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Why has Kelvin Sheppard bounced around NFL
Posted on 11/13/14 at 8:23 pm
Posted on 11/13/14 at 8:23 pm
I thought he would be a great NFL Linebacker….
Buffalo, Indy, and now I see he is on the Dolphins roster (but not on the field tonight)
Why has he bounced around with so many teams?
Buffalo, Indy, and now I see he is on the Dolphins roster (but not on the field tonight)
Why has he bounced around with so many teams?
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Posted on 11/13/14 at 8:26 pm to Tiger-kev
Some teams are deep at certain positions is all I can think of.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 8:27 pm to Tiger-kev
Because he's not too good....
Bills traded him to the Colts for Jerry Hughes. Sheppard got cut in the preseason, Jerry Hughes has been great.
And he was signed to the Dolphins during the season because they had a season ending injury to their starting LB. He was on waivers for a little while after the Colts cut him.
Bills traded him to the Colts for Jerry Hughes. Sheppard got cut in the preseason, Jerry Hughes has been great.
And he was signed to the Dolphins during the season because they had a season ending injury to their starting LB. He was on waivers for a little while after the Colts cut him.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 8:33 pm to Tiger-kev
He's unathletic
Posted on 11/13/14 at 8:33 pm to Tiger-kev
I know he has been in a 3-4 i think everywhere he has been
May have something to do with it.
May have something to do with it.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 8:40 pm to Tiger-kev
They can't all be great
Posted on 11/13/14 at 8:52 pm to Tiger-kev
Every year there are dozens of good to great college fb players that dont make it in the nfl. What sets the nfl apart from cfb is the athleticism.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 8:56 pm to lob1284
"Tight in the hips, doesn't make plays in space" #MikeMayockvoice
Posted on 11/13/14 at 8:57 pm to JaxTiger10
Speed would be my first guess
Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:03 am to Tiger-kev
Interesting thing is that his running mate Perry Riley has turned into a solid NFL LB, but never seemed all that spectacular at LSU.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:05 am to Tiger-kev
He slow
Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:09 am to Tiger-kev
Sheppard is not especially fast and not incredibly strong. He was great at LSU though 
Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:34 am to Team Vote
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Sheppard is not especially fast and not incredibly strong.
Right. Even at LSU he would sometimes struggle to shed his blocks. Nevertheless, still hope he gets to play in the NFL for awhile.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 12:04 pm to KG5989
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Bills traded him to the Colts for Jerry Hughes.
Keep in mind -- Sheppard had two solid seasons in Buffalo and caught the attention of Indianapolis -- that's why that trade happened. The Colts were looking for inside linebackers and came after him.
It worked out well for Hughes because Buffalo is a better system fit, and he was playing behind two of the best pass rushers in NFL history (Freeney and Mathis) in Indianapolis. Hughes always had the potential to be a good pass rusher coming out of TCU, he just needed the right situation.
Apparently things didn't work out for Sheppard with the Colts and they released him. That's the nature of the league. I don't know the specifics on that situation, but it's worth noting -- Sheppard was more productive last year with the Colts than Henoc Muamba and Josh McNary have been this year. So from strictly a football standpoint, I don't think you can say that releasing Sheppard was a good move by the Colts.
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