ckparrothead
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Well, Alonzo Spellman is bipolar. I don't think there's been any indication of that kind of severe personality disorder in Quinton Coples. I hear that accusation about Coples making a "business decision" trying not to get hurt his senior season. I think it's typical of the kind of total horse sh-t you see thrown around this time of year that is based on next to nothing.
I never saw why people say that Michael Brockers is going to tear up the running drills at the Combine. I see a slow guy on the field, personally. Moves well laterally, interesting strength, but not a fantastic athlete. You ask me Quinton Coples or Michael Brockers ON THE FIELD, and it's Quinton Coples, all day, every day.
If you take a Jake Bequette hoping to get a Quinton Coples, be prepared to be disappointed.
Jarron Gilbert is a fair concern with Coples. But there were some differences. Coples did it more consistently against much better competition than Gilbert, and he also moved from tackle to end whereas Gilbert moved from end to tackle. If you're considering both guys as ends, then you prefer the guy that moved from tackle to end, as his most recent experience is where you want him.
Incidentally I think Dontari Poe just showed everyone why I've had him mocked to the Panthers at #8 or #9 overall for months. An unofficial 4.87 in the 40 at like 347 lbs or whatever he weighs. He also did 44 bench reps. When you watch him on tape, he has highly, highly unusual get-off at that size. They'd put him at Defensive End and he'd get off the ball better than guys 100 lbs lighter, and I'm not just talking about 1st and 2nd step, I'm talking 3rd and 4th steps as well, bending the arc like a 260 lbs outside pass rusher at 350 lbs. We went gaga when Glenn Dorsey showed that ability as a 300 lbs guy. This is a 350 lbs guy. As Simon said in our recent Draft Winds (he was paraphrasing from something I said to him), Poe went to the carpet a bit because he doesn't use his hands right yet and could get off balance, but in his defense he gets off the carpet like a man 100 lbs lighter.
I never saw why people say that Michael Brockers is going to tear up the running drills at the Combine. I see a slow guy on the field, personally. Moves well laterally, interesting strength, but not a fantastic athlete. You ask me Quinton Coples or Michael Brockers ON THE FIELD, and it's Quinton Coples, all day, every day.
If you take a Jake Bequette hoping to get a Quinton Coples, be prepared to be disappointed.
Jarron Gilbert is a fair concern with Coples. But there were some differences. Coples did it more consistently against much better competition than Gilbert, and he also moved from tackle to end whereas Gilbert moved from end to tackle. If you're considering both guys as ends, then you prefer the guy that moved from tackle to end, as his most recent experience is where you want him.
Incidentally I think Dontari Poe just showed everyone why I've had him mocked to the Panthers at #8 or #9 overall for months. An unofficial 4.87 in the 40 at like 347 lbs or whatever he weighs. He also did 44 bench reps. When you watch him on tape, he has highly, highly unusual get-off at that size. They'd put him at Defensive End and he'd get off the ball better than guys 100 lbs lighter, and I'm not just talking about 1st and 2nd step, I'm talking 3rd and 4th steps as well, bending the arc like a 260 lbs outside pass rusher at 350 lbs. We went gaga when Glenn Dorsey showed that ability as a 300 lbs guy. This is a 350 lbs guy. As Simon said in our recent Draft Winds (he was paraphrasing from something I said to him), Poe went to the carpet a bit because he doesn't use his hands right yet and could get off balance, but in his defense he gets off the carpet like a man 100 lbs lighter.
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