Super Bowl is over - time for a mock draft

Beadles needs challenged, not Kupe.

not that I am suggesting we do so

Sure not many teams will draft a FB, because there’s alot of pass happy teams out there. But teams that run the ball alot, like the texans, titans, Ravens, Steelers, Jets, Jags, Niners, Falcons, Cardinals, and Browns have all either drafted a FB recently or paid decent money to sign a FA FB.

We’re going to be a run heavy team, so drafting a thumper to lead the way should be a priority.

his coach just said that [Worthy’s] work ethic would be missed. That doesn’t jive with a lazy player so either Worthy has changed since that lazy tag was slapped on him or Dantonio is doing his best used car salesman job on the NFL.

Polk interviewed poorly and just looked slow and lacked explosiveness. I know speed isnt apart of his game, but id expect a 2nd round pick to have sort of explosion to hit the holes.

Will be interesting to see him at the Combine.

I saw him play a couple times and he had moments where he looked like N. Suh without the personal fouls, and times where he looked like A. Haynesworth (post big $$ contract). However, he is big, strong and very athletic for his size (sound like any Pats Dlineman that is awesome?). For me as a fan, the whole thing is a crap shoot – but when you look at the names: Worthy, Thompson, Reyes, Still, Poe and Cox it looks like 2 or 3 of those names will be on the board for our #1. The trick is rolling it right :)

The guy has done nothing but improve his production every year and rushing for 1488 yds, 5.1 ypc and 12 TDs in 2011. He also ran for 147 yards, 4.9 ypc and 1 TD in the 65-56 shoot out against Baylor at the Alamo Bowl. For a guy who rushed for 5 yards per carry average throughout his career, I think I have a pretty high regard for as a powerback. One who could play behind McGahee for a year and take over. Knowshon can’t be depended on and we don’t know what Fannin or Omon brings yet. As for Ball and Johnson, I would keep Johnson and let him fight it out in TC or go to the PC…

Trumaine Johnson might not last until the third – I think there will be a huge run on CBs in the second.

If that’s the case, Coty Sensabaugh, a kid who’s really flown under the radar until recently, might be available. He’s gone from undrafted to being discussed as a future starter in the NFL. Some draftniks have him going after the third.

Here are some quotes (all from the same observer):

-Coty Sensabaugh (Clemson) equally impressed but for different reasons. Not as effective in press coverage, Sensabaugh missed his jam multiple times in 1 on 1 matchups but had the speed to recover consistently and still make a play on the ball. Recovery speed was the most impressive facet of Sensabaugh’s play today. Savvy corner when giving cushion, displaying a high football IQ and ability to decipher opposing routes; multiple times, Sensabaugh beat the receiver to the route. Displays great feel up close and backed off the line of scrimmage, and looks like one of the more NFL ready corners here in Arkansas.

Coty Sensabaugh looked every bit as good, if not better than [Jeremy] Lane this week. Extremely vocal, recognizes route combos, communicates pre snap information with teammates, and just comes across as a natural leader in the secondary. Has plus football intelligence, and has the long speed to last on the outside in the NFL. Coty Sensabaugh looks primed to be a future starter and instant contributor at the NFL level.

I first became aware of this kid when I was trying to differentiate some of this class’ receivers.

He might be a good option. Good size, “plus” speed. The talk on SB’s Clemson site is that he really came into his own as the season progressed. Maybe the switch finally flipped with this kid.

And I worried about that too. But Sensabaugh was one of the few (probably the only) Tigers who didn’t shit the bed in that game.

I’m not going to claim that when I watched that I game I was focusing on Coty. At that point, I wasn’t even aware of him.

But when I first became aware of him, I wondered how he performed in that game. I went out to the Clemson SB fan site and searched for references to him. All of them were positive, saying he was the only Tiger who played with any pride at all. The main thread was titled “Orange Bloodbath.” For some reason, it’s gone now. But here’s the only quote I could find:

The offense sensed this after ‘the fumble’, and collapsed mentally. The defense was lost all game (save Sensabaugh…kid uses every ounce of talent he was given every single play). This is the behavior of a young team and inexperienced coaching staff.

I’d love to know more about him. I saw he got a Combine invite, so at least we’ll learn more about his measureables there. The good folks over at the Clemson site claim he can run with anyone.