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Su'a Cravens - LB or S

Discussion in 'The Bill Nunn Draft Room' started by SteelCity_NB, Mar 26, 2016.

  1. NY STEELERFAN

    NY STEELERFAN Well-Known Member

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    See now I feel just the opposite, I don't think from the game and a half I watched he would be a 1st round talent at LB. I watched him get pushed around pretty good by the lineman and I think that will only get worse in the NFL. I also think he fits kinda what our defense is looking for as a hybrid player but no way we take him in the 1st. JMO
     
  2. NY STEELERFAN

    NY STEELERFAN Well-Known Member

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    :this!: And I will go one step further.....I will puke if we pick Neal period. I am not a fan of him, I watched 2 games and do not like his style. Now was that system I don't know but didn't like it......

    Like I said above Cravens to me is no better the a 2nd.....
     
  3. turtle

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    I wouldn't even take him in the second. Way too slow for a safety with limited pass coverage abilities. And too small for LBer. I didn't see him get off blocks consistently. If Butler and Co want that LB/S tweener Cash is the better prospect by leaps and bounds imo.
     
  4. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Yes, rd 2. My only problem with that is I think Billings is the guy I want at 25, which means if they do Cravens in rd 2 (or a more traditional safety), then we aren't going CB until 3.
     
  5. The Pittsburgh Kid

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    Save some room in the motion sickness bag for my puke Turtle.
     
  6. cajunyankee

    cajunyankee Well-Known Member

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    I read just fine, I just don't try to be so literal, ya'll knew exactly what I meant but to be clear, very clear........

    There is Nothing in his abilities that should remind anyone of Troy......

    Also, as I mentioned earlier, I seriously doubt Cravens will be drafted as a or to play SS........ WiL is my prediction but he's too slow.....maybe he'll play the SAM, but he is too weak ( 16 reps on the bench ) to handle NFL TE's..............

    You see, he is a problem in coverage and this is a must for safeties....... He is a very good tackler, squares up nicely and in college he was a good blitzer and attacked the offensive backfield but when the play went away from him he RARELY was able to make the play, just too slow....and this was college.

    I just don't see how his game translates into the NFL, right now. If he hits the weight room, gets stronger and adds weight/muscle I could see him having success as a Mike with his skillset and above the neck abilities but that will take a few years and you just DON'T Draft a guy that won't play for a couple years early in the draft unless he's a QB.

    As a GM I'm not drafting him till day three, but I'm a rebel, I follow what I see and not the status quo, which may be why I'm a board GM instead of a real one, I stand Alone proudly.....

    Cajun-
     
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  7. NY STEELERFAN

    NY STEELERFAN Well-Known Member

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    So far I have watched one and a half games on him and what I see is him playing more LB the S. With that said I think he is a pretty bad prospect at LB, he cannot fight off college lineman which really has be worried when he gets to the pros. I want to see him play more S so I need to watch more, playing this hybrid system he don't need to be a stud LB but he needs to be able to cover. I need to see that cause a 40 time don't tell all. What I will say I think these prospects are becoming more and more popular due to the way the NFL has become more of a passing league. jmo
     

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