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Old 04-27-2008, 11:47 AM
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Xavier Adibi, I've forgotten he was still on the board... great value pick!
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Old 04-27-2008, 11:47 AM
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Xavier Adibi, nice pick. I really like the value in the fourth
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Old 04-27-2008, 11:48 AM
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Does our tradition of fourth-round steals continue? I think so.

Adibi was rated much higher awhile back but for a guy in the fourth, this is a great pick.
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Old 04-27-2008, 11:54 AM
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Reminds some of former Florida State linebacker Michael Boulware, who was drafted and converted to strong safety by the Seahawks. He's improved his overall bulk, but despite good weight-room numbers, he has yet to translate that strength to the football field.
http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/xavier-adibi?id=182
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Old 04-27-2008, 11:54 AM
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Is there some reason our front office has a fetish for Virginia Tech players?

I mean, we seem to focus on ACC guys and a few from the Big East. Do we scout the rest of the country? I'm just asking...
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Old 04-27-2008, 11:59 AM
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Adibi sounds to me a lot like Ian Gold. Undersized but quick to the ball and good in coverage. Probably doesn't hold up well at the point of attack but a guy who can flow and make plays. With what Demeco does in the middle, I think he fits well in our defensive scheme.
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Old 04-27-2008, 12:03 PM
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Adibi sounds to me a lot like Ian Gold. Undersized but quick to the ball and good in coverage. Probably doesn't hold up well at the point of attack but a guy who can flow and make plays. With what Demeco does in the middle, I think he fits well in our defensive scheme.
Sounds like our new Ray Rhodes look defense will be smallish quick guys swarming to the ball. Hope we can stop the run next year.
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Old 04-27-2008, 12:07 PM
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I don't like going with the VaTech or WVA people considering all the lack-of-character guys that have come from there (Vick's, etc), but hopefully they'll buck the trend of those losers in the NFL and actually be good guys for a change.
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Old 04-27-2008, 12:16 PM
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Well, we know that Adibi wasn't the best athlete on his team...
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Old 04-27-2008, 12:18 PM
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Well, we know that Adibi wasn't the best athlete on his team...
yeah, but he looks good in shorts.
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Old 04-27-2008, 12:44 PM
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Booty call in Minny! Sorry, Roy.
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Old 04-27-2008, 01:01 PM
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Coming up at #151 would have been QB Josh Johnson if we had traded Sage.
I'm intrigued with RG Donald Thomas, DT DeMario Pressley, and DT Nick Hayden. However, the need for a DE to play opposite Mario might be too much to pass on. Brian Johnston, Chris Harrington, and Trevor Scott are valid considerations.
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Old 04-27-2008, 01:04 PM
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I took Adibi off my board after he ran a 4.69. If I wanted a small, fast, swarmer to play coverage then Kegler or Woodyard would have been better options. It looks like we'll get to see Kegler twice a year when we play the Titans.

Booty will be starting in Minnesota next season.
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Old 04-27-2008, 01:26 PM
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On the clock....tick tick tick.
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Old 04-27-2008, 01:29 PM
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Frank Okam, DT, Longhorns!

Great value at this stage. Definite boom or bust guy.
Looked unstoppable his first two years, got his knee scoped I believe and has not been the same since. Great character. Hopes to be a doctor someday. He's a good gamble for this part of the draft. If somebody pushes him, he could be special again. Outstanding quickness for a big man.
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Old 04-27-2008, 01:30 PM
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On the clock....tick tick tick.
You got a lag in your radio feed? Frank Okam, DT, Texas.

This will make a lot of people very happy.
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Old 04-27-2008, 01:32 PM
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As a rotational player, Okam could prove to be very effective. The beef with him was that he lacked that non-stop motor. Maybe if he was used in rotation, his conditioning won't be such an issue.

This will be deemed as a good value pick, for sure. I like it, get some size in the middle. The Texans seemed to play a little small sometimes against the run, getting pushed up the middle. Maybe Okam fixes some of that.
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Old 04-27-2008, 01:35 PM
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A lag in my ESPN draft ticker, to be more precise.

And note that we took the Texas guy only after the Broncos snagged the DT from Virginia Tech...

IIRC, Okam is from Alief.
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Old 04-27-2008, 01:58 PM
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Damn. Colts snag Marcus Howard.
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Old 04-27-2008, 02:01 PM
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Is there some reason our front office has a fetish for Virginia Tech players?

I mean, we seem to focus on ACC guys and a few from the Big East. Do we scout the rest of the country? I'm just asking...
I missed this post.

I started another thread on this - The Strahm Theory.
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