That article was posted back in January so his evaluation of Dion Jordan was before he was drafted by the Dolphins. However, the simple fact that he says Jordan lacks quickness is more than enough for me not to take him seriously as an evaluator.
In the video I saw of Jordan it was like watching the CFL video of Cam Wake before Ireland snatched him for the Dolphins. Wake was raw then, but his athleticism and motor were obvious. His work ethic was also well known at that time. The only question for the Dolphins was whether or not they could coach him up to apply the potential. That is what I think Ireland/Philbin see in Jordan. Were they hoping for Cam Wake 2.0 in Jordan? Yeah, I believe so. I definitely can't knock our staff for rolling the dice on this kid. We could be a big winner with this guy. It's time to take risks like this if we ever want to be perennial Super Bowl contenders again.
This is all fine and dandy but what does this kid say about Leon Sandcastle?
Didn't you just contradict yourself there?
Mackenzie Pantoja
High school junior from Cincinnati. I discovered this kid's scouting reports about a month ago. I absolutely love them, whether I agree or not. He's wonderfully blunt, and unafraid to take his own path.
Should I put more weight in some kid's evaluation or that of professional football scouts?
6/15/2012 said:Let me just say that Dion Jordan definitely has my attention. Thanks for the recommendation. Have some game tapes to acquire, now.
6/18/2012 said:04. DE/OLB Dion Jordan, Oregon - Tall. Hands. Punch, shock, shiver. Strong side linebacker. Hits tight ends. Hits backs. Quick off snap. Length. Outside rush. Counters. Decent control. Speed. Acceleration. Tight end background. Aware.
7/20/2012 said:Between Bjoern Werner, James Gayle, Dion Jordan, Alex Okafor...and maybe even guys like Malliciah Goodman and Cornellius Carradine...I just see a bunch of guys that are showing things I wish I'd have seen from Olivier Vernon.
7/21/2012 said:I'd rather start populating the DL with some big, lengthy and explosive pass rushers...guys like I just named, Dion Jordan, Bjoern Werner, Cornellius Carradine, James Gayle, maybe Malliciah Goodman.
10/5/2012 said:At pass rusher I really love Bjoern Werner, James Gayle, Dion Jordan, Corey Lemonier, Morgan Breslin, Cornellius Carridine and Alex Okafor.
Oregon senior DE/LB Dion Jordan and LSU junior DE Barkevious Mingo were named in a poll that asked 20 NFL personnel members, "Five years from now, who will be the best defensive player (in the NFL)?"
The two were the only current college players named in the entire 20 question survey. This is tremendously exciting for us, because we have been pushing Jordan's name for some time, but to have he and Mingo listed along with the likes of Jason Pierre-Paul, Ndamukong Suh, and Von Miller is a tremendous compliment. Watch for Jordan's name to be mentioned much more often in the near future.