Everybody is telling me he's going to go between 12 and 20. I'm not buying into that yet. (Ware) showed me at the Senior Bowl a year ago that he was a first-round big. Manny Lawson did not show me that. |
For such an unorthodox push delivery, he delivered it real well today, highly accurate. He had a little more juice on the ball and a better touch on the deep balls than I expected. |
He's been living it, breathing it, sleeping it since he was a high school kid. |
He's more a manage-the-game kind quarterback -- make decisions, don't lose games. And he's got a big injury history. |
He's not as good an athlete as his older brother. He's not as dangerous a runner as his older brother. He's got a better innate feel for the passing game than his brother did at this time of his career. |
He's starting to move up charts. He's a guy that's going to go somewhere between (pick) 20 and 25 and only has one start in his career. |
I have a ton of respect for Mel. The viewer can watch both and choose. I don't feel any kind of competition individually whatsoever. |
I really believe that Ernie Sims is the most explosive, through-the-hips athlete in this draft. |
I think he'll be there at 12. A few weeks ago I wouldn't have said that. But there's been some question on whether he can push the pocket as a pass rusher. There's also a question about his ability to play at a high level every down. |
I think it's time to start thinking about that, I agree. |
I think the best-case scenario is late first round. But I'm not sure that's happening. |
I think you start with winning. Pete has brought that magic back to Troy. They're recruiting nationally, and not a lot of programs can do that successfully. |
I thought that visual summed up what kind of kid he is. Here is a guy who was handed everything and he continues to throw it away. |
I'm a big believer that if you can get a tight end that can stretch a defense vertically and give you some blocking on top of it, you can change your whole offense. That's why I think San Francisco is going to take him at six — because they have average wide receivers, he can help with a young quarterback, and he can be a difference-maker. |
If he had perfect character, he would probably be a late first-day type of prospect. Given where he is today, he's probably a sixth- or seventh-round pick at best, and maybe even a priority free agent. |