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re: Riskier Choice: Manti Te'o or Tyrann Mathieu?
Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:28 pm to Peazey
Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:28 pm to Peazey
If he really runs a 4.8 40 yard dash then Te'o will not be an every down linebacker in the NFL. He will basically become a backup linebacker or 2 down linebacker. TM has way more upside but is way more risky. You can hope to get TM late in the draft but odds are someone will take the risk and pick him before you if your a GM/ HC.
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Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:33 pm to Interception
Te'o if somebody wastes a 1st on him. As a middle to late second rounder he will be much less risky.
TM7- Low risk as a 4th rounder anything higher than a mid 3rd might be a shot worth taking for a team with several compensation picks(ex. Balt).
TM7- Low risk as a 4th rounder anything higher than a mid 3rd might be a shot worth taking for a team with several compensation picks(ex. Balt).
Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:35 pm to Interception
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If he really runs a 4.8 40 yard dash then Te'o will not be an every down linebacker in the NFL. He will basically become a backup linebacker or 2 down linebacker. TM has way more upside but is way more risky. You can hope to get TM late in the draft but odds are someone will take the risk and pick him before you if your a GM/ HC.
Rob Ninkovich ran a 4.79, he can cover, rush the passer, and set the edge.
Sean Lee ran a 4.72
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 7:39 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 7:56 pm to Interception
quote:The fact that he runs a 4.8 has very little to do with why he might not be a good pro. Inside lbs don't usually run much faster than that
If he really runs a 4.8 40 yard dash then Te'o will not be an every down linebacker in the NFL. He will basically become a backup linebacker or 2 down linebacker. TM has way more upside but is way more risky. You can hope to get TM late in the draft but odds are someone will take the risk and pick him before you if your a GM/ HC.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:05 pm to Interception
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If he really runs a 4.8 40 yard dash then Te'o will not be an every down linebacker in the NFL. He will basically become a backup linebacker or 2 down linebacker. TM has way more upside but is way more risky. You can hope to get TM late in the draft but odds are someone will take the risk and pick him before you if your a GM/ HC.
Not sure if serious? Vontaze Burfict and Brandon Spikes ran 5.1 at the combine. Last I checked, those guys were doing quite well as starters in the NFL.
TM is easily the riskier. At least Te'o has the size and measurables. TM is tiny for a DB.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 9:47 pm to Interception
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He will basically become a backup linebacker or 2 down linebacker.
Te'o is good in coverage, so i'm not sure which 2 downs he gets...?
There is a lot of blind hate on here for manti, some of it is earned though from his mncg performance and the fake gf thing. I think the patriots would take him, but they face LBs already.
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