Courtney Upshaw is who we need

[GloryDaysRBack]

sign me up for the BAD A draft plan...Best Alabama Defender Available

tops on my list is probably Courtney Upshaw..not many people on here like him...but he is EXACTLY what this team is missing..he is a bad *** dude! this team needs some mean, physically imposing players..we dont have any..Upshaw is precisely what I have been looking for, for this defense for the last few years...he isnt the most athletic player out there, but the kid is ferocious and has a non stop motor!

lol @ the anthony spencer comparisons..not even close

[Risen Star]

It's amazing how all over the map we are with the draft this year. There still is yet to be a common theme and we've already reached April.

[GloryDaysRBack]

It's amazing how all over the map we are with the draft this year. There still is yet to be a common theme and we've already reached April.

unbelievable..i absolutely hate it...but its a good thing...its good because its absolutely retarded if we know who the team will take..which is usually the case..not this year..if we know, then the whole world knows

[Risen Star]

unbelievable..i absolutely hate it...but its a good thing...its good because its absolutely retarded if we know who the team will take..which is usually the case..not this year..if we know, then the whole world knows

Yeah, I really like not knowing. Makes the actual draft much more interesting. It's why I usually like the mid to late rounds even more because it's more of a guessing game.

I just got done reading a thread that called Upshaw a product of the Alabama defense and maybe the 8th best OLB prospect in this draft. Then I click on your thread for an exact opposite view. This basically happens daily.

One thing's for sure, there are going to be a lot of happy and angry people around here the night of April 26th.

[GloryDaysRBack]

Yeah, I really like not knowing. Makes the actual draft much more interesting. It's why I usually like the mid to late rounds even more because it's more of a guessing game.

I just got done reading a thread that called Upshaw a product of the Alabama defense and maybe the 8th best OLB prospect in this draft. Then I click on your thread for an exact opposite view. This basically happens daily.

One thing's for sure, there are going to be a lot of happy and angry people around here the night of April 26th.

upshaws motor is non stop..kid is a product of his motor and brute strength..but i can see why the haters hate..he isnt flashy..he just produces..

[RS12]

At 280 pounds and stiff in coverage he figures as 4-3 LDE IMO. Unless the team plans to go back to a base 4-3 I dont see him being the pick.

[Dash28]

At 280 pounds and stiff in coverage he figures as 4-3 LDE IMO. Unless the team plans to go back to a base 4-3 I dont see him being the pick.
Pretty much how I see it.

[CowboyFan74]

Yeah, I really like not knowing. Makes the actual draft much more interesting. It's why I usually like the mid to late rounds even more because it's more of a guessing game.

I just got done reading a thread that called Upshaw a product of the Alabama defense and maybe the 8th best OLB prospect in this draft. Then I click on your thread for an exact opposite view. This basically happens daily.

One thing's for sure, there are going to be a lot of happy and angry people around here the night of April 26th.

That happens every year...

[AMERICAS_FAN]

It's amazing how all over the map we are with the draft this year. There still is yet to be a common theme and we've already reached April.

That's because this draft class is weak, almost void of any real first round talnet.

[cbow44]

http://www.nfl.com/combine/story/09000d5d82707a41/article/physically-gifted-upshaw-working-hard-to-refine-technique

I really liked Upshaw early on, before the weight gain. Not sure where he would play now. But he does sound like a Garrett kind of guy. Article is from before the combine, but show his desire to be great

[dstew60105]

sign me up for the BAD A draft plan...Best Alabama Defender Available

tops on my list is probably Courtney Upshaw..not many people on here like him...but he is EXACTLY what this team is missing..he is a bad *** dude! this team needs some mean, physically imposing players..we dont have any..Upshaw is precisely what I have been looking for, for this defense for the last few years...he isnt the most athletic player out there, but the kid is ferocious and has a non stop motor!

lol @ the anthony spencer comparisons..not even close

No Thanks to Upshaw.

[Macnalty]

upshaws motor is non stop..kid is a product of his motor and brute strength..but i can see why the haters hate..he isnt flashy..he just produces..

Funny I see the same thing in Dont'a Hightower only more athletic and quicker. Lots of different opinions this year.

We were all spoiled those years of Darren McFadden, and Patrick Peterson. We all wanted to trade our first three picks for those sure things, no real sure things after the first four selections this year for us to covet.

[Sam I Am]

Why draft Courney Upshaw to play OLB when we already have Marcus Spears to play OLB. :muttley:

[SilverStarCowboy]

There are a lot to like about this years prospects if you select them properly.

DL and LB is good at the top of the Draft but tails off quickly. While OL can be had on day 3.

[jterrell]

Upshaw could end up 295 and a perfect 3-4 DE. He certainly has the motor and plays with legit hunger to inflict damage.

You could also use him easily as a 4-3 SDE.

I do believe he is a fit here for us.

But athletically he is probably a 25th area player. Do we rate his intangibles high enough to grab him at 14? I'd guess not quite but could target him after a trade down provided Cox or other targets have been selected before 14.

I'd rate Upshaw 3rd at 3-4 DE. Behind Cox and Brockers. Less upside than either but a fairly safe pick.

[Sam I Am]

upshaws motor is non stop..kid is a product of his motor and brute strength..but i can see why the haters hate..he isnt flashy..he just produces..

Yeah, but will *only* brute force and motor work at the NFL level? He isn't Suh.

I think the kid will play at the NFL level, I just don't think he will be an OLB.

[MichaelWinicki]

Yep... "BAD" is what I thought when I read the OP.

[cowboysooner]

Upshaw could end up 295 and a perfect 3-4 DE. He certainly has the motor and plays with legit hunger to inflict damage.

You could also use him easily as a 4-3 SDE.

I do believe he is a fit here for us.

But athletically he is probably a 25th area player. Do we rate his intangibles high enough to grab him at 14? I'd guess not quite but could target him after a trade down provided Cox or other targets have been selected before 14.

I'd rate Upshaw 3rd at 3-4 DE. Behind Cox and Brockers. Less upside than either but a fairly safe pick.


I agree that is where he fits but I think he is a higher risk than Cox because he has never done what you are going to be asking him to do. I have no idea if he can play inside the tackle and get penetration. I think he can but that is riskier than most.

[cowboysooner]

He is also 6-2 and that is far shorter than most of the successful 5 techniques.

[GloryDaysRBack]

He is also 6-2 and that is far shorter than most of the successful 5 techniques.

No way he's playing 5tech

[respectdatstar]

Do we have the personnel to bounce back and forth between a 3/4 and a 4/3? What would that look like?