Scout on Dontari Poe: Watch him play, he didn’t do anything–

[MichaelWinicki]

The excitement from Dontari Poe’s phenomenal Scouting Combine performance is starting to fade in the eyes of many league observers, who are turning their attention back to Poe’s tape — and not liking what they’re seeing...


http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/01/scout-on-dontari-poe-watch-him-play-he-didnt-do-anything/

[TheCount]

I highly doubt it's "starting to fade", these guys watched him all year. Maybe it's starting to fade in the yes of armchair GM's like myself, but I'd hope bench reps and 40 time don't have that big an effect on pro scouts.

[Teague31]

Looks like tarzan, plays like jane.

[a_minimalist]

everything i've heard/read about poe regarding game tape has been pretty bad. i don't understand how performance at the combine could change how he did in games. i pray the cowboys don't pick him. he's way too much of a risk.

[newlander]

everything i've heard/read about poe regarding game tape has been pretty bad. i don't understand how performance at the combine could change how he did in games. i pray the cowboys don't pick him. he's way too much of a risk.



.....he's a 3rd-4th round pick iMO...Mike Mamula part 2?

[DeepThreat]

Coaches always think they can get the most out of an athletic talent like Poe. That's why he'll go high.

[a_minimalist]

.....he's a 3rd-4th round pick iMO...Mike Mamula part 2?

agreed, at a 3rd or 4th round pick, perfect!

[Texan_Eph89]

.....he's a 3rd-4th round pick iMO...Mike Mamula part 2?

Maybe not that bad, but he certainly doesn't deserve to be picked any higher than the 3rd round.. If he can't dominate at his level of competition with that speed and power, I doubt he can live up to the expectations in the NFL.

[151]

Looks like tarzan, plays like jane.

Exactly! lol

[poost]

Game tape will always be better than combine numbers. The combine is a means to see which prospects performed better or worse than expected, so you can go back and look at the the tape to evaluate them more.

[Tobal]

Casserly and Mayock said the opposite. Who the heck knows

[fanfromvirginia]

Casserly and Mayock said the opposite. Who the heck knows
Yep, they both still love the guy. He's definitely a high risk/reward guy. I totally get the concern though.

[Hoofbite]

Shocker.

3 years of doing nothing catching up with the guy?

Real shocker.

[Sam I Am]

I highly doubt it's "starting to fade", these guys watched him all year. Maybe it's starting to fade in the yes of armchair GM's like myself, but I'd hope bench reps and 40 time don't have that big an effect on pro scouts.

Or it never really sparked in the first place with scouts since it's the media where most of the noise about him is coming from.

The media will blow combine stats out of the water and we all know just because a guy is a physical freak, doesn't make him a football player.

Al Davis has made this error 100s times it seems (dear lord, Raiders fans!) and Jerry more times that I wish to remember.

[jobberone]

He got mixed reviews about his play.

[casmith07]

Fans need to stop getting so wrapped around the underwear olympics in Indy.

[Beast_from_East]

Fans need to stop getting so wrapped around the underwear olympics in Indy.

Exactly.


The guy is a "workout warrior", you know the type that just looks great lifting weights and running 40s, but totally dissappears when you turn the projector on.


Stay away, I would rather draft a guy that made plays on tape but didnt do that hot in shorts and tee shirt.

[Joe Rod]

Here is the problem with Poe. His coaching at Memphis was flat out terrible. They say he never did anything of note, but that team has been horrific for the last few seasons from top to bottom. They had three wins in the last two years and two of them were against lower tiered opponents. They were throttled by their C-USA foes. They were a total embarrassment in every way.

I am not an advocate of picking the guy because he would need a culture of no tolerance and strong player leadership to thrive. He has been in a school where doing okay was acceptable, so he took a lot of plays off. He needs that mentality coached out of him.

I don't think Dallas currently has what he needs, so they should probably pass, but if he latches on with the right team he could have a few years of dominance up until he gets that second contract.

He was a monster in the weight room and he was never on the ground even though he was sometimes triple teamed. If he gets on with teams like the Steelers, Ravens or 49ers, he will be a force. A team in transition like Dallas or the Redskins, hello JAG.

[InmanRoshi]

Coaches always think they can get the most out of an athletic talent like Poe. That's why he'll go high.

Yep, some coach will convince themselves that he can teach him better technique and he'll be a beast.

[Sam I Am]

Coaches always think they can get the most out of an athletic talent like Poe. That's why he'll go high.

Problem is, I don't think it's talent that he has. Just physical gifts. This guy is an Al Davis type pick IMO. All physical gift and no real talent.

[Doomsday101]

I'm sure Poe helped himself at the Combines but in the end it still comes down to how you play. Combine drills will not tell you what kind of player you have. No one plays vs 3 cones or 40 yard dashes or any other drill. Drills are drill it is not the game itself

[woods74]

@evansilva: SI's Tony Pauline reports #Cowboys are targeting Dontari Poe at the No. 14 pick. "Poe is the apple of their eyes": http://t.co/695bkE8S


Insiders please tell me this is a smokescreen?!!


Pls no Poe!!:bang2:

[jobberone]

IF Poe works out he will be a force in the middle. Ratliff was able to get past people shooting the gap for the most part. Poe will push the player(s) more and enough to be significant IMO. I would love the pick.