Randle's case has always baffled me a little. Scouts and coaches didn't see the talent, production, or physical ability in him to make him worth drafting but when he came to Vikes camp undrafted he was an athletic freak. Those early 90's lines with Randle, Doleman and Henry Thomas were better than good. KE is definitely worth a camp invite if he doesn't get drafted.
I'm not so sure about that. I distinctly remember Mays on deep downfield coverage over the middle. It obviously wasn't his specialty, but he could move. Also, bigger? No. Mays was a 245 lb wrecking ball on his short (relatively speaking) frame. If you had ever seen this dude in the gym you would not be saying that. Taller, yes. I will give you that. Tackler, probably. Mays ran people over and didn't need to tackle.
Both are great players! Couldn't be more happy that they are in green and gold.
Mays wiffed his fair share as well. Both are great.
When it's third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time. -Max McGee
“I really thought you had to run the football to control the game,” Erhardt once said. “You had to throw the football to score but had to run the football to win.” - Ron Erhardt
"The desire to win is useless without the desire to prepare."
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I thought the entire OLB scouting premise of a 3-4 defense in the NFL was to look for tweeners. Guys that are too small to play DE in a 4-3 and maybe not have that side to side movement of a 4-3 OLB. They can rush the passer and tackle when the running game is pushed to their side. I know it was a different era, but looking up 3-4 defenses you can't help but look at the Big Blue Wrecking Crew of the Giants with LT, Carsons, and Banks as ones I can remember and they were all like 230 lbs. There are guys like Jabaal Sheard who have made it in the NFL who don't sound like he has any more game than Emanuel. Another guy like Jarvis Jones who sounds very similar around the same size is holding a job at the next level.
I think with the right defense and the right situation, he could be working on Sundays next year. Some guys like him explode at the next level, as well, because opposing teams can't focus as much attention on him as a college opponent can. Also more NFL guys can handle business on their own, too, so he will see bigger, stronger, faster lineman every day. I think someone will give him an invite, at the very least, if not outright drafted, and he will be given a shot. What else more can a guy ask for?
Love the quote from Joe Glenn about Kyle Emanuel.......
http://www.argusleader.com/story/spo...-usd/17892099/Defensively, the Bison have retained many of their standout players from a year ago, led by 6-foot-3, 251-pound end Kyle Emanuel, who has 14 tackles for loss this season.
It is Emanuel's disruptive presence that is of particular concern for the Coyotes, who haven't been able to score more than 16 points in any of the last three games.
"He's a lot like Tyler Starr," USD coach Joe Glenn said of Emanuel. "He's built different, but
he's the best player in the league and the second-best isn't real close."