dont'a hightower

[jblaze2004]

If this kid runs in the 4.6's or better at the combine. Combine his size 6'4 260, hitting power, and scheme diversity. I think I would love to get him. He can play ILB in the 3-4 and OLB. He can give us insurance on if we cannot resign spencer to a cap friendly deal or find his replacement. He can also give us some insurance incase bruce carter isn't ready yet to start next year. Hightower is a good blitzer up the middle. With his size and speed he is a terror. I would love for him to smack brandon jacobs in the mouth (they are the same size). Imagine him and sean lee in the middle of the defense on 3rd/4th and 1 plays. Talk about a heat sinking missle.

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[TheFinisher]

I agree, this guy's a monster. Would love for him to be a Cowboy.

[GloryDaysRBack]

where is this guy projected to go? early 2nd?

[Dash28]

where is this guy projected to go? early 2nd?
I would say middle to late first.

[GloryDaysRBack]

I would say middle to late first.

not questioning you bc i have no idea...but i havent seen anywhere rank him that high..but i dont check many places..just a couple

[RoyTheHammer]

not questioning you bc i have no idea...but i havent seen anywhere rank him that high..but i dont check many places..just a couple

I have no doubt he'll go before the second round. Mid to late first is accurate imo.

[TheFinisher]

Yea, Mid-Late 1st sounds about right.

[JeffInDC]

Yea, Mid-Late 1st sounds about right.

Finisher, that's an excellent mock you've come up with. Harris could DEFINITELY facilitate the move of Rat to DE. He weighed in at 6'3", 308 at the Shrine Game weigh-in's. He could easily get to 315-320 and not lose any quickness.

[TheFinisher]

Finisher, that's an excellent mock you've come up with. Harris could DEFINITELY facilitate the move of Rat to DE. He weighed in at 6'3", 308 at the Shrine Game weigh-in's. He could easily get to 315-320 and not lose any quickness.

I actually made it before all the talk of Ratliff to DE so I had Harris as a potential 5 tech but now that you mention it that is a great point and I could see him developing into a quality Nose.

[dboy214]

i like this guy better than upshaw. i just wish he had a more OLB prototype body. you could blitz him from the middle and the outside, very versatile imo.

[JeffInDC]

i like this guy better than upshaw. i just wish he had a more OLB prototype body. you could blitz him from the middle and the outside, very versatile imo.

Wish WHO had the prototype OLB body, Upshaw or Hightower? Because, 6'3"-6'4", 250-260 IS the prototype 3-4 OLB.

[supercowboy8]

If a bluechip player isn't there at 14 then by all means trade back and get this guy.
I wouldn't hate getting Hightower and Burfit in this draft if we get mltiple 2nd round picks.
Burfit has his issues but the guy can blitz like no other and can drop back into coverage and will be a 2nd round pick with top 15 talent.
A LB corp of Burfit, Butler, Lee, Hightower, Carter, and Ware is a pretty good young LB corp.

[4lifecowboy]

If a bluechip player isn't there at 14 then by all means trade back and get this guy.
I wouldn't hate getting Hightower and Burfit in this draft if we get mltiple 2nd round picks.
Burfit has his issues but the guy can blitz like no other and can drop back into coverage and will be a 2nd round pick with top 15 talent.
A LB corp of Burfit, Butler, Lee, Hightower, Carter, and Ware is a pretty good young LB corp.

i agree with this post 99% (change that and to an or and you have 100)

[supercowboy8]

i agree with this post 99% (change that and to an or and you have 100)

I don't know, why not get them both if the value is there, only if we get mutiple 2nd round picks.
I wouldn't draft Burfict in the 1st with his attitude issues. But if we trade back and BPA is CB or OL then I'm fine with draft BPA late first and still getting Burfict in the 2nd. I think he is the only 2nd round LB that could play day one at SOLB.

Other 2nd round guys I would like would be Minnifield, Hayward, Zeitler, and Ben Jones. I'm sure that list will grow the closer I get to the draft.

[RoyTheHammer]

Wish WHO had the prototype OLB body, Upshaw or Hightower? Because, 6'3"-6'4", 250-260 IS the prototype 3-4 OLB.

You beat me to it, but Hightower has a more prototype 34 OLB body type than Upshaw or Ingram. Both those guys are shorties, although i think Hightower would be a very good 34 ILB and we'd be best served pairing him with Lee in the middle if we get him and resigning Spencer. With Rob's defense he could still find him some snaps to move him around to the outside to let him rush the passer in some situations anyway.

[xwalker]

Hightower is "projected" to run a 4.85 forty. That would be ok for a 3-4 OLB but too slow for 3-4 ILB. A 3-4 ILB needs to be around 4.7 or better. I don't want another Bradie James type of player that is good/great against the run but a liability against the pass. The combine will be big for him.

He "might" be great as a 3-4 OLB, but do you want to use a 1st on a player that needs to change positions?

[supercowboy8]

Hightower is "projected" to run a 4.85 forty. That would be ok for a 3-4 OLB but too slow for 3-4 ILB. A 3-4 ILB needs to be around 4.7 or better. I don't want another Bradie James type of player that is good/great against the run but a liability against the pass. The combine will be big for him.

He "might" be great as a 3-4 OLB, but do you want to use a 1st on a player that needs to change positions?

Can we please wait till the combine on these 40s please

[visionary]

I don't know, why not get them both if the value is there, only if we get mutiple 2nd round picks.
I wouldn't draft Burfict in the 1st with his attitude issues. But if we trade back and BPA is CB or OL then I'm fine with draft BPA late first and still getting Burfict in the 2nd. I think he is the only 2nd round LB that could play day one at SOLB.

Other 2nd round guys I would like would be Minnifield, Hayward, Zeitler, and Ben Jones. I'm sure that list will grow the closer I get to the draft.

if we took OLB in Rd 1 after trade back and had 2 2's, my picks would be

Poe (NT)
Best OG available like Osemele or the OG from Miami

[supercowboy8]

if we took OLB in Rd 1 after trade back and had 2 2's, my picks would be

Poe (NT)
Best OG available like Osemele or the OG from Miami

depending on what we do in FA that wouldnt be a bad plan.
Zeitler is a pet cat of mine adn thing he is another Alan Faneca.

[visionary]

depending on what we do in FA that wouldnt be a bad plan.
Zeitler is a pet cat of mine adn thing he is another Alan Faneca.

forget the draft plan
give me the FAs in your plan

as strange as it may sound, the most expendable there would be robinson