Nicky Napoleon
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Does anyone have a scouting report on him. I was wondering where he might go in the draft. Any help is appreciated
Kendyll Pope LB FSU????
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All i know is he is ranked 9th out top ten outside LBs. Any noles fans out there whos seen this guy play?
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#8-OLB) Kendyll Pope - FSU: Projected rd (4)
NFL comparison- Barrett Green?
Strengths:
Has good range vs. the run. Is his best in the open field. Has good initial quickness. Is a sideline-to-sideline player.Changes direction well. Is a sound tackler and hard hitter. Has better- then- avg. range in zone. Has fluid hips and great quickness in man coverage.
Weaknesses:
Has had shoulder problems. Is undersized and lacks strength. Struggles to take on blockers at the point of attack. Runs around too many blocks. Lacks the speed to move to saftey. Does not have great experience at rushing the passer.Is better in coverage than on the blitz.
Bottom line:
Pope has the potential to develop into a quality special teams player and a quality backup linebacker who can contribute on passing downs, but he will never start full time because of his lack of size and strength.
Final grade:5.7- compared to #1 DJ williams Final grade ohf 8.3....
IMO, A good pick at where they have him projected a great fit at someplace like Baltimore where they have a good LB core already but for us we need a starter type of LB someone with more range.
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ckparrothead
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He laid the wood once or twice at the Senior Bowl, caught my eye.
bigmiamifan
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I remember my canes beating him a few times. He makes a lot of tackles, but not a lot of big plays. His name gets called a lot but not for game turning plays or drive stopping plays. Probably why he's not rated very high. If he were that good, the 'noles wouldn't have lost so many games and looked bad on defense.
PhinKev
Pro Bowler
As an FSU fan that has watched every game, and there were not that many loses, I'd say Pope turned out to be a little disappointing.
Pope came in highly rated out of HS and thought to be a top talent at linebacker.
In truth, he was solid and didn't make many mistakes, but never became that playmaker we had hoped he would.
But, as in the case of eddie moore, good in coverage and doesn't miss any tackles.
Nicky Napoleon
We'll Miss You Nubs
I went to high school with Kendyll and let me tell you, the other teams would game plan around him so yeah to be a good LB in college was a bit of a let down. But he is a good guy that just had a few shoulder problems.
Hmmm, from that report he sounds like an Eddie Moore clone.
PhinKev
Pro Bowler
I don't know that it is fair to call him slow. He seemed to be plenty fast on the field. His football speed seemed fine to me.
If Pope had a clear weakness, it was his inability to get off blocks and make plays on the otherside of the line.
Either way, I doubt he will be an impact guy in the NFL.
Show Me Your TDs
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I actually like the other Pope better: Derrick Pope from Alabama. I could see Miami using one of their 7th round picks on him if he is still there.
He is expected to go in the 6th round so may be. I've watched several Bama games and Derrick was excellent at blitzing and coverage. He plays fast and was extremely explosive on the field playing the SAM position. He did however hit the injury bug every once and a while. He is also short for a OLB (5'11"?) so who knows?
And is it just me or was it Derrick Pope making the ton of bricks hits at the Senior Bowl. I thought they announced him as a late replacement.
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He is expected to go in the 6th round so may be. I've watched several Bama games and Derrick was excellent at blitzing and coverage. He plays fast and was extremely explosive on the field playing the SAM position. He did however hit the injury bug every once and a while. He is also short for a OLB (5'11"?) so who knows?
And is it just me or was it Derrick Pope making the ton of bricks hits at the Senior Bowl. I thought they announced him as a late replacement.
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Nicky Napoleon
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Re: Re: Kendyll Pope LB FSU????
Thanks this was just a guy that like I said I went to school with and was wondering how he would fair in the draft
Thanks this was just a guy that like I said I went to school with and was wondering how he would fair in the draft
Dr.Rad
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Wow, I thought he seemed faster than a 4.7 :confused: