Honeybadger as a draft pick

His speed and Football IQ will be nullified in the league. He can't cover NFL WRs

Maybe it's just me but I don't think there's anyway he lasts past the 3rd or middle of the 4th at the latest. I mean I just can't imagine there are that many players that would go ahead of him. Janoris Jenkins went in the early second and he was nowhere near the playmaker HB is. I mean look at Bruce Irvin. I know he's a pass rusher, but the dudes story is about damn near the same as Mathieu but probably worse and he was drafted in the middle of the first round. Like I've said in another thread, I think people look at him in a vacuum and don't compare him to the others that are coming out. He was a damn Heisman finalist as a defensive player.
I guess I'm really hoping we pick him up because he fits a dire need here. You couldn't convince me wouldn't be worth risking at the lowest a late 3rd round pick

The one thing I took away from that evaluation was that Mathieu makes plays despite poor technique. The only way that is possible is if he has some type of extraordinary skills that overcome the poor technique. Those skils are what will get Mathieu drafted by some team. He can improve on his techniques with coaching and a willingness to work.

I think part of his problem is the way he was used at LSU. His ability to disrupt plays was given so unique that he was used more for his ability to disrupt plays than his play in traditional pass coverage. So I don't think learnig fundamentals and proper techniques were as high a priority for the LSU coaching staff as they could have been. In the NFL Mathieu will have to learn that covering a receiver so that the QB looks elsewhere valued higher than loose coverage with the occasional interception.

I think he will go into NFL training camp with a chip on his shoulder and prove to be a late round steal in the draft.