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CanesSkins26
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject: Skins to meet with Mayo |
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| Quote: | Redskins | Team to meet with Mayo
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:45:42 -0700
Jason Reid and Jason La Canfora, of the Washington Post, reports the Washington Redskins are planning to host University of Tennessee LB Jerod Mayo. |
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gay4pacman
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:09 am Post subject: |
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| I think mayo can be a great player in the league but have heard rumblings about him as a person. I hope the skins do their homework before drafting a potential "character guy". |
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PeetyPa
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| I think Mayo is a good player, however, I dont think he is going to be there for us. I would leave LB draft for one of third round pick. I think DE and WR would take 1st and 2nd, no doubt! |
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CanesSkins26
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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| PeetyPa wrote: | | I think Mayo is a good player, however, I dont think he is going to be there for us. I would leave LB draft for one of third round pick. I think DE and WR would take 1st and 2nd, no doubt! |
I agree that DE and WR are our priorities, but It'll be interesting to see what happens if Mayo is still on the board when we draft. While not as a big of need, linebacker is a concern for the team. And if the Skins aren't enamored with any of the options that they have at wide receiver or on the dline, I could see them drafting Mayo in the first. |
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yupchagee
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| CanesSkins26 wrote: | | PeetyPa wrote: | | I think Mayo is a good player, however, I dont think he is going to be there for us. I would leave LB draft for one of third round pick. I think DE and WR would take 1st and 2nd, no doubt! |
I agree that DE and WR are our priorities, but It'll be interesting to see what happens if Mayo is still on the board when we draft. While not as a big of need, linebacker is a concern for the team. And if the Skins aren't enamored with any of the options that they have at wide receiver or on the dline, I could see them drafting Mayo in the first. |
The only need I see at LB is a young backup for & eventual sussesor to Washington. Certainly not a worth a 1st or 2nd rnd pick. Most likely 5-6 rnd. |
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CanesSkins26
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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| yupchagee wrote: | | CanesSkins26 wrote: | | PeetyPa wrote: | | I think Mayo is a good player, however, I dont think he is going to be there for us. I would leave LB draft for one of third round pick. I think DE and WR would take 1st and 2nd, no doubt! |
I agree that DE and WR are our priorities, but It'll be interesting to see what happens if Mayo is still on the board when we draft. While not as a big of need, linebacker is a concern for the team. And if the Skins aren't enamored with any of the options that they have at wide receiver or on the dline, I could see them drafting Mayo in the first. |
The only need I see at LB is a young backup for & eventual sussesor to Washington. Certainly not a worth a 1st or 2nd rnd pick. Most likely 5-6 rnd. |
It's not a certainty that Rocky will be ready to start the season. He also has a degenerative condition in both knees. As for Washington, he's been injured each of the last two seasons and isn't close to the same player that he was in 2004. Since 2004 his numbers has decreased every single season and at his age it's hard to imagine a turnaround in his production. He did have 5 sacks last season, but had by far his lowest tackle total since his rookie year in 2000. We have Blades to backup and hopefully replace London Fletcher eventually, but we have no real depth at linebacker beyond that. Mayo is a stud and I'd much rather the Skins take him in the first than settle on a mediocre player like Merling or a project like Campbell. |
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yupchagee
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| CanesSkins26 wrote: | | yupchagee wrote: | | CanesSkins26 wrote: | | PeetyPa wrote: | | I think Mayo is a good player, however, I dont think he is going to be there for us. I would leave LB draft for one of third round pick. I think DE and WR would take 1st and 2nd, no doubt! |
I agree that DE and WR are our priorities, but It'll be interesting to see what happens if Mayo is still on the board when we draft. While not as a big of need, linebacker is a concern for the team. And if the Skins aren't enamored with any of the options that they have at wide receiver or on the dline, I could see them drafting Mayo in the first. |
The only need I see at LB is a young backup for & eventual sussesor to Washington. Certainly not a worth a 1st or 2nd rnd pick. Most likely 5-6 rnd. |
It's not a certainty that Rocky will be ready to start the season. He also has a degenerative condition in both knees. As for Washington, he's been injured each of the last two seasons and isn't close to the same player that he was in 2004. Since 2004 his numbers has decreased every single season and at his age it's hard to imagine a turnaround in his production. He did have 5 sacks last season, but had by far his lowest tackle total since his rookie year in 2000. We have Blades to backup and hopefully replace London Fletcher eventually, but we have no real depth at linebacker beyond that. Mayo is a stud and I'd much rather the Skins take him in the first than settle on a mediocre player like Merling or a project like Campbell. |
There's no certainty in anything, but I know of no reason not to expect Rocky & Washington to be healthy for the start of the season. Most analysts disagree with your assesment of Merling. Mayo is unlikely to start this yr in DC, Merling is. |
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CanesSkins26
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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There's no certainty in anything, but I know of no reason not to expect Rocky & Washington to be healthy for the start of the season. |
Rocky is coming off of knee surgery and while the Skins have said that they expect him to be ready, there is no guarantee that he will be 100% to start the year. Both Washington and Rocky are injury risks and we have virtually no depth behind them. Add in Washington's declining play and linebacker is indeed an area of concern for this team.
Frankly, I don't care what the experts say about Merling. All I know is that he didn't produce very much in college, despite playing opposite a stud like Gaines Adams in 2006. Yet all he managed to do was post 3 sacks. In his best season he had 7 sacks. Hardly the type of dominant play that you would expect from a first round pick. Add in the recent sports hernia surgery and I think it would be a mistake to take him with the 21st pick. |
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fleetus
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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| yupchagee wrote: | | CanesSkins26 wrote: | | PeetyPa wrote: | | I think Mayo is a good player, however, I dont think he is going to be there for us. I would leave LB draft for one of third round pick. I think DE and WR would take 1st and 2nd, no doubt! |
I agree that DE and WR are our priorities, but It'll be interesting to see what happens if Mayo is still on the board when we draft. While not as a big of need, linebacker is a concern for the team. And if the Skins aren't enamored with any of the options that they have at wide receiver or on the dline, I could see them drafting Mayo in the first. |
The only need I see at LB is a young backup for & eventual sussesor to Washington. Certainly not a worth a 1st or 2nd rnd pick. Most likely 5-6 rnd. |
This is a classic draft for need vs. draft talent. Mayo, could be th e best player on the board at #21. If so, do we let someone else have a superior talent? Maybe Dallas at #22? and draft a questionable player who fills an immediate need? |
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CanesSkins26
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="fleetus"] | yupchagee wrote: | | CanesSkins26 wrote: | | PeetyPa wrote: | | I think Mayo is a good player, however, I dont think he is going to be there for us. I would leave LB draft for one of third round pick. I think DE and WR would take 1st and 2nd, no doubt! |
I agree that DE and WR are our priorities, but It'll be interesting to see what happens if Mayo is still on the board when we draft. While not as a big of need, linebacker is a concern for the team. And if the Skins aren't enamored with any of the options that they have at wide receiver or on the dline, I could see them drafting Mayo in the first. |
The only need I see at LB is a young backup for & eventual sussesor to Washington. Certainly not a worth a 1st or 2nd rnd pick. Most likely 5-6 rnd. |
I think that linebacker is enough of a need that if Mayo is the highest rated player left on our board we have to take him at 21. No lb isn't as much of a need as dline or wide receiver, but we are getting old at lb and don't have much depth there.
This is a classic draft for need vs. draft talent. Mayo, could be th e best player on the board at #21. If so, do we let someone else have a superior talent? Maybe Dallas at #22? and draft a questionable player who fills an immediate need?
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CanesSkins26
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| Quote: | | Draft Scout Snapshot: 2007: Consensus All-Southeastern Conference first-team selection…Member of the SEC Good Works Team…Moved to middle linebacker, starting all fourteen games…Recorded a career-high 140 tackles (79 solos), the most stops by a Tennessee defender since Earnest Fields' 140 hits in 1990…Had 1.5 sacks for minus 11 yards, 8.5 stops for losses of 31 yards and five quarterback pressures… Caused a fumble and batted away two passes…Returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown…Served as the defensive squad's co-captain…Registered 62 tackles during his final four contests. 12 GP; 11 GS; 83 TT, 12.5 TFL, 5 SK, 1 PBU, 1 QBH; Despite being slowed by late-season knee injury, still finished third on squad and 11th in SEC with 83 tackles in '06. 6 GP; 1 GS; 13 TT in '05. Redshirted in '04. |
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Official Bio
Strengths:
Very athletic...Has excellent timed speed and quickness..Physical and plays bigger than he is...Has terrific range and does a great job in pursuit...Reliable tackler and will deliver the big hit...Smart with good awareness and instincts...Has a non-stop motor...Fluid & smooth in coverage...Versatile...Productive..Nice program pedigree.
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Undersized and doesn't have either the ideal height or bulk that you look for..Has trouble taking on and shedding blockers...Needs to be protected up front...Just a marginal blitzer...Durability may be an issue...Probably not a good fit for everyone.
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The next in a long line of top Volunteer linebackers...Can project inside or outside depending on the defensive scheme and has experience at both...Best fit may be as a middle 'backer in a Cover 2 or on the weakside..Not a traditional thumper but he will prove awfully attractive to teams that are willing to sacrifice some size for speed...He will draw comparisons to Al Wilson and those are reasonably accurate. |
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