2014 NFL Draft

jeanpierre · 04-18-2014, 07:15 PM

Lots of teams looking at Demarcus Lawrence | ProFootballTalk

Please let this be a smoke screen...

lsutigerfan · 04-19-2014, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Lots of teams looking at Demarcus Lawrence | ProFootballTalk

Please let this be a smoke screen...

I actually like this kid, although I was hoping the 3rd round, but it looks like he is moving into the 2nd round.

hagan714 · 04-19-2014, 08:30 PM

still my ILB/OLB after CJ for the saints. heck draft both

this is 2012 before FSU moved him DE in 2013. Which showed his rush abilty but i swear he seemed lost not being at the second level reacting to a play. this is his strong suit. read and react.

this is why i am so high on the kid. coverage skills are the best in the draft. plus he has a nasty attitude at LB.

FSU LB Christian Jones Junior Season Highlights - YouTube

Just imagine if FSU let him get another year under his belt as a LB.

ok here is 2013 as a DE

YouTube (Short URL)

I hope the saints think long and hard in the third if he is on the board

jeanpierre · 04-20-2014, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by hagan714

still my ILB/OLB after CJ for the saints. heck draft both

this is 2012 before FSU moved him DE in 2013. Which showed his rush abilty but i swear he seemed lost not being at the second level reacting to a play. this is his strong suit. read and react.

this is why i am so high on the kid. coverage skills are the best in the draft. plus he has a nasty attitude at LB.

Just imagine if FSU let him get another year under his belt as a LB.

ok here is 2013 as a DE

I hope the saints think long and hard in the third if he is on the board

If it encourages you, Rob Ryan worked out with him - then again...

2014 Pro Days: NFL flocks to Florida State workout - CBSSports.com

"Jones struggled in positional drills, showing less-than-ideal flexibility. He is currently rated as the No. 123 overall prospect and a likely mid-round pick.

A contingent from the New Orleans Saints, including assistant coaches Rob Ryan and Joe Vitt, orchestrated the linebacker drills."

I don't know, we've had Reynaldo Turnbull before - amazing measurables, but, where's the translation to the field?!?

Just had enough players that are, well, you know, Will Smith, professional athlete...

Hooray for you, but where's the consistent football player for my team, eh guy?!?

Chris Borland would be my favorite player in the draft...

...if he had just little more size, athleticism to cover intermediate passing game...

And, before anyone invokes the memory of Sam Mills, remember...

Today's game is way more pass heavy than it was during the dome patrol era, hence Ryan's adaptation of three safeties...

I like Attaochu because he's just really started playing football and in just one Senior Bowl week showed a great deal of physical and mental flexibility...

As we get closer to the draft and things start to congeal, reality is setting in that we'll likely take Shazier, and move him inside to improve the hole we have in the middle...

Now if Morgan Moses falls to 27, that'll make things interesting...

Shazier just seems like another guy that measures well and played well at Ohio State, but will be mediocre like Will Smith at the pro level...

Really have taken a shine to Justin Tripp; he can play inside in the traditional 34 and then play outside in Ryan's 33-Safety Plus formation as he is a very adept pass defender...

Those are the type of linebackers we'll need to improve our defense; Attaochu violent pass rushing is just hard to resist...

Crusader · 04-20-2014, 01:26 PM

University of Calgary star Doctor Cassama impresses NFL scouts with workout

The long, painful Calgary winter hasn’t morphed into any semblance of spring just yet.

And in a weird way, it may have benefitted Doc Cassama.

As the University of Calgary Dinos linebacker strode out onto the Rundle College turf Friday morning, ready to prove his pro-day mettle in front of Green Bay Packers scout Tim Terry, amid a light snowfall.

It didn’t help the measurables or his ability to secure the football in positional drills, but what better way to impress a team that plays its games on a Frozen Tundra than show you can deal with the elements?

Paid to evaluate the minute details that separate an NFLer from an also-ran, that fact didn’t escape Terry, the Packers assistant director of pro personnel.

“It was a tough circumstance with the weather — it was a little slick out there — cold and windy …” said Terry, who won a Grey Cup ring in his only CFL season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1999, a 32-12 victory over the Calgary Stampeders at BC Place. “But he came out there and didn’t complain — just battled through everything. And I thought he did a nice job.”

Wearing an ear-to-ear grin that’s hard to wipe off the 22-year-old’s face on the worst of days, Cassama embraced the rain/snow mix.

“It’s beautiful out here — Calgary weather,” Cassama said. “It’s snowing a little bit, and I’m walking off the field proud of myself for leaving everything on the field.”

The aforementioned grin could have also had something to do with the fact he was clocked at 4.55 seconds in the 40-yard dash, a time that would have unofficially tied him for seventh among NFL safety prospects at the 2014 NFL Combine.

Terry, who enters his 10th season in the Packers front office, was impressed.

“If you watch his tape, he flashes a lot of explosion — a lot of snap up the hashes — and he’s a physical player,” Terry said. “He’s not a big, physical-looking guy, but he plays bigger than his size. That translates on the field, and he has a presence about him on the football field, and it made us take notice.

“For us, I could see him playing as a safety. I think he could be a free safety, but he has the play style that is more of a strong safety, if that makes any sense. He’s a football player, at the end of the day. He loves to play the game, and he has a swagger about him. I think he has a chance.”

Cassama checked in at 6-foot-1 and 194 lb., posting 17 reps on the bench-press, as well as a solid time of 7.10 in the three-cone drill.

“I believe every person has a talent in something, and whenever that opportunity comes to you, you want to take it and make the most of it, and that’s what I feel what I did,” said Cassama, who will now polish off his last two U of C exams ahead of the draft.

“Yeah, it was slippery, but I still ran a good time with the snow and everything — ran a 4.5 — and I’m happy with that. I can’t complain. I’m happy with myself.”

While the Packers were the only NFL team in Calgary on Friday, the pro-day tape is expected to be sent to other franchises with varying levels of interest, which includes the Oakland Raiders, the St. Louis Rams, the Miami Dolphins and the Chicago Bears.

“Wherever you are, if you can play, teams are going to try to find you,” Terry added. “I know people get discouraged and say, ‘Scouts aren’t coming here,’ or whatever.

“But at the end of the day, if you can play, teams will find you.”

University of Calgary star Doctor Cassama impresses NFL scouts with workout | Football | Sports | Calgary Sun

FB: 2013 CW Defensive Player of the Year Doctor Cassama - YouTube

#25 Doc Cassama DB/LB UofC Dinos Football - YouTube

Of course I am a Homer for a Swedish guy but I think the Doc is intriguing. Anyone who can run 4,55 on the forty yard dash is pretty darn fast. If he doesn't get picked in the later rounds I would like to see us try to snag him as a UDFA.

Seer1 · 04-20-2014, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Crusader

University of Calgary star Doctor Cassama impresses NFL scouts with workout

The long, painful Calgary winter hasn’t morphed into any semblance of spring just yet.

And in a weird way, it may have benefitted Doc Cassama.

As the University of Calgary Dinos linebacker strode out onto the Rundle College turf Friday morning, ready to prove his pro-day mettle in front of Green Bay Packers scout Tim Terry, amid a light snowfall.

It didn’t help the measurables or his ability to secure the football in positional drills, but what better way to impress a team that plays its games on a Frozen Tundra than show you can deal with the elements?

Paid to evaluate the minute details that separate an NFLer from an also-ran, that fact didn’t escape Terry, the Packers assistant director of pro personnel.

“It was a tough circumstance with the weather — it was a little slick out there — cold and windy …” said Terry, who won a Grey Cup ring in his only CFL season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1999, a 32-12 victory over the Calgary Stampeders at BC Place. “But he came out there and didn’t complain — just battled through everything. And I thought he did a nice job.”

Wearing an ear-to-ear grin that’s hard to wipe off the 22-year-old’s face on the worst of days, Cassama embraced the rain/snow mix.

“It’s beautiful out here — Calgary weather,” Cassama said. “It’s snowing a little bit, and I’m walking off the field proud of myself for leaving everything on the field.”

The aforementioned grin could have also had something to do with the fact he was clocked at 4.55 seconds in the 40-yard dash, a time that would have unofficially tied him for seventh among NFL safety prospects at the 2014 NFL Combine.

Terry, who enters his 10th season in the Packers front office, was impressed.

“If you watch his tape, he flashes a lot of explosion — a lot of snap up the hashes — and he’s a physical player,” Terry said. “He’s not a big, physical-looking guy, but he plays bigger than his size. That translates on the field, and he has a presence about him on the football field, and it made us take notice.

“For us, I could see him playing as a safety. I think he could be a free safety, but he has the play style that is more of a strong safety, if that makes any sense. He’s a football player, at the end of the day. He loves to play the game, and he has a swagger about him. I think he has a chance.”

Cassama checked in at 6-foot-1 and 194 lb., posting 17 reps on the bench-press, as well as a solid time of 7.10 in the three-cone drill.

“I believe every person has a talent in something, and whenever that opportunity comes to you, you want to take it and make the most of it, and that’s what I feel what I did,” said Cassama, who will now polish off his last two U of C exams ahead of the draft.

“Yeah, it was slippery, but I still ran a good time with the snow and everything — ran a 4.5 — and I’m happy with that. I can’t complain. I’m happy with myself.”

While the Packers were the only NFL team in Calgary on Friday, the pro-day tape is expected to be sent to other franchises with varying levels of interest, which includes the Oakland Raiders, the St. Louis Rams, the Miami Dolphins and the Chicago Bears.

“Wherever you are, if you can play, teams are going to try to find you,” Terry added. “I know people get discouraged and say, ‘Scouts aren’t coming here,’ or whatever.

“But at the end of the day, if you can play, teams will find you.”

University of Calgary star Doctor Cassama impresses NFL scouts with workout | Football | Sports | Calgary Sun

FB: 2013 CW Defensive Player of the Year Doctor Cassama - YouTube

#25 Doc Cassama DB/LB UofC Dinos Football - YouTube

Of course I am a Homer for a Swedish guy but I think the Doc is intriguing. Anyone who can run 4,55 on the forty yard dash is pretty darn fast. If he doesn't get picked in the later rounds I would like to see us try to snag him as a UDFA.

And there is that similarity between the words Canadian and Cajun. Coincidence? I think not.

Actually, I know it's not but it's more fun to say it that way.

jeanpierre · 04-21-2014, 08:27 AM

Seer, you were closer than you think...

The South Louisiana Settlers known as Acadians, or Cajuns, were previous French Settlers of Nova Scotia (Canada)...

So there are very strong ties there...

This should help...

Acadians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Acadians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Acadians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Seer1 · 04-21-2014, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Seer, you were closer than you think...

The South Louisiana Settlers known as Acadians, or Cajuns, were previous French Settlers of Nova Scotia (Canada)...

So there are very strong ties there...

This should help...

Acadians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There was a great documentary about it on PBS a few years back.

TheOak · 04-21-2014, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by Seer1

And there is that similarity between the words Canadian and Cajun. Coincidence? I think not.

Actually, I know it's not but it's more fun to say it that way.

Etymology

Canada... First nations word Kanata meaning Settlement, Village.

Acadians were people from Nova Scotia > Cajun is an alteration of Acadian

lsutigerfan · 04-21-2014, 08:05 PM

Here's a first round mock JeanPierre would really like.

NFL Mock Draft 2014: Beckham to the Jets, Jadeveon Clowney Goes Number 1 - The Jet Press - A New York Jets Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

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04-18-2014, 07:15 PM	#1
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2014 NFL Draft Lots of teams looking at Demarcus Lawrence \| ProFootballTalk Please let this be a smoke screen...

04-20-2014, 10:40 AM	#4
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2014 NFL Draft Originally Posted by hagan714 still my ILB/OLB after CJ for the saints. heck draft both this is 2012 before FSU moved him DE in 2013. Which showed his rush abilty but i swear he seemed lost not being at the second level reacting to a play. this is his strong suit. read and react. this is why i am so high on the kid. coverage skills are the best in the draft. plus he has a nasty attitude at LB. Just imagine if FSU let him get another year under his belt as a LB. ok here is 2013 as a DE I hope the saints think long and hard in the third if he is on the board If it encourages you, Rob Ryan worked out with him - then again... 2014 Pro Days: NFL flocks to Florida State workout - CBSSports.com "Jones struggled in positional drills, showing less-than-ideal flexibility. He is currently rated as the No. 123 overall prospect and a likely mid-round pick. A contingent from the New Orleans Saints, including assistant coaches Rob Ryan and Joe Vitt, orchestrated the linebacker drills." I don't know, we've had Reynaldo Turnbull before - amazing measurables, but, where's the translation to the field?!? Just had enough players that are, well, you know, Will Smith, professional athlete... Hooray for you, but where's the consistent football player for my team, eh guy?!? Chris Borland would be my favorite player in the draft... ...if he had just little more size, athleticism to cover intermediate passing game... And, before anyone invokes the memory of Sam Mills, remember... Today's game is way more pass heavy than it was during the dome patrol era, hence Ryan's adaptation of three safeties... I like Attaochu because he's just really started playing football and in just one Senior Bowl week showed a great deal of physical and mental flexibility... As we get closer to the draft and things start to congeal, reality is setting in that we'll likely take Shazier, and move him inside to improve the hole we have in the middle... Now if Morgan Moses falls to 27, that'll make things interesting... Shazier just seems like another guy that measures well and played well at Ohio State, but will be mediocre like Will Smith at the pro level... Really have taken a shine to Justin Tripp; he can play inside in the traditional 34 and then play outside in Ryan's 33-Safety Plus formation as he is a very adept pass defender... Those are the type of linebackers we'll need to improve our defense; Attaochu violent pass rushing is just hard to resist...
	It's not that my way is the right way, I just make the right way my way... Last edited by jeanpierre; 04-20-2014 at 10:43 AM..

04-20-2014, 01:39 PM	#6
Seer1 Site Donor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bayou Bayfield CO Posts: 4,722	Re: 2014 NFL Draft Originally Posted by Crusader University of Calgary star Doctor Cassama impresses NFL scouts with workout The long, painful Calgary winter hasn’t morphed into any semblance of spring just yet. And in a weird way, it may have benefitted Doc Cassama. As the University of Calgary Dinos linebacker strode out onto the Rundle College turf Friday morning, ready to prove his pro-day mettle in front of Green Bay Packers scout Tim Terry, amid a light snowfall. It didn’t help the measurables or his ability to secure the football in positional drills, but what better way to impress a team that plays its games on a Frozen Tundra than show you can deal with the elements? Paid to evaluate the minute details that separate an NFLer from an also-ran, that fact didn’t escape Terry, the Packers assistant director of pro personnel. “It was a tough circumstance with the weather — it was a little slick out there — cold and windy …” said Terry, who won a Grey Cup ring in his only CFL season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1999, a 32-12 victory over the Calgary Stampeders at BC Place. “But he came out there and didn’t complain — just battled through everything. And I thought he did a nice job.” Wearing an ear-to-ear grin that’s hard to wipe off the 22-year-old’s face on the worst of days, Cassama embraced the rain/snow mix. “It’s beautiful out here — Calgary weather,” Cassama said. “It’s snowing a little bit, and I’m walking off the field proud of myself for leaving everything on the field.” The aforementioned grin could have also had something to do with the fact he was clocked at 4.55 seconds in the 40-yard dash, a time that would have unofficially tied him for seventh among NFL safety prospects at the 2014 NFL Combine. Terry, who enters his 10th season in the Packers front office, was impressed. “If you watch his tape, he flashes a lot of explosion — a lot of snap up the hashes — and he’s a physical player,” Terry said. “He’s not a big, physical-looking guy, but he plays bigger than his size. That translates on the field, and he has a presence about him on the football field, and it made us take notice. “For us, I could see him playing as a safety. I think he could be a free safety, but he has the play style that is more of a strong safety, if that makes any sense. He’s a football player, at the end of the day. He loves to play the game, and he has a swagger about him. I think he has a chance.” Cassama checked in at 6-foot-1 and 194 lb., posting 17 reps on the bench-press, as well as a solid time of 7.10 in the three-cone drill. “I believe every person has a talent in something, and whenever that opportunity comes to you, you want to take it and make the most of it, and that’s what I feel what I did,” said Cassama, who will now polish off his last two U of C exams ahead of the draft. “Yeah, it was slippery, but I still ran a good time with the snow and everything — ran a 4.5 — and I’m happy with that. I can’t complain. I’m happy with myself.” While the Packers were the only NFL team in Calgary on Friday, the pro-day tape is expected to be sent to other franchises with varying levels of interest, which includes the Oakland Raiders, the St. Louis Rams, the Miami Dolphins and the Chicago Bears. “Wherever you are, if you can play, teams are going to try to find you,” Terry added. “I know people get discouraged and say, ‘Scouts aren’t coming here,’ or whatever. “But at the end of the day, if you can play, teams will find you.” University of Calgary star Doctor Cassama impresses NFL scouts with workout \| Football \| Sports \| Calgary Sun FB: 2013 CW Defensive Player of the Year Doctor Cassama - YouTube #25 Doc Cassama DB/LB UofC Dinos Football - YouTube Of course I am a Homer for a Swedish guy but I think the Doc is intriguing. Anyone who can run 4,55 on the forty yard dash is pretty darn fast. If he doesn't get picked in the later rounds I would like to see us try to snag him as a UDFA. And there is that similarity between the words Canadian and Cajun. Coincidence? I think not. Actually, I know it's not but it's more fun to say it that way.

04-21-2014, 01:06 PM	#8
Seer1 Site Donor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bayou Bayfield CO Posts: 4,722	Re: 2014 NFL Draft Originally Posted by jeanpierre Seer, you were closer than you think... The South Louisiana Settlers known as Acadians, or Cajuns, were previous French Settlers of Nova Scotia (Canada)... So there are very strong ties there... This should help... Acadians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia There was a great documentary about it on PBS a few years back.

04-19-2014, 09:04 AM	#2
lsutigerfan 500th Post Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: born And raised in NOLA, now live in Los Angeles Posts: 811	Re: 2014 NFL Draft Originally Posted by jeanpierre Lots of teams looking at Demarcus Lawrence \| ProFootballTalk Please let this be a smoke screen... I actually like this kid, although I was hoping the 3rd round, but it looks like he is moving into the 2nd round.

04-21-2014, 01:55 PM	#9
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,047	Re: 2014 NFL Draft Originally Posted by Seer1 And there is that similarity between the words Canadian and Cajun. Coincidence? I think not. Actually, I know it's not but it's more fun to say it that way. Etymology Canada... First nations word Kanata meaning Settlement, Village. Acadians were people from Nova Scotia > Cajun is an alteration of Acadian

04-21-2014, 08:05 PM	#10
lsutigerfan 500th Post Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: born And raised in NOLA, now live in Los Angeles Posts: 811	Re: 2014 NFL Draft Here's a first round mock JeanPierre would really like. NFL Mock Draft 2014: Beckham to the Jets, Jadeveon Clowney Goes Number 1 - The Jet Press - A New York Jets Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

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