Future at FS?

[TheEnigma]

I am thinking more and more that we are going to address FS in the draft. In fact, I believe the three positions that we aren't going to fill before the draft are FS, OLB, and a back up at DT.

With this in mind, are there any future Ed Reed's in the upcoming draft?

[silver]

I am thinking more and more that we are going to address FS in the draft. In fact, I believe the three positions that we aren't going to fill before the draft are FS, OLB, and a back up at DT.

With this in mind, are there any future Ed Reed's in the upcoming draft?
what about trading our 1st pick to Baltimore for Ed Reed?

[Zimmy Lives]

I am thinking more and more that we are going to address FS in the draft. In fact, I believe the three positions that we aren't going to fill before the draft are FS, OLB, and a back up at DT.

With this in mind, are there any future Ed Reed's in the upcoming draft?

I don't know about the future Ed reed but...


Player Profile
Ko Simpson
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School: South Carolina Position: Safety Class: 2006 Height: 6'2" Weight: 180lbs Birthday: 11/9/83 40 Time: 4.52 (estimated) Positives

- Ko is a fantastic athlete with great cover speed for a safety. He has great instincts and ball-hawking ability. He will make interceptions and is a threat to take it to the house every time he touches the ball. He recorded 6 picks as a freshmen which helped him earn SEC Freshmen of the year honors along with Freshmen All-American honors. He possesses good size and a solid frame. Can come up and make tackles if called upon, evidenced by his 103 his sophomore year. Takes good pursuit angles after the ball. His coordination, fluid hips, balance, and agility make him an intriguing prospect.



Weaknesses

- Experience is the main weakness for Ko, he only played 2 years of college football before declaring early. Also, he is already 22 years old so he is older for being such an inexperienced prospect. Not a very physical tackler and that needs to be improved upon. Not the best straight-line speed, but has enough quickness to make up for it. Needs to show more leadership ability.

Overall Analysis

- Ko is an intriguing prospect who has the ability to be the top Free Safety chosen in April's draft. He is a well-rounded prospect who does not need work in too many areas, but has great upside. The fact he only played 2 years of college ball might hurt him, but once teams see his athletic ability it probably won't matter too much. The kid could have a long NFL future ahead of him, especially if he gets in the right defensive system. Considering his ability to make plays on the ball he might make a few trips to Hawaii before he is done.

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[Justis]

I don't know about the future Ed reed but...


Player Profile
Ko Simpson
http://www.nfldraftblitz.com/Profiles/6772.jpeg


School: South Carolina Position: Safety Class: 2006 Height: 6'2" Weight: 180lbs Birthday: 11/9/83 40 Time: 4.52 (estimated) Positives

- Ko is a fantastic athlete with great cover speed for a safety. He has great instincts and ball-hawking ability. He will make interceptions and is a threat to take it to the house every time he touches the ball. He recorded 6 picks as a freshmen which helped him earn SEC Freshmen of the year honors along with Freshmen All-American honors. He possesses good size and a solid frame. Can come up and make tackles if called upon, evidenced by his 103 his sophomore year. Takes good pursuit angles after the ball. His coordination, fluid hips, balance, and agility make him an intriguing prospect.






Weaknesses

- Experience is the main weakness for Ko, he only played 2 years of college football before declaring early. Also, he is already 22 years old so he is older for being such an inexperienced prospect. Not a very physical tackler and that needs to be improved upon. Not the best straight-line speed, but has enough quickness to make up for it. Needs to show more leadership ability.


Overall Analysis

- Ko is an intriguing prospect who has the ability to be the top Free Safety chosen in April's draft. He is a well-rounded prospect who does not need work in too many areas, but has great upside. The fact he only played 2 years of college ball might hurt him, but once teams see his athletic ability it probably won't matter too much. The kid could have a long NFL future ahead of him, especially if he gets in the right defensive system. Considering his ability to make plays on the ball he might make a few trips to Hawaii before he is done.

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definatly worth a 2nd round pick.

[Galian Beast]

Micheal Huff?

But I don't see us signing a safety in round 1. It'll be late first day, early second.

As for Defensive tackle..., I really don't know whats out there.

I can see us getting Manny Lawson in the first round though. I still think we want to sign a tackle early as well.

[austintodallas]

With this in mind, are there any future Ed Reed's in the upcoming draft?Michael Huff...but he'll be long gone.

[Galian Beast]

We aren't going to get him for a 2nd round pick. We're like the 50th pick in the draft.

[neosapien23]

The think I don't like about Huff is how everyone is making a big deal out of his forty time. He ran a 4.34 which is more like a 4.4 or 4.45 on a real surface. There are too many fast 40 times out there for this to be a coincidence.

[ThreeSportStar80]

I'm not impressed with Ko Simpson, give me Jimmy Williams out of Virginia Tech, he has real good coverage skills and hits like a LB not mention he plays both FS and CB.

[bobbie brewskie]

Coleman For insurance

and FS will be addressed in the 2nd unless Michael Huff takes a miraculous fall.

as for DT all i know is Ngata is a top 10 prospect and probably not budging. and from there i think it just jumps into the early 2nd round, so if we take a DT it will be on day 2 probably :/

[sporadic]

I would love to have Huff as a saftey. I like the thought of him being able to play corner if injuries arose. It would have made a difference last year.

[texastwister]

I heard Huff wanted to play corner with his 40 time and hip movement. He is looking to cash in.

[bobbie brewskie]

I heard Huff wanted to play corner with his 40 time and hip movement. He is looking to cash in.

we could tell him that there is a super bowl ring in store for him if he signs with the cowboys, a little bribery? tell everybody he tore is achilles tendon? hows that sound!

[blindzebra]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if we let Beriault, Davis and Pile battle it out and then see what's out there after the June cuts.

FS is not a more pressing need than OLB, back up NT, depth on the OL, or youth at WR.

[AMERICAS_FAN]

I think Dallas had targeted Chaveus (sp?) who ended up going to Minnessota (I think) for much more than the Boys had valued him at. This contract effectively drove Dallas out of the free agent free-safety market.

I think Dallas is prepared to go into the draft and get a free-safety only if one to thir liking is avialable when they pick. Otherwise I think Dallas is getting prepared to go into the season with Keith Davis at FS and Barriault (sp?) as the backup.

AF

[Champsheart]

Actually there are a lot of good to great FS prospects in this draft.

I think this was the plan all along.

Round 1 or 2 look for guys like -

Jimmy Williams - VT
M. Huff - TX
KO Simpson - SC
D Slay - TX TCH
D. Bullocks - NEB
D. Whitner - OH ST
J. Allen - TEN
P. Watkins - FL ST.

This was in no order, but all could be really good picks. FS is really deep in this draft IMO.

[DLCassidy]

If we don't sign a FS we'd be drafting a FS to start, not develop. If that's the case the guy I like is Donte Whitner, OSU. We could trade down to late 1st to get him, which I think we'd like to do and he's not a dunce like Simpson.

[TheEnigma]

I'd really like to pick up a linebacker with the first, what good Free Safeties should be available with our second pick?

[dbair1967]

what about trading our 1st pick to Baltimore for Ed Reed?

no way...we already have a ton of money invested back there and have Roy's contract to extend soon

and for all the Ed Reed hype that goes on, how many plays did he make last yr? anyone...anyone?

its called overkill

David

[dbair1967]

Actually there are a lot of good to great FS prospects in this draft.

I think this was the plan all along.

Round 1 or 2 look for guys like -

Jimmy Williams - VT
M. Huff - TX
KO Simpson - SC
D Slay - TX TCH
D. Bullocks - NEB
D. Whitner - OH ST
J. Allen - TEN
P. Watkins - FL ST.

This was in no order, but all could be really good picks. FS is really deep in this draft IMO.

Slay will probably be a late rd pick at best...pretty slow...sounds like Jimmy Williams is really falling too, maybe well into the 2nd rd...

give me Whitner or Simpson, especially if either could be had where we pick in round 2

David

[Future]

no way...we already have a ton of money invested back there and have Roy's contract to extend soon

and for all the Ed Reed hype that goes on, how many plays did he make last yr? anyone...anyone?

its called overkill

David

IMO...ed reed went to the right place at the right time. his best years were a result of ray lewis being the best defensive player in football and chris mcallister being a great corner

put him on another team and hes still very good...but not as great

[Paniolo22]

Hokie CB pro day sighting… Figure that the wire will be full of stories late tomorrow on Texas QB Vince Young’s workout later today. For some reason that wasn’t the case for Virginia Tech CB Jimmy Williams, a top 15 prospect who didn’t run at the Combine, whose on-campus workout late last week went virtually unreported. We finally tracked some news over at The Sporting News. The news, though, wasn’t all that great for Williams, who measured in at 6-2, 216 and ran the 40 in the mid-4.4s, but reportedly wasn’t all that impressive in some of the other physical skills. For example, Williams was only able to post a 33 inch vertical leap and pressed only 12 reps benching 225 pounds, while his times in the quickness and agility portion of the drills were average at best. Those times, in fact, re-inforce concerns among some scouts that Williams lacked the overall athleticism to play corner at the next level. Indeed, several teams have reportedly taken Williams right off their boards, at least as a CB. Williams will still get a long look as a safety, the position he played early in his career, but his overall pre-draft grade likely took a major hit.

[Yeagermeister]

Simpson is a little light in the rear end.....180lbs? He needs some more rocks in his pockets.

[Clove]

If you're going to get a guy with 4.5 speed, I'd rather get the interception machine in Anthony Smith.

[DLCassidy]

Simpson is a little light in the rear end.....180lbs? He needs some more rocks in his pockets.

He got a 10 on the Wonderlic. Apparently the rocks are in his head.

[Future]

If you're going to get a guy with 4.5 speed, I'd rather get the interception machine in Anthony Smith.

anthony smith from syracuse??

b/c if your talking about him i just dont remember him making that many plays and i tried to watch all of their games living like an hour away

[cleverusername]

Actually there are a lot of good to great FS prospects in this draft.

I think this was the plan all along.

Round 1 or 2 look for guys like -

Jimmy Williams - VT
M. Huff - TX
KO Simpson - SC
D Slay - TX TCH
D. Bullocks - NEB
D. Whitner - OH ST
J. Allen - TEN
P. Watkins - FL ST.

This was in no order, but all could be really good picks. FS is really deep in this draft IMO.


D Slay - TX TCH,

Did play free but he is more of a strong safety. This guy is a phenomenal hitter though. I'm talking roy williams type hits. I got to watch a lot of games at tech and he was the best player to watch IMO.

[lkelly]

Someone else to watch could be Alan Zemaitis at Penn State. He played corner there (very well - should have been a Thorpe finalist), but he has the size for safety. He might not be an effective starter from day one because it is a new position, but he's a terrific DB. Another sleeper is Calvin Lowry from PSU who played safety. Probably a 4th or 5th rounder (maybe could sneak into the third).

Dallas has to decide if they want top round picks/expensive free agents at every secondary position. Most teams can't afford to do that.

[Clove]

anthony smith from syracuse??

b/c if your talking about him i just dont remember him making that many plays and i tried to watch all of their games living like an hour awayWow! You missed out on his 6 interceptions last year then.

[ddh33]

I think Dallas is going to draft a FS on the first day - probably the second or third round. I think that Todd Bowles is a very good coach, and I think he'll have a big say on the player.

[Chief]

D Slay - TX TCH,

Did play free but he is more of a strong safety. This guy is a phenomenal hitter though. I'm talking roy williams type hits. I got to watch a lot of games at tech and he was the best player to watch IMO.

Agree about Slay. I think he'll have to play strong safety in the NFL.

Jimmy Williams, supposedly, is a headcase and his stock is plummeting.

I really think Berriault has a chance to win the starting job. People compare him to Bill Bates, but Berriault is a much better athlete, as evidenced by his combine numbers.

IMO, Davis was a huge liability last year and his inability to handle the position puts added responsibility and pressure on Roy.

The void at FS is keeping Dallas' best playmaker hobbled.

[JohnsKey19]

I think they have to address FS sometime on the first day of the draft. Davis and Pile were OK, but we still need an upgrade back there. And while everyone has high hopes for Berriault, he's still a major unknown. He could very well be a contributing player this season. Or he could just as easily need more time to make the transition to more of a FS role AND recover from injury.

Let's at least try to add a legit FS with speed, fluid hips and pass recognition skills on DAY 1. Probably not in the 1st, but 2nd or 3rd will be just fine.

[CrazyCowboy]

I am thinking more and more that we are going to address FS in the draft. In fact, I believe the three positions that we aren't going to fill before the draft are FS, OLB, and a back up at DT.

With this in mind, are there any future Ed Reed's in the upcoming draft?

Yes--Jimmy Williams big CB out of VT.....move him to saftey

[the kid 05]

what about trading our 1st pick to Baltimore for Ed Reed?

consider it done!!!! Tnew-EReed-Rwill-Ahen oh man....have fun with that secondary

[Future]

Wow! You missed out on his 6 interceptions last year then.

i guess he had more than i thought...i suppose the fact that the defense was always on the field last year made everyone on that defense look a tad...anonymous