His style of play sounds familiar.

Haven’t seen Mike Clark around here for a while. Anyone heard from him? I miss his optimism.

From what I read, it seems like he plays with a combination of wisdom and reckless abandon…Love it!!! I would not mind at all if the Broncos took this kid. Great character, dedicated and smart. Imagine if he did add on 20lbs and didn’t lose his speed…WOW!

Each person writes with a unique style. I like yours and enjoy the visuals you provide: I know that others do as well.That’s one of the things about this site.

Sounds like a good player. As long as it is later in the draft, keep him in the picture.

He’s a work in progress, but he has a lot of room for growth and projects as a solid player at the next level. Very intriguing prospect.

Sounds maybe more like a Bob Sanders type guy, someone who can be a playmaker, but may be injury prone due to his size and style of play. Right now I will take anyone over who we got.

I love the “leadership” characteristics. This is your typical motor, heart, and past success versus “triangle” measurables (height/weight/speed) argument.

McDaniels comes from an organization that takes the guy they like best based on..get this..who they like best, regardless of how big or fast you are.

This guy will most definitely be on Denver’s radar.

Love the work donbok!

At FS, I like Delmas or Chung or even Rashad Johnson in a later round. At SS, I like Kevin Ellison (USC) or Curtis Taylor (LSU) – both with good size / speed / run support and ball skills.

- Chung is bigger and is a weapon in the return game but might not be there for us at 48 (second round). If not, I think Delmas would be a great fit and think we should take him there or in the 3rd

you could get him easily in the second round. he is also more fit for our scheme than chung.

All three of them will be gone in the 2nd round. I think it is important to grab one of these three, as our current situation is horrendous and the FA class is not very impressive.

It is hard to get good DTs. Perhaps we should pick 3 DTs using higher draft picks and hope we get 1 really good one.

I like it…looking for gems…nice!

and whoever drafts him, will be getting not only a great player, but adding a great human being to their staff, ala Eddie Royal.

Rec’d my man!
This guy sounds like a Bob Sanders type to me but with the upside of being able to be a little bigger.
I like the sound of this kid!
Great post!

In paying more attention, some of the scouting seems to state what was true as if it is true. I don’t know if that’s the case, but it might be; if so, that would make Delmas an even more interesting option.

Since we’’ll have a D scheme next year, getting a good FS, in the draft or FA, is going to be essential. Barrett might get there, but one of his weaknesses right now is thinking too much and the demands of the position will require a different skillset

From Scott Wright:

 Strengths:
Very tough and physical…Excellent instincts and awareness…Does an outstanding job against the run…Will deliver the big hit
They argue that he needs to get stronger and can overpursue. Sure – both issues can be addressed at the NFL level.

Delmas is one of the Safeties we’ll be looking at around the 2nd round, and there are no good prospects in the 1st although Moore still deserves some consideration but his stock has dropped somewhat and should go later in the round.

Two Safeties of similar size/speed who rate high on intangibles are Delmas and Rashad Johnson. A third Safety deserving consideration in that ~2nd round range is Sean Smith, who’s bigger (6’3, 214lbs) and could fit at CB or SS, too.

It might be best if we distinguish between FS types and SS types since Safeties are increasingly diverging in their characteristics. Delmas and R. Johnson are both hard hitting center fielder types and their primary value to a team should be their coverage abilities (combined with aggressive hits on receivers) and their potential weakness will be in run support.

The SS types, led by William Moore, are usually very good at run support but often show potential limitations in coverage.

There’s nothing profound about the FS/SS schema but it’s a helpful tool for analyzing Safety prospects. And the better prospects are ‘less weak’ in their weakness area while maintaining their strength in their strong areas. Comparing all Safeties without regard to type can result in misleading ‘apples and oranges’ comparisons that pit one’s strength against the other’s weakness while ignoring the flip side comparison.

I think we’d like to find two Safeties in this draft but it may be more realistic to expect one (good one), and he may be either a SS or FS type (a later, less highly touted, pick could be added, too). Like many areas in this now expanded project of rebuilding the defense, fixing the Safety position should require more than one draft. This isn’t quite the tragedy it may seem since next year’s Safety crop looks even better. Moreover, we can realistically only draft one Safety high, or at least not without shorting another position.

I’d like to see us draft a Safety in the first four rounds, and the best spot appears to be in the 2nd round.

A final thought — two areas; Safety and ILB, are continuing needs in this draft/ or free agency. Looking at things from a building the 3-4 perspective, we should also be looking to add important elements that will provide a nucleus of our 3-4. One of these is a continuing need — DT/NT — which will undoubtedly be shaped to fit our new defense. Some other important areas are OLB and DE34, and I’d like to see us add at both if possible. There will be some offensive players drafted by us in the draft but I think people should temper their demands.

Some post Senior Bowl comments about Delmas:

S Louis Delmas from Western Michigan was a big winner this week, showing versatility and leadership. Delmas is listed as a FS, but with his skills and a few extra lbs he could make the switch. In prognosticating a replacement for SS Roy Williams the Dallas Morning News said of Delmas, “Maybe too good for the Cowboys, since Delmas might have played his way into the top half of the second round. He might be the most complete safety in the draft.” Oregon’s Patrick Chung is another SS shooting up the draft board. He had a good week by several accounts.

9. Louis Delmas, S, Western Michigan – An aggressive safety that plays a lot bigger than what he really is. I think he’s emerged as the best safety in the draft. – Hortman, Football Jungle

4. Western Michigan S Louis Delmas
Delmas is another small-school prospect who showed he can compete with some of the nation’s elite this week. At 5-11 and 197 pounds, he lacks elite size, but he is a tough run-stopper who took excellent pursuit angles and did a nice job of breaking down into sound tackling positions. More importantly, he showed above-average instincts and range in coverage. Although he isn’t the biggest safety in the 2009 class and probably isn’t the fastest, either, he certainly is the most complete.

4. Missouri S William Moore
We have had concerns about Moore’s diagnostic skills and stiffness in his hips. Those concerns were confirmed when comparing him to other top safeties playing in the Senior Bowl, such as Delmas and Alabama’s Rashad Johnson. Moore still could be a top-40 selection because of his outstanding size-speed combination, but he won’t rank that high on our board.

What a difference a week makes. McShay says Delmas is now the most complete safety on the board, and kicks Moore out of his top 40. Hope Moore can put it together for the combine. He has to be second guessing his decision to stay last year.

Delmas has moved ahead of Chung on my own wish list. Every thing I read about this kid is positive, and his rock solid character and leadership abilities will keep him at the top of my safety list. Although I wouldn’t be upset to end up with Chung, Johnson, Harris, or even Vontae Davis and making him a safety, I will still be quietly pulling for Delmas from here to April. I’m officially on the bandwagon.