Dante Fowler or Bernardrick McKinney

K Major · 01-04-2015, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by rezburna

Those are the two players I have my eye on for us in the upcoming draft. Fowler is a straight up, edge rusher. McKinney is an ILB with defensive back speed, a sure tackler, can cover in space, and a true leader.

Here is an excerpt of what Mel Kiper recently said of McKinney ...

The 6-foot-5, 245-pound McKinney is huge, athletic, and doesn't mind doing the dirty work in the trenches, though he isn't elite in space or in pass coverage. Wed, Dec 17, 2014 08:02:00 PM
Source: ESPN Insider

I would choose McKinney of the two but my question is with the current cast of coaches, can we develop this kid to his full potential?

|Mitch| · 01-04-2015, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

I would choose McKinney of the two but my question is with the current cast of coaches, can we develop this kid to his full potential?

They'd have a lot better chance with this kid, than trying to develop a mid to late round "project" like Powell or Fortt...

We have no idea, when's the last time we drafted an early round LB?

MarchingOn · 01-04-2015, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

They'd have a lot better chance with this kid, than trying to develop a mid to late round "project" like Powell or Fortt...

We have no idea, when's the last time we drafted an early round LB?

Martez. But, in the 3rd in 2011.

And the pick should've been ROT Jah Reid (now starting for the Ravens) because Tez was released in 2013 to protect an undrafted QB from the Practice Squad.

|Mitch| · 01-04-2015, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by MarchingOn

Martez. But, in the 3rd in 2011.

I consider 3rd a mid round pick...

WillSaints81 · 01-04-2015, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by MarchingOn

Martez. But, in the 3rd in 2011.

And the pick should've been ROT Jah Reid (now starting for the Ravens) because Tez was released in 2013 to protect an undrafted QB from the Practice Squad.

Was Martez in the SEC?

|Mitch| · 01-04-2015, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by WillSaints81

Was Martez in the SEC?

no; Illinois...

VegasSaint9 · 01-04-2015, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

I would choose McKinney of the two but my question is with the current cast of coaches, can we develop this kid to his full potential?

Can we develop anyone defensively to their full potential? I mean lofton & hawthorne are perfect examples of good young defensive players who havent quite reached what they probably could've. Loftons good but he was better in atlanta because he could actually cover then, same with hawthorne...now it looks kenny vaccaro isn't going to live up to his potential as well. It just seems like a common theme for our team...something needs to be changed.

01-04-2015, 12:58 PM	#1
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,799 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Dante Fowler or Bernardrick McKinney Originally Posted by rezburna Those are the two players I have my eye on for us in the upcoming draft. Fowler is a straight up, edge rusher. McKinney is an ILB with defensive back speed, a sure tackler, can cover in space, and a true leader. Here is an excerpt of what Mel Kiper recently said of McKinney ... The 6-foot-5, 245-pound McKinney is huge, athletic, and doesn't mind doing the dirty work in the trenches, though he isn't elite in space or in pass coverage.* Wed, Dec 17, 2014 08:02:00 PM* Source: ESPN Insider I would choose McKinney of the two but my question is with the current cast of coaches, can we develop this kid to his full potential? rezburna likes this.

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Dante Fowler or Bernardrick McKinney Originally Posted by K Major I would choose McKinney of the two but my question is with the current cast of coaches, can we develop this kid to his full potential? They'd have a lot better chance with this kid, than trying to develop a mid to late round "project" like Powell or Fortt... We have no idea, when's the last time we drafted an early round LB?

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MarchingOn 100th Post Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 387 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dante Fowler or Bernardrick McKinney Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| They'd have a lot better chance with this kid, than trying to develop a mid to late round "project" like Powell or Fortt... We have no idea, when's the last time we drafted an early round LB? Martez. But, in the 3rd in 2011. And the pick should've been ROT Jah Reid (now starting for the Ravens) because Tez was released in 2013 to protect an undrafted QB from the Practice Squad.

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Dante Fowler or Bernardrick McKinney Originally Posted by MarchingOn Martez. But, in the 3rd in 2011. I consider 3rd a mid round pick...

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WillSaints81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,278	Re: Dante Fowler or Bernardrick McKinney Originally Posted by MarchingOn Martez. But, in the 3rd in 2011. And the pick should've been ROT Jah Reid (now starting for the Ravens) because Tez was released in 2013 to protect an undrafted QB from the Practice Squad. Was Martez in the SEC?

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Dante Fowler or Bernardrick McKinney Originally Posted by WillSaints81 Was Martez in the SEC? no; Illinois... hagan714 likes this.

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VegasSaint9 100th Post Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 360	Re: Dante Fowler or Bernardrick McKinney Originally Posted by K Major I would choose McKinney of the two but my question is with the current cast of coaches, can we develop this kid to his full potential? Can we develop anyone defensively to their full potential? I mean lofton & hawthorne are perfect examples of good young defensive players who havent quite reached what they probably could've. Loftons good but he was better in atlanta because he could actually cover then, same with hawthorne...now it looks kenny vaccaro isn't going to live up to his potential as well. It just seems like a common theme for our team...something needs to be changed.

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