will be some rust, but expects it to wear off quickly. He seems to understand the questions about his character could last longer. "I had to take a look at myself from outside myself," he said. "When I looked at myself, sometimes I kind of looked like a joke to myself. I guess it was a part of growing up and becoming who I am today. I did do some things I shouldn't have done. I've taken responsibility for all those things and I'm just ready to move forward." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...270415/1067/SPTSunday, February 27, 2005 Clarett is upstaged by other backs at combine The Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS - All that baggage Maurice Clarett has been carrying for years seemed to be riding on his shoulders when he ran Saturday at the NFL combine.Clarett expected to blow away everyone with his workout. Instead, he might have blown his chance to go early in April's draft.While fellow running backs J.J. Arrington and Ronnie Brown were running very quickly, impressing scouts and personnel directors, Clarett managed a 40-yard time above 4.7 seconds; because he was not among the five fastest, no official time was provided.That's not nearly fast enough for a first-day draft prospect. Some runners, especially those with a history as cloudy as Clarett's, don't get selected at all when they seem so slow for the position."It was a rough one," Clarett told NFL Network. "I've been working so long to get to this day, doing better at practice, and I kind of mess it up. I'm frustrated. I've been working a long time, waking up at 5:30 and going back at 12:30 and then at 7 o'clock, and I totally busted.""I think we were all as disappointed in his time as he was," Titans general manager Floyd Reese said. "It looks like he's in better shape than last year. It wasn't quite what he hoped when he ran 40s. And it doesn't help when guys around him run 4.4s." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakbo Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Although I believe the 40 yard dash is overrated and it might not reflect what Clarett can do on the football field, I still wouldn't take him in this draft. There is plenty of talent at RB in the later rounds available. Examples include Ryan Moats or Frank Gore. Either one of these guys would be better as a draft pick than Clarett would be at this time. That being said, if Clarett does happen to go undrafted, I wouldn't mind bringing him in as an undrafted free agent and giving him a shot in training camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepudgester Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Let us not forget Priest Holmes ran a 4.72 and look at him...plus he doesnt have nearly the size Clarett has....the 40 is overrated....Clarett to the Browns in the 4th round... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glnwf Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 No, no, and NO...I wouldn't touch him with a 3495809435809358309583095 foot pole. We've got enough RB drama without adding his ego to the mix. Agreed, plus there are many other Runningbacks if we need one in the draf. Leave the headcase alone! :player: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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