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[idymoe]

I watched the rest of the 4th quarter of the East West game. Vollmer didn't play anymore. Sidbury was able to apply pressure to the qb going up against Dan Gay IV from Baylor. He never gave Vollmer any trouble the whole game.

There was one funny play when I was watching Vollmer. On a pass play, the qb couldn't find anyone open and started to scramble. He rolled out to Vollmer's side where Vollmer had engaged his man and was keeping him way out of the play, but out to the right. The qb decides to scramble back the other direction and eventually runs right into Myron Pryor who wraps him up with a nice form tackle. Announcers get all excited and say something like " Pryor waited right where he seemed to know qb would run back to. " Everyone on the East side is slapping Pryor on the back for the great sack. I run the play back to see who missed his block on Pryor. What really happened was he got flat-out pancaked by I think one of the BYU guys. I mean he was flat on his stomach like a big walrus. If the blocker had just laid on top of him, no sack. Instead, they just both just got to their feet, thinking the play was over for them. Both Pryor and the blocker start looking around to see what is happening and the qb runs right into Pryor. From a humiliating pancake to the luckiest sack I've seen in quite awhile.

[Blitzwood]

Zack Follett OLB- Cal- THE SLEEPER OF THE DRAFT

Ryan Schmidt OG/C- South Florida- Plays with a real nasty streak and is a load in the middle at 330 and 6-5

Darrell Mack RB-Utah- Underrated runner who didn't have a strong senior year

Jason McCourty CB-Rutgers- productive DB that returned and played ST

[nunusguy]

The Ducks’ 6-2, 250-pound defensive end and two-time Pacific-10 Conference first-team all-league choice completed the regular season leading the nation in fumble recoveries (5), ranked second in the country in quarterback sacks (13) while equaling the school’s single-season record, and tied for fifth in tackles for loss (19.5). The Trabuco Canyon, Calif., standout also posted 50 tackles his senior season and already has claimed the school record for most quarterback sacks in a career (29.5).
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Named Oregon’s Most Outstanding Player his senior season, Reed also finished second in the voting for the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award behind Texas’ Brian Orakpo.
http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.d...ATCLID=3632104
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Absolutely no measurables, but multi-year starter in a respectable conference who play with extrreme passion. Set all kind of records.
Late the second day - 5th or 6th round. Who knows ?

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

The Ducks’ 6-2, 250-pound defensive end
Who knows ?

Sounds like a combo of Bill Swancutt and Dan Bazuin.

[Nconroe]

Nick Reed certainly had the college production, some nice awards, and now his measureables pretty good as well from his pro day. http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.d...ATCLID=3691710

His numbers would have put him middle of 11 linebackers that went to combine

Reed measured in at 6-foot-1, 245 pounds and put up some impressive numbers in the drills:
40-yard Dash: 4.71
Vertical Jump: 31.5 inches
Bench Press Reps (225 pounds): 24
Broad Jump: 9.0 feet
Short Shuttle: 4.27
Three-Cone Drill: 6.96
60-yard Shuttle: 12.02

I guess we will see what happens.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

His numbers would have put him middle of 11 linebackers that went to combine

At his Pro Day weigh-in he came in at a very smallish 6'1", 245 lbs so it would be easy to think of him as a LB, but he was a DE in college even though his best opportunity might be as a 3-4 OLB in the NFL.
My thought is that he might be a Robert Mathis type edge rusher for us, though that's a long-shot based on a lot of hope (and maybe some prayer). Not a big deal so long as the investment isn't too steep. I'm not talkin a Jason Babin type reach here.

[jppaul]

Here's an interesting one:

OL Lance Louis (6-2 3/8, 303) drew a lot of attention from scouts interested in his speed. He ran a 4.76 and 4.80 in the 40-yard dash, a 4.71 in the short shuttle and 8.03 in the three-cone drill. Lewis also posted a 30-inch vertical jump, an 8-foot, 8-inch broad jump and 30 bench press lifts.

Those are some ridiculous number for a 300 pounder, though his agility is a bit in question.

http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/03/26/ol-l...state-pro-day/

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by jppaul

Here's an interesting one:

a 4.71 in the short shuttle and 8.03 in the three-cone drill. Lewis also posted a 30-inch vertical jump, an 8-foot, 8-inch broad jump and 30 bench press lifts.

Those are some ridiculous number for a 300 pounder, though his agility is a bit in question.

http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/03/26/ol-l...state-pro-day/

Comparing to Jamon Meredith
4.82-Shuttle
8.01 - Cone
8'9" - Broad Jump
28" - Vertical
31 - Bench Press

Not too bad.

[jppaul]

Most interesting is his straightline speed. 4.8 that's really fast for a big man.

[nunusguy]

Excellent size...Long arms...Good athlete...Fantastic pass rusher and blitzer...Good strength...Tough...Physical...A powerful tackler...Looks comfortable in coverage...Does a nice job of taking on and shedding blockers...Decent range...Aggressive with a non-stop motor...Makes plays in pursuit...Solid instincts...Is intense and competitive...Offers some versatility...Productive...Has a lot of experience...A team leader
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Best fit at the next level will likely come on the strongside in a 4-3 scheme or outside in a 3-4...Big, versatile 'backer
http://www.draftcountdown.com/scouti...int-Sintim.php
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Clint Sintim, Virginia OLB (3-4)
Yep there really is a college program that runs the 3-4. And this guy had 11 sacks last year so we know he can rush the passer off of the edge.
Says here he looks like a SAM in the 4-3 (and this guy is a full grown LB at 255, big enouth to play strongside), and I think we need a SAM ugrade more than we need a WIL upgrade plus with his pass rushing skills he stays on the field on third and long.
I dunno but I'm thinking he might be a better value than H-towns favorite heart-throb, Clay Matthews ?
BTW 1560 had this guy on today (before they had Clay Matthews on), and he sounds like a pretty good kid. Said he was Chris Longs roommate and best buddy last year at Virginia.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Excellent size...Long arms...Good athlete...Fantastic pass rusher and blitzer...Good strength...Tough...Physical...A powerful tackler...Looks comfortable in coverage...Does a nice job of taking on and shedding blockers...Decent range...Aggressive with a non-stop motor...Makes plays in pursuit...Solid instincts...Is intense and competitive...Offers some versatility...Productive...Has a lot of experience...A team leader
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Best fit at the next level will likely come on the strongside in a 4-3 scheme or outside in a 3-4....

It depends upon when you want to draft this guy. I wouldn't mind him in the 4th, and could poossibly understand him in the 3rd. However, I can get better players in the 2nd round.

[mussop]

Originally Posted by Roy P

It depends upon when you want to draft this guy. I wouldn't mind him in the 4th, and could poossibly understand him in the 3rd. However, I can get better players in the 2nd round.

You have him way under valued. I would draft him in the first without hesitating.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by Roy P

It depends upon when you want to draft this guy. I wouldn't mind him in the 4th, and could poossibly understand him in the 3rd. However, I can get better players in the 2nd round.

RP I think you're so enamored by the "Great White Hope" from USC with the Houston unc that this man-crush has erased your objectivety
about alternatives who can be had at a less expensive price, but not in the third round. This guy is a solid value in the second if not higher. I see him at SAM on first and second downs and on the edge in passing downs.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

RP I think you're so enamored by the "Great White Hope" from USC with the Houston unc that this man-crush has erased your objectivety
about alternatives who can be had at a less expensive price, but not in the third round. This guy is a solid value in the second if not higher. I see him at SAM on first and second downs and on the edge in passing downs.

I don't like Matthews because he's White, from USC, or his uncle is Bruce. I like him because he can play the WILL and stay on the field all three downs. His versatility is what I value along with his athleticism.

Sintim might be a pass-rushing specialist that I bring in on 3rd down when I slide Antonio Smith inside. I can get a guy like that in Cody Brown. Sintim has not shown me the ability to play in space.

By the way, the only prospect that I may have a man-crush on in this draft class is Jeremy Maclin. We don't have any "real" need for his services, but I still want him on the roster.

[nunusguy]

I dunno which I wish for more, that Matthews didn't have a relative in Houston or that he not be from USC ? Frankly I don't like USC because of all the favored treatment they get from the media and the NCAA, but my real problem with them is all the busts that have come out of there in recent years. Leinert, Bush, all of those WRs, etc. And I think the 3 LBs and their QB are all real strong candidates to carry on that tradition.
Anyway if Clay Matthews were Clay Sudhops from Tennessee or Auburn or wherever, there wouldn't be this clamor (especally in Houston) to draft him so high and he would probably end up being takin' somewhere in the second or early third round.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Anyway if Clay Matthews were Clay Sudhops from Tennessee or Auburn or wherever, there wouldn't be this clamor (especally in Houston) to draft him so high and he would probably end up being takin' somewhere in the second or early third round.

Or New England's 1st round pick.