Comparing the Big 3 CB Prospects
Posted: April 17th, 2011 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | Tags: Jimmy Smith, Ricky Sapp | 7 Comments »Over at SB Nation Philly I wrote a column looking at the Big 3 CB prospects and how they compare to each other. It would be ideal if the Eagles could land one of the trio.
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Jason at BleedingGreenNation has a post up with some info that Jimmy Smith’s character issues may be fading. Make sure you check that out. Hard to say if it is true or this is pre-draft mis-information being spread by teams. Mike Mayock was on Eagles Live last week and said that Smith’s problems really concern him. Mike talks to a lot of NFL people so that is worth keeping in mind.
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I watched some 2009 tape of Clemson while checking out a draft prospect. I couldn’t help but watch Ricky Sapp some of the time. I didn’t like him as a fit for our defense last year as a DE. I thought he had to play LB. This year is completely different. We’ll let him get down in that track stance and fire off the ball from a wide angle. That’s perfect for Sapp. He looked good yesterday on the move. I think he could really be a big help this year with Brandon Graham coming off the ACL injury. Sapp isn’t going to start and deliver 10 sacks, but he can be a good situational rusher for us.
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I’ll answer some questions tomorrow. Lots of draft work to do today. The 28th is approaching fast.