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re: Kony Ealy projected to go #6 by SBNation writer
Posted on 2/22/14 at 7:37 am to semotruman
Posted on 2/22/14 at 7:37 am to semotruman
Mocks are useless until after the combine. It's like doing next years preseason football power rankings before national signing day.
Ealy is good. There are other good pass rushers in the draft as well. Michael Sam. Dee Ford. Dominique Easley. Garrison Smith. CJ Mosely. These are all just off the top of my head, from the SEC. Three of those guys played 4 years in the SEC, which the NFL likes better than juniors, traditionally speaking.
Mosely has no sacks this year because Saban moved him, but he was recruited as OLB. He might end up back in that position as a speed rusher in the NFL. I just wanted to mention that in advance of someone pointing that out.
Maybe Ealy does go in the first round.
But no one should act shocked or surprised if he goes in the 2nd or 3rd round. 4th round or lower, that would be a little bit of a surprise.
Ealy is good. There are other good pass rushers in the draft as well. Michael Sam. Dee Ford. Dominique Easley. Garrison Smith. CJ Mosely. These are all just off the top of my head, from the SEC. Three of those guys played 4 years in the SEC, which the NFL likes better than juniors, traditionally speaking.
Mosely has no sacks this year because Saban moved him, but he was recruited as OLB. He might end up back in that position as a speed rusher in the NFL. I just wanted to mention that in advance of someone pointing that out.
Maybe Ealy does go in the first round.
But no one should act shocked or surprised if he goes in the 2nd or 3rd round. 4th round or lower, that would be a little bit of a surprise.
Posted on 2/22/14 at 1:10 pm to deeprig9
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But no one should act shocked or surprised if he goes in the 2nd or 3rd round. 4th round or lower, that would be a little bit of a surprise.
I will be a little shocked if he drops to the 2nd. Extremely shocked if he drops to the 3rd.
Posted on 2/22/14 at 2:26 pm to reedus23
I played this little Draft Simulator several times today and Ealy was gone in the first round in every scenario. The simulator is updated weekly, Ealy wasn't that high a couple weeks ago. He and Sam seem to have switched spots since the gay thing.
So, it looks like I was using old information. It appears now he is actually a consensus first round pick.
So, it looks like I was using old information. It appears now he is actually a consensus first round pick.
Posted on 2/22/14 at 2:55 pm to deeprig9
Pretty neat lil simulator Deeprig. Hadn't seen this. Thanks!
Posted on 2/22/14 at 4:11 pm to ZouDawg88
Obviously the combine will tell us a lot. But I expect Ealy to be first round, and Sam 4h or later. JMHO.
Posted on 2/22/14 at 5:43 pm to deeprig9
I have never seen Sam predicted higher than the 3rd round, before or after his announcement.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 10:22 am to semotruman
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Obviously the combine will tell us a lot. But I expect Ealy to be first round, and Sam 4h or later. JMHO.
This is about what I expect. Ealy in the second half of the first half of the first round (6-15) and Sam probably in late 4th to mid 5th.
Eta: I am no draft expert (or any other kind of expert).
This post was edited on 2/23/14 at 10:24 am
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