let's talk a couple of late rd. lb'ers.

two guys that don't get a lot of love this year are morgan breslin and shaquill barrett.

breslin is a possible UDFA even and SB a 6th or 7th. I think these two if used properly could be absolute steals at that range.

when healthy and I know that's the rap on breslin, he is a very high motor guy that is very good against the run and as a pass rusher.

barrett can rush the pass but he's tough against the run and has some athleticism. he just has the LB look to him that can be worked with. we wouldn't need early picks if we could snag these two up in the 6th and 7th. they would play far above that level as backups and maybe more in our system eventually.

they are worth watching some film on if you get the chance and think of them in our system as backups. go back and watch if you have glossed across them in the past. I'd be thrilled to come away with these two in the pipeline as late rounders. thoughts?

 

do you think worilds stays or goes? Jarvis?

 

Wow! 6'2" and 34" arms, that's something you don't see every day. Sounds like someone worth a pick; sure beats the "solid collegiate starter but probably nothing much in NFL" guys that get drafted from the major programs in the second half of the draft. Even though HoJo is a small-school guy, it appears that he already possesses one critical aspect of a quality defender: the mentality. His production at any level signifies the importance of the game to him.

 

i'll stick by van noy if we go early, but to get breslin and or barrett would certainly give us some depth if worilds stays or goes. I'm still holding out hopes of moats doing some damage in our system. he and worilds were the suprises at the combine in their rookie years. now we have them both. his trouble was being bounced back and forth in a 3-4 to a 4-3 and from OLB to ILB and back. if we can set him into a spot to learn one system it may help him. a little knowledge of the system though has to help.

barrett was joey porters player at col.st. so he's got some familiarity. breslin is just non stop until he has the tackle whether he's got the defender hanging off of him at that time or not. he just tackles them both. his injury is his biggest downfall this year or he would be much higher.

 

Breslin was injured all of 2013 he had a solid 2012, he's worth a look in the 7th or as a UDFA.

 

yea, I think he played in 3 games as a sr. 4.5 sacks in those 3 games. if healthy, he can get after it.

 

I've liked Breslin for a while. I think I even mocked him to us once in the 6th or something like that... He is an excellent pass rusher, but isn't real strong against the run. Is a very good ST'er too, so he could contribute in a number of ways. I'd love to have him late and try to develop him in the run game. At worst he will be a good ST guy and a situational pass rusher.

 

now I thought he played the run pretty well. he gets off blocks or at least gets a hand on a leg or something while he's still blocked. like old aaron smith. the LB'ers used to take the guy to the ground, but the last guy getting up from under the pile was smith and he was the cause of the tackle usually. I think he'd be a great value late. he's even slotted by some to not get drafted. heck he was near the top at one point. there are a few of these injured guys that are now healed that are going low. several out of sight out of mind studs. I'd love to find them in our camp.