(04-17-2024, 02:12 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(04-17-2024, 12:51 PM)Caldrac Wrote: He's getting a lot of traction towards us recently in a few mocks I have seen. Sharp today. I believe Kiper Jr. had him going to us as well in his latest mock and was in on this selection back in January already. 

He has a penchant for making big plays.

He's a close CB2 for me behind Mitchell.  He has All Pro potential.  His basketball highlights are insane.   Hes one of the bigger corners at over 200 lbs yet he's one of the most athletic CBs of all time really.  

 9.89 ras, 1 percentile raw athletic score on top of production and a playmaker.  Those are the type of prospects l love.  I don't just want an athlete with Little production, I don't just want a player that has production on the field but a poor athlete, I want someone that has both.   If Nielsen wants a DB that he can get creative with DeJean can be that guy.  I also think they could just put him at one of the corner spots and he could be that guy in one spot as well.

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(04-17-2024, 12:51 PM)Caldrac Wrote: He's getting a lot of traction towards us recently in a few mocks I have seen. Sharp today. I believe Kiper Jr. had him going to us as well in his latest mock and was in on this selection back in January already. 

He has a penchant for making big plays.

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Passing on Newton at DT, Latu at EDGE, Verse at EDGE and Thomas Jr. at WR seems insane to me though. Especially considering DeJean's injury concerns. Would feel more compelled to add a player towards the front seven early on defense Vs. filling out the back four.

Armstead and Hamilton are also both injury prone now and not having a viable presence inside can come back to bite us once again for the second year in a row.

Latu has the biggest injury concern and has already medically retired once and Newton is coming off of surgery.  Both injury concerns too.

Yeah. I just find it interesting is all. Would prefer a more dominate front seven Vs. the back four being shored up right now. I fear things can still go south with Hamilton and Armstead. We need another player inside that interior group and we need to keep bodies competent and fresh in the rotation. 

Nobody moved the needle at all last year on that front four interior wise. By a natural side effect. Your secondary improves when the pass rush improves or the run defense is improved enough to where the guess work is eliminated. I know we can argue about coverage sacks as well. 

Either way. I'll support the selection of Cooper. I would just find it interesting in this particular scenario where they passed up on Newton, Latu, Verse and Thomas Jr.

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