vermMan
04-26-2004, 02:24 PM
i hope more than 1.. Gibbs did garuntee that at least 1 will make the probowl. Thats a pretty hefty garuntee. I'de like to see some of the scouting reports for guys like tom brady who wenrt drafted untill later. I'm also excited about some of these o linemen that buges though so highly of.
JWsleep
04-26-2004, 02:56 PM
Hey, Verm.
I don't know if we've got the D-line to play the 4-6, but I do think we'll be looking to use the D-line to keep blockers off Lavar and the other LBs. We obviously need to generate our pass rush from there, given who we've got. THere was a discussion of the 4-6 on this site a few weeks back, so maybe I've got it wrong. There were some nice links to 4-6 info, if I recall. Maybe it's archived?
Size in the middle, speed on the edges, Taylor all over!!!
sportscurmudgeon
04-26-2004, 03:10 PM
Before folks here fall into the trap of annointing this guy as a sure-fire Hall of Fame inductee in the year 2023 after his 14 consecutive pro-bowl seasons with the Redskins, please remember that he played on a UCLA team that lost its last 6 games in a row (first UCLA team in history to lose 6 in a row) and lost a bowl game to Fresno State.
There is a reason he is an undrafted free agent. The odds are 50-1 he won't play a down in a regular season game for the Skins and 20-1 that he won't play a down in a regular season game for anyone.
Delay judgment until you see him play against NFL level competition (not the second half of pre-season games against other guys who will get cut) before getting too excited here.
cpayne5
04-26-2004, 03:25 PM
Before folks here fall into the trap of annointing this guy as a sure-fire Hall of Fame inductee in the year 2023 after his 14 consecutive pro-bowl seasons with the Redskins, please remember that he played on a UCLA team that lost its last 6 games in a row (first UCLA team in history to lose 6 in a row) and lost a bowl game to Fresno State.
There is a reason he is an undrafted free agent. The odds are 50-1 he won't play a down in a regular season game for the Skins and 20-1 that he won't play a down in a regular season game for anyone.
Delay judgment until you see him play against NFL level competition (not the second half of pre-season games against other guys who will get cut) before getting too excited here.
Speculation is what keeps the world turning!
Lol.
SkinsRock
04-26-2004, 05:09 PM
I think Gibbs was saying that the way the league is, and especially with this coaching staff, the potential for at least one undrafted FA to develop into a pro-bowl player is there. But I don't think he had anyone in particular in mind.
SkinsRock
04-26-2004, 05:25 PM
I think Gibbs was saying that the way the league is, and especially with this coaching staff, the potential for at least one undrafted FA to develop into a pro-bowl player is there. But I don't think he had anyone in particular in mind.
JWsleep
04-26-2004, 05:28 PM
Ah, Sports Curmudgeon! Always the cold-hearted voice of reason! Let your passions run free and dream of the butterfly-like metamorphesis of young Mr. Boschetti into a Canton-bound pro-bowl lineman!!! ;)
itvnetop
04-26-2004, 06:22 PM
the bRuins were really bad this past year... their line was bad too- me being at SC, i never even heard of this guy and their team is ten minutes away. A guy that started for them at QB and their backup RB transferred this spring. hehehe, i just haven't heard anyone come out of UCLA that's worth something special the past couple of years. Anyone remember skip hicks? JJ stokes? rickey manning had a few good games, but that's about it.
JudgeJebus
04-26-2004, 06:25 PM
And, I think Gibbs's guarantee was that one person in the undrafted free agent CLASS will become a pro bowler, not necessarily one that the Redskins pick up.
Daseal
04-26-2004, 06:31 PM
Ricky Manning Jr. had more than a few good games. For a rookie he did exceptional.