Secondary prospects
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First, you have to understand that we weren't taking Jenkins with #5 anyway. That was never going to happen. He wasn't that must need position and he wasn't the best player available.
That being said after all the knee jerk reactions of the combine settle in these guys still have their pro days which are in most casses more important then the combine. Jenkins will still go in the top half of the first round of the draft, he is too good of a talent. After his unimpressive showing in the combine, Myock says he is still a pro bowl FS.
Again their will be more knee jerk reactions when some of these guys have great pro days. I like to look at the whole product and remember he was a difference maker on the field.
Like WPB, I am a fan of Chung and would spend our second round pick on a guy who is a clone of Palomalu. He's one SS moving up the charts. To many, SS is a priority ingredient for a successful 3-4 defense.
Like WPB, I am a fan of Chung and would spend our second round pick on a guy who is a clone of Palomalu. He's one SS moving up the charts. To many, SS is a priority ingredient for a successful 3-4 defense.
Chung plays like Polamalu, but he's not as effective. I need to watch some more of him...but from what I saw, dude can get knocked on his butt by big running backs. He's got that headhunter mentality, but he may end up being more impressive (with his hits) than productive in his overall game.
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I see a lot of Oregon games out here and was never all that impressed.
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since many people were projecting jenkins to convert to safety, i think his forty time didn't hurt him all that much. i think what hurt him more was his lackluster showing in the position drills and his fifteen reps on the bench press. no one wants a safety who's too weak to bring down a TE or RB.
His pro day will account for more then the combine. All he has to do is shine on his pro day and everybody will forget about the combine.
His pro day will account for more then the combine. All he has to do is shine on his pro day and everybody will forget about the combine.
is he gonna prove he's strong at his pro day? if i were thinking about drafting him as a safety, he'd need to.
i'm not really sure what all goes on at a pro day. guys run and do position and agility drills. do they lift, too?
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Not sure Jenkins' pro day is really going to help him. Guys tend to run at least a tenth of a second faster on OSU's fast track, so scouts won't take his time at face value.
He'll have to run in the mid-high 4.3's to convince them he's got elite cornerback speed.
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Jenkins is still a solid player. He's one of the best tackling CBs in years, which is a very important and overlooked skill for a CB. But you don't drop top ten money for a CB unless you think you can throw him out there on and island with Randy Moss and Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Smith. And right now, nobody seems to think he's got that kind of premier speed or cover skills.
Right now this is a very LB/OL/WR-heavy draft at the top. I expect the CBs and QBs to really fall to the middle and bottom of the first. I think that's going to be the story at the end of that first Saturday.
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New Orleans at #14 would seem to be a good spot for Jenkins. The Saints need help at cornerback and safety, and Jenkins will end up filling one of those spots.
A favorite pick for them had been another Buckeye, James Laurinaitis, but his poor combine will push him lower than #14.
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Like WPB, I am a fan of Chung and would spend our second round pick on a guy who is a clone of Palomalu. He's one SS moving up the charts. To many, SS is a priority ingredient for a successful 3-4 defense.
Chung plays like Polamalu, but he's not as effective. I need to watch some more of him...but from what I saw, dude can get knocked on his butt by big running backs. He's got that headhunter mentality, but he may end up being more impressive (with his hits) than productive in his overall game.
Aloysius said:
Chung plays like Polamalu, but he's not as effective. I need to watch some more of him...but from what I saw, dude can get knocked on his butt by big running backs. He's got that headhunter mentality, but he may end up being more impressive (with his hits) than productive in his overall game.People said that about Bob Sanders and Polamalu, sometimes you just have to work a guy out, look at his body of work and guage his love of the game. Nobody is a sure thing.
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Aloysius said:
Chung plays like Polamalu, but he's not as effective. I need to watch some more of him...but from what I saw, dude can get knocked on his butt by big running backs. He's got that headhunter mentality, but he may end up being more impressive (with his hits) than productive in his overall game.People said that about Bob Sanders and Polamalu, sometimes you just have to work a guy out, look at his body of work and guage his love of the game. Nobody is a sure thing.
People said that about Bob Sanders and Polamalu, sometimes you just have to work a guy out, look at his body of work and guage his love of the game. Nobody is a sure thing.
Before the knock on Chung was he was too small....then we found out he was BIGGER than Palomalu. Now it turns out he is running 4.5 40's at 212 lbs...among the fastest at the combine...not to mention 25 reps with 225 (3rd best for S)...
I also seem to remember a hit he put on in the Senior Bowl I believe. He hit a TE (260+ guy) and LEVELED him...and Chung never went down.
I think any knocks on this guy are now more to do with the way he was utilized by the Ducks than any lack in his game.
He has proven he has strength, speed, coverage ability, and can lay the wood. Not sure what else he needs to show.
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People said that about Bob Sanders and Polamalu, sometimes you just have to work a guy out, look at his body of work and guage his love of the game. Nobody is a sure thing.
Before the knock on Chung was he was too small....then we found out he was BIGGER than Palomalu. Now it turns out he is running 4.5 40's at 212 lbs...among the fastest at the combine...not to mention 25 reps with 225 (3rd best for S)...
I also seem to remember a hit he put on in the Senior Bowl I believe. He hit a TE (260+ guy) and LEVELED him...and Chung never went down.
I think any knocks on this guy are now more to do with the way he was utilized by the Ducks than any lack in his game.
He has proven he has strength, speed, coverage ability, and can lay the wood. Not sure what else he needs to show.
I also seem to remember a hit he put on in the Senior Bowl I believe. He hit a TE (260+ guy) and LEVELED him...and Chung never went down.
He also got planted on his ass by RB-FB Quinn Johnson earlier in the game.
I need to see more of him. But my impression is that he's the kind of guy who delivers nice head-first hits but can also get pushed back by big runners.
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Pete Carroll said Polamalu was the best college player he's ever coached.
Everyone was acknowledging at the time that Sanders would be a first rounder if he was only bigger.
I really don't think Chung is the same type of player as those two. But if he ends up in multiple Pro Bowls I'll be happy to admit I was wrong.
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New Orleans at #14 would seem to be a good spot for Jenkins. The Saints need help at cornerback and safety, and Jenkins will end up filling one of those spots.
A favorite pick for them had been another Buckeye, James Laurinaitis, but his poor combine will push him lower than #14.
Aloysius said:
New Orleans at #14 would seem to be a good spot for Jenkins.I'm going to be interested to see if Buffalo can resist the temptation to take yet another Buckeye secondary player with the 11th pick. I know McGee is a tough player and McKelvin is a stud, they also took a corner named Corner last year. So they might not need it. But they sure do like their OSU DB's.
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Watched some more of Chung today. To me, he looks like a 3rd Round talent. He's been more durable than Sean Jones, but he's far less talented.
I heard Mayock make an interesting comment about Chung's play at the Senior Bowl: he said that Chung looked good in press coverage, but he was less than adequate when asked to play off a guy.
Not sure if that translates to success in our defense.
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I'd have him somewhere between picks #55 and #75.
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His teammate, T.J. Ward, could be an interesting guy to watch next year. If Pool doesn't play well, we could end up drafting this guy somewhere in rounds 2-4 - that's if we don't scoop up Eric Berry, Morgan Burnett, or Taylor Mays in Round 1.
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I think Berry is the best safety prospect since Polamalu and Reed. He's that good.
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I agree. As I've told Dennis, he was the only reason Tennessee was watchable last year.
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Watched some more of Chung today. To me, he looks like a 3rd Round talent. He's been more durable than Sean Jones, but he's far less talented.
I heard Mayock make an interesting comment about Chung's play at the Senior Bowl: he said that Chung looked good in press coverage, but he was less than adequate when asked to play off a guy.
Not sure if that translates to success in our defense.
Aloysius said:
Watched some more of Chung today. To me, he looks like a 3rd Round talent. He's been more durable than Sean Jones, but he's far less talented.I heard Mayock make an interesting comment about Chung's play at the Senior Bowl: he said that Chung looked good in press coverage, but he was less than adequate when asked to play off a guy.
Not sure if that translates to success in our defense.
That's why he is a SS and not a FS. He is faster then Jones, covers better then Jones, is more durable then Jones, hits harder then Jones and is cheaper then Jones.
Saying he is far less talented then Jones is questionable since Jones can't cover anybody, isn't fast enough to provide the 2 deep coverage he is suppose to and is always hurt so he doesn't hit anymore. And, now he wants big bucks and at least a 4 year contract
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Add "when healthy" to my post, and it makes a lot more sense, Ytown.
I'd agree that Chung makes more Tayloresque helmet-first hits in coverage. But when it comes to run support, I think a healthy Sean Jones is better; his size and strength play a big part in that.
And when healthy, Sean Jones is much more of a ballhawk than Chung. Jones had 9 picks in the last two years, while Chung only had 3.
I don't have a problem with anyone saying that Jones isn't worth the money he wants, especially when his semi-chronic knee issues can seriously hinder his play. But I don't think Chung would completely replace what a healthy Jones brings to our defense.
Maybe I just haven't watched the right games. IIRC, I've watched the USC, Cal, and Oklahoma State games, as well as the Senior Bowl. If Chung had a signature game in which he showed elite skills, please let me know & I'll try to watch it.
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