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Here's the real scoop on Manuel Wright.

Lee2000 said:
Because of his quickness, and the fact that he has played under 300, he may be looked at as a de in the 3-4.
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It's a difficult adjustment to make.
 
Brett Tessler said:
I see your point, but Webb came in at a time when there wasn't the advanced weight training programs and supplements that there are today and all the players were smaller. Besides, Webb was always known as a finesse lineman who wouldn't have been nearly as effective in a run-oriented offense.
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Even by 1990 standards, Webb's 14 reps was very low. As for Webb being known as a finesse lineman, at A&M he played left guard as a soph and junior before moving to left tackle as a senior, was known more for his run blocking than his pass blocking and was nicknamed Bam Bam because of his prowess as a run blocker. He did not really develop as a good pass blocking left tackle until late in his senior season. He stood out in this regard however by the time of the Senior Bowl.
 
SMadison29 said:
Wright may have been out of shape strength wise but the big man can move & showed it, 4.97 for a 329lbs man, oh my. He put up decent #s as the #3 DT at USC & was All Pac-10 honorable mention last year, as a back up. It's not really his fault that he was stuck behind two of the best DTs in college football, you can't judge him as a failure that way. If we did that then we'd have to deem Ronnie Brown a failure because he didn't start at Auburn.

Bidding a 3rd round pick on someone that would most likely be a future 2nd rounder in 06 or 07 is a bargain, & again we have no youth at DT. For a 3rd round pick it's all about potential & coming out of H.S. he was a top 5 rated DT. So he's not the smartest guy or dedicated in the classroom, the U has most of the worst wonderlic tests in recent memory & we still produce the best prospects. Also, it doesn't take a genius to play DT, that's the easiest position for a young player to come in & play right away in with the least amount of plays to remember. Bid a 3rd, if Philly wants to bid a 2nd then we have guys like Rodrique Wright, Orien Harris, LeKevin Smith, Gabe Watson, or Jesse Mahelona to look forward to next year.
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Very well summed up. I agree totally.
 
Brett Tessler said:
His workout was a huge disappointment because he was so out of shape. The Dolphins were not impressed. They did not leave early just to make people think they're not interested... they're NOT interested.
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Oops. :wink:
 
DrAstroZoom said:
Oops. :wink:
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You beat me to it...I alluded to this in another thread but couldn't find this one...plus I really didn't wanna call Brett out.
 
Before you go flamming Brett, the fins could've been interested but only for a 5th after they saw his workout. The fins probably thought that other teams might overpay by using more than a 5th which is why they left.

After all Brett did state a 4th.
 
I'm not dissing Brett. I'm saying our front office people really have their **** together.
 
Brett Tessler said:
I would be SHOCKED if the Fins selected him before the 4th round (if at all).

Just because he plays a highly coveted position and he does have potential, somebody might still take a shot at him in the 2nd or 3rd... But it won't be the Dolphins.
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He was right.
 
PhinKev said:
All Brett said is that the Dolphins would not invest a high pick, they didn't. No oops that I saw.
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Actually he said this:

Brett Tessler said:
The Dolphins were not impressed. They did not leave early just to make people think they're not interested... they're NOT interested.
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Now to his credit he did temper and cover himself with saying they possibly might draft him later, but he did state they are not interested which clearly was wrong.

It just go's to show, nobody is an insider with Saban in charge.
 
zeke0123 said:
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Originally Posted by Brett Tessler
I would be SHOCKED if the Fins selected him before the 4th round (if at all).

Just because he plays a highly coveted position and he does have potential, somebody might still take a shot at him in the 2nd or 3rd... But it won't be the Dolphins.

He was right.
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That's right. Thanks for the insight, Brett.
 
I trust Sabans decision on this but at best Wright is a project.A 5th round pick would fall in the project category so I dont have a problem with the decision.

IMO we still need to draft a top NT next year and there are a lot of good ones
available.
 
CrunchTime said:
IMO we still need to draft a top NT next year and there are a lot of good ones
available.
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It all depends on how his progression goes. If he shows enough progress to prove he will be a quality NT, we don't need to spend a pick (or at leat a high one) on another NT. If come draft time they aren't impressed or still don't know how good he will be, the a NT with a high pick is probably needed.
 
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