Damarious Randall, 2015 First Round Pick

[smuggler]

No offense, but anybody reading Lindy's should probably quit watching sports. They are awful, and they've been awful for at least 20 years.

QFT. They're terrible. Doesn't necessarily mean they're wrong here, of course.

Steelers' secondary is a mess, and they picked the pass rusher. Hmmm....

Yeah, they took the best player on their board (at a premium position) instead of reaching in the secondary. If Bud Dupree were there at 30, I imagine Green Bay would have picked him, also.

What I've heard is that New England also had D. Randall rated above M. Brown on their board.

[Cheesehead Craig]

I'm just waiting for wist to come out and say that it doesn't matter how good The Randall is, dunderdummy won't use him right anyways.

[pbmax]

has anyone ele mentioned that he's added 20 pounds since the college season ended?

so bigger, but maybe slower

He added the weight prior to the Combine, so he was still fast with it.

[smuggler]

I read he put on the weight before his senior season. Which is correct?

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He added the weight prior to the Combine, so he was still fast with it.

so he might actually look faster on game film then he was at the combine

i wonder if he'll lose some of it now that he is a cb?

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I read he put on the weight before his senior season. Which is correct?

don't know, i read that he put on weight for the combine

[Maxie the Taxi]

Eat your heart out, boys. This from Rotoworld:

Saints coach Sean Payton envisions No. 31 overall ILB Stephone Anthony at Mike linebacker.



"We like the makeup, his size, his flexibility, position flexibility, I think he can play either inside position," Payton said. "I think he is probably most suited to play Mike, so he has that body type." Mike was Anthony's college position, and where he'll almost certainly start come Week 1. A sure tackler with plus athleticism, Anthony could play all three downs.



Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
May 1 - 1:07 AM

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yup, and we got a guy who "will be a contributor on special teams right away"

[wist43]

I'm just waiting for wist to come out and say that it doesn't matter how good The Randall is, dunderdummy won't use him right anyways.

... that goes without saying, duh

[King Friday]

I like the kid's ball skills. Those are intangibles that you can't teach. I wish he was a little taller, but he's not small. I question if he can be a true CB in the NFL. Picking at the end of the 1st round is always a big crap shoot. I didn't really see anyone else who I thought was going to be a sure fire starter in year one still on the board. Thompson has had a rather good track record in spotting secondary talent, so I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt until I see the kid in camp.

[3irty1]

Everything Wist is saying about Randall is how I feel about Sam Shields.

Randall's inexperience doesn't bug me. If this staff can teach an undrafted guy with a year of experience and a learning disability to play corner its foolish to bet against Randall. Ready your crow hole Wist.

[pbmax]

Everything Wist is saying about Randall is how I feel about Sam Shields.

Randall's inexperience doesn't bug me. If this staff can teach an undrafted guy with a year of experience and a learning disability to play corner its foolish to bet against Randall. Ready your crow hole Wist.

But half of wist's criticism would be on point, if he were tagged to play safety, esp. some strong or in the box safety. But he isn't being asked to do that.

[Patler]

I know some of these have been mentioned, but I went on line to list as many evaluations as I could. Here goes:

NFL. Com:

Maycock - #30 of his top 100, mocked him being draft at #20.
Brandt - #35 of his top 40 list.
Jeremiah – not included in his top 50.
Brooks – mocked at #29. Ranked as a “Red Chip Prospect” (contribute immediately, starter by end of the year).
Zierlein & Reuter – mocked at #40.

National Football Post - #85 on their "Big Board".

Banks (Sports Illustrated) - mocked at #29

Walter Football - mocked at #38.

Rang (CBS Sports) - #29

Matt Miner (Bleacher Report) - mocked at #29

Schrager (Fox Sports) - mocked at #27

McGinn (JSO) - mocked at #20, ranked as the #2 safety available.

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I know some of these have been mentioned, but I went on line to list as many evaluations as I could. Here goes:

NFL. Com:

Maycock - #30 of his top 100, mocked him being draft at #20.
Brandt - #35 of his top 40 list.
Jeremiah – not included in his top 50.
Brooks – mocked at #29. Ranked as a “Red Chip Prospect” (contribute immediately, starter by end of the year).
Zierlein & Reuter – mocked at #40.

National Football Post - #85 on their "Big Board".

Banks (Sports Illustrated) - mocked at #29

Walter Football - mocked at #38.

Rang (CBS Sports) - #29

Matt Miner (Bleacher Report) - mocked at #29

Schrager (Fox Sports) - mocked at #27

McGinn (JSO) - mocked at #20, ranked as the #2 safety available.

should be noted that walter football gave the pick a B- because it was a bit of a reach and ILB was clearly a bigger need with all ILB's available at the time

[woodbuck27]

That's exactly what I saw of him - what little I could find.

"Ankle biting" tackler is a great description... I don't care what he might measure out as - he plays a midget brand of football. He plays very small, and doesn't have the bulk or strength to get even average WR's on the ground - he's going to get his ass handed to him by NFL WR's.

Read a couple of reports that had him as 5th rounder - that seems about right; but of course we just wasted a #1 on him.

Maybe he turns into a decent nickelback - but you don't spend 1st round draft picks on nickelbacks.

and TT must have fallen in LOVE with him.

TT had better options.