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...t-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]

Originally Posted by 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.

.....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]

Originally Posted by newlander

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

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

[Texan_Eph89]

Originally Posted by newlander

.....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]

Originally Posted by Teague31

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]

Originally Posted by Tobal

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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.