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01-24-2012, 05:41 PM #97
Re: If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
I honestly think hightower could pull off a 4.6 lol.
He isn't an athletic slouch, for some reason people have the notion that he's stiff. He can run man. I'm gonna enjoy the combine, so many players i'm curious to see what they run.
Alshon Jeffery, if he runs a sub 4.5.... Wow that clinches a top 20 pick. I mean the dude's 230 pounds, and 6'4.
Micheal Floyd-Another guy who's 40 time will be interesting to watch.
Ofcourse Burfict/HightowerLardarius "The predator" Webb
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01-24-2012, 05:42 PM #98
Re: If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
Ozzie's never really followed a pure BPA. He's always had an element of Need in his picks. It could be BPA, but it's a position that we could have a need at in a year or two. Like how he drafted Ray Rice, pretty sure he knew he wasn't gonna keep Willis around with that big contract.
Lardarius "The predator" Webb
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Re: If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
Jimmy Smith had problems as a freshman. He proved over many years without issues that those weren't problems.
The issue with Oher was his height and his short arms. A lot of scouts felt he was a Guard in the NFL and not a Tackle.
Neither was considered to be the best prospect in years at their position like I keep hearing about Burfict. If Burfict is that great he's going top 10 and will be the first player at his position taken. If he isn't then it's because teams are worried about his maturity.
I'm trying to argue for or against taking him. What I am trying to argue is that at this point I don't see him ending up on the Ravens.
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01-24-2012, 05:58 PM #100
Re: If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
I could run a 4.6 at 240 in HS. I think Hightower can. Dude is cut up. Burfict is very explosive though. It is going to come down to the mental part of the game, they are both fantastic athletes. Burfict has quickness, but Hightower is massive. I like them both, but trust the ravens scouts to properly rank them based on the stuff that does not always show up on tape. Hightower does sound like a very bright guy in the interviews I saw.
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Re: If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
I'm not saying the questions surrounding them are the same, for Smith it was off the field issues, and for Oher it was alot more about his intellectual abilities than his short arms, but they both fell to the Ravens for reasons that didn't have to do w their talent. And Ozzie wasn't scared to pull the trigger when they did. The same thing could happen w Burfict. Not saying it will or won't, and not saying we should or should not draft him, but saying we shouldn't draft him if he does fall is wrong imo. You seem to me to be saying if he does fall then it's because teams are worried about his maturity and therefore, we shouldn't take him. I don't agree w that. If he does fall that doesn't mean shit to me. Virtually every year we get talent that shouldn't have been available to us if other teams were better at drafting, so if it's a move Ozzie feels comfortable with, then I have no issue with it. I'll take his track record over the 28 teams drafting in front of us by and large.
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01-25-2012, 06:57 AM #103Rookie Poster
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Re: If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
Vontaze is a thug, too many penalties. Speaking of sun devils, suggs is the man! Bleacher report had a funny take on his feud with skip bayless, http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...ed-raven-12412
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Re: If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
Vontaze Burfict is a thug, huh?
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01-25-2012, 09:48 AM #105Veteran Poster
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Re: If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
Just because you can sprint doesn't make you a freak athlete.
My junior year in college I played SS/OLB and was 225lbs and ran a consistent 4.6...
You can be taught how to run a better 40 yard dash just by changing up your "launch". That is one of the quickest and easiest ways to shave time off your 40. I played with a guy who was 6'5" and 270lbs and he ran in the mid 4.5's after working with a sprint coach. That said, his lateral quickness was garbage, he couldn't tackle to save his life, but he could sprint and jump.Disclaimer: The content posted is of my own opinion.
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10-22-2012, 09:25 AM #107Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
15 tackles last night..not bad
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10-22-2012, 09:32 AM #108Hall Of Fame Poster
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