football genius contest: ILB

[Harlan Huckleby]

Be sure to mention your choice in the thread so that you can collect your praise and reward.

[vince]

Because noone seems to know much about him, and he has reportedly looked good thus far running with the 2's, I'll say Cardia Jackson just for shits and giggles. The reality is it's far too early to have any real sense of what will happen here. The coaches don't have much of a clue yet, how could we?

[Harlan Huckleby]

vince, I think you are thinking like a true genius, because it probably isn't going to play out like we think. I went for a player not on the roster.

They have those two extra OLBs, but I just don't see any of them inside. Maybe Walden.

[SkinBasket]

i vote for DJ Smith, whoever the fuck that is.

[HowardRoark]

i vote for DJ Smith, whoever the fuck that is.

That's Harvey's guy:


D.J. Smith a fireplug
Sixth-round pick D.J. Smith physically looked like Sam Mills out there. Mills, who had an outstanding 12-year career in the NFL, was really short for a linebacker at 5-foot-9. Smith isn’t quite that small, but he’s only 5-10 1/4. Still, he showed a little something.

[hoosier]

Smith, and he could be starting before the end of the year if only he could lose an inch and a quarter.

[HarveyWallbangers]

That's Harvey's guy:

Not really my guy, but he's a shrimp and Mills was the first, good short LB that came to my mind. :)

[HarveyWallbangers]

I voted for Brad Jones because he's the only one of those ROLB candidates that the coaches have expressed potential to move inside.

[Lurker64]

Where is Peanut?

[smuggler]

Green Bay ;)

[Harlan Huckleby]

ha. Harvey sent out false signals, and all the lemmings chased after the midget. genius.

peanut - I tried to screen out the practice squad types, sorry if I left out your own diamond in the rough

[vince]

I think Jones could play inside in a Chillar-type role. I'm not sure he's strong enough at the point of attack to be an every-down ILB, but he can get from sideline to sideline and track guys in space very well in clear passing situations.

[Fritz]

How can you not pick a guy named "Cardia"? I only wish his mom had added a "c" to the end of that name. How could you resist? "Now entering the game...Cardiac Jackson!"

[3irty1]

Trick question, Brad Jones will take over as a ILB cover specialist like Chillar was and will get some reps at OLB as well, but if AJ or Bishop were to get hurt I think DJ Smith steps in as the replacement, not necessarily Jones.

[SkinBasket]

Bullock is still available I think.

[Smeefers]

Robert Francios is the man! Hell, I only recognize jones on that list and this guy.

[Joemailman]

I voted for Francois, but MM will probably decide he likes D.J. Smith's pad level.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Trick question, Brad Jones will take over as a ILB cover specialist like Chillar was and will get some reps at OLB as well, but if AJ or Bishop were to get hurt I think DJ Smith steps in as the replacement, not necessarily Jones.

huh. this actually makes somes sense.

[pbmax]

On roster but not on list:

LB K.C. Asiodu

Special Teams replacement for Popp and Chillar.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I voted for Francois, but MM will probably decide he likes D.J. Smith's pad level.

D.J. Smith's pad level is always low.

[pbmax]

D.J. Smith's pad level is always low.

Yes, but with that short build, Christl can't tell if he is a waist bender or a knee bender.

[Harlan Huckleby]

The camp report on D.J. Smith is that he is undersized but slow. Smith is a practice squad eligible 6th rounder, it will be tempting to stash him if he shows promise.

I think if Harvey had said Weebs Weebalow was the man for the job, and we put Weebs on the list, he'd get 6 votes from the Wallbanger lemmings.

Francois might be a smart guess. I never liked the guy, but he has good size for ILB and game experience.

[vince]

D.J. Smith may be slow running a 40, but he was the most productive linebacker in college football history if I'm not mistaken. He reportedly has great football instincts and a knack for making plays, albeit at a smaller school. It remains to be seen whether he is Sam Mills reincarnate or something else, but he's a legit candidate to back-up inside and be a kamikaze on special teams I'd say.

[pbmax]

D.J. Smith may be slow running a 40, but he was the most productive linebacker in college football history if I'm not mistaken. He reportedly has great football instincts and a knack for making plays, albeit at a smaller school. It remains to be seen whether he is Sam Mills reincarnate or something else, but he's a legit candidate to back-up inside and be a kamikaze on special teams I'd say.

What are his numbers compared to the Iowa MLB the Packers drafted a few years ago? He had the same resume and less than impressive numbers and went elsewhere. Abdul Hodge?

I wonder if Waldo can give us their workout numbers to compare.

[HarveyWallbangers]

People said Desmond Bishop was slow also. :)

[pbmax]

People said Desmond Bishop was slow also. :)

Was that the concern about Desmond? I thought it was his head that most concerned people. Mostly I remember his aggressiveness.

[Upnorth]

Walden makes a great backup, but I hope that we don't need to see much of him as a starter this year. I think he has a lot of upside and is coachable.

[Smidgeon]

What are his numbers compared to the Iowa MLB the Packers drafted a few years ago? He had the same resume and less than impressive numbers and went elsewhere. Abdul Hodge?

I wonder if Waldo can give us their workout numbers to compare.

Is Waldo even posting here anymore?

[pbmax]

Is Waldo even posting here anymore?

Not in a while, but word often leaks back to him as spies from Football's Future Message Board and Patchouli Emporium often spend time here to steal thread idea. Mad hasn't been able to curse them all away yet. :)

[SkinBasket]

People said Desmond Bishop was slow also. :)

Yeah, but we meant slow in the head.

[Fritz]

An impressive number of tackles in college was the reason Lions' officials gave for drafting Jordan Dizon a few years ago. They cut him recently.

And Abdul Hodge was the same mold, right? Very productive college player, not the best workout numbers.

On the other hand, Chris Spielman was the same way.

[Joemailman]

I recall that the knock on Bishop was lack of range despite being a very productive player in college . Probably would not be a starter if the Packers were still in a 4-3.

[smuggler]

Hodge didn't work out because he had pretty crappy knees. He was the slow one that could lay wood better than the rest of the LB corps, where Bishop was considered (relative to Hodge) a more rangy, more fluid, less strong sort of enforcer type.

[Harlan Huckleby]

come to think of it, Hodge had a brother playing MLB for the Badgers, and that guy kind of faded out of the picture too.

[vince]

D.J. Smith may be slow running a 40, but he was the most productive linebacker in college football history if I'm not mistaken. He reportedly has great football instincts and a knack for making plays, albeit at a smaller school. It remains to be seen whether he is Sam Mills reincarnate or something else, but he's a legit candidate to back-up inside and be a kamikaze on special teams I'd say.What are his numbers compared to the Iowa MLB the Packers drafted a few years ago? He had the same resume and less than impressive numbers and went elsewhere. Abdul Hodge?

An impressive number of tackles in college was the reason Lions' officials gave for drafting Jordan Dizon a few years ago. They cut him recently.

And Abdul Hodge was the same mold, right? Very productive college player, not the best workout numbers.
Harv's the one who said he's the next Sam Mills. :wink: I just said he's a contender for a back-up/special teams spot.