NFL DRAFT PROFILE 4:: Aaron Ross, CB, Texas

[masomenos]

Originally Posted by HardHittingRoy31

I like that website but not sure how much film they really breakdown on the players. Plus,it is only one opinion.Good job on the research.

Oh no, I understand, and like I said I was just throwing those stats out there because it was something I had read a while ago and haven't ever really seen mentioned.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Originally Posted by masomenos85

http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2007/ross_aaron

[View Full Quote]Compares To: Devin Hester, Chicago Bears … A definite lack of man coverage technique, poor route recognition skills, hesitant in zone coverage, poor tackling form and marginal strength are some of the liabilities in these two players' games … Both are blessed with incredible quickness for the return games, but Ross is far from a finished product as a defender … Right now, he brings instant value as a returner and nickel back, but he will need a few years to see if he ever develops into a quality cover defender … There is a lot of Deltha O'Neal in this kid and if you need a shutdown cornerback, you are advised to look elsewhere … In his only year as a starter in 2006, he won the Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back, but nothing could be further from the truth … The media seems to get enamored by big returners and pass thieves and Ross is both of those … However, he allowed 51 receptions for 701 yards (13.7 avg.) and five touchdowns in 2006, as 20 of those catches resulted in first downs and 16 were for 10 yards or longer. In addition, he fumbled twice and was penalized four times.

Ouch and double ouch no thanks in the first.

[Biggems]

last year the Horns had solid DL play...their LBs blew chunks (just horrible most of the year, except Derry)....and the DBs were pretty good....however, the CBs and Ss did have a lot of miscommunications when it came to coverage who was on who and such....so they got burned on pump fakes a lot.

[RealCowboyfan]

I would like Aaron Ross to be in our secondary that will soon be called "hard hittas" - Three 6 Mafia

[eduncan22]

Originally Posted by HardHittingRoy31

With Henry having issues with his knee's and Glenn on his last leg, a CB would make sense and Ross would be a great fit.

YES!

[The30YardSlant]

He was the "best" corner on the 112th best pass defense in D-1 last year

No thanks

[big dog cowboy]

Originally Posted by eduncan22

YES!

There is a real shocker.

[masomenos]

Originally Posted by eduncan22

YES!

NO!

[TDH]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitta31

He was the "best" corner on the 112th best pass defense in D-1 last year

No thanks

Yeah, thats the thing. I mean i am not a UT fan, but i watched enough games to realize that their pass D was TERRIBLE. And now Griffin is supposed to be a possible 1st rder, ross won the jim thorpe award, and their other corner (tarrel brown???-cant rember name) is supposedly 2/3 rd talent (although character issues are pushing him to the 5th)???? I dont understand it. Even if they got 0 pressure...112th pass defense? And both their DE's will be drafted this year. I wanna like/want ross, but i cant make sense of this?

[YoungBuck]

Originally Posted by HardHittingRoy31

Now is that all on him or was there no pressure up front? I would say a whole lot of that has to go on the front 7.

Maybe I can help out a little with this..

No there was no pressure upfront. DC Gene Chizik's priorites were stopping the run, stopping the run, and after than he was worried about stopping the run. He relied on his pass rush to come from two players at DE (sound familiar?) he hated blitzing, and would never change from his base formation no matter how many WRs a team would send out. He chose instead to stick with his LBs in coverage and be strong against the run.

Aaron Ross also had ZERO help over the top. As I said Chizik focus' on stopping the run, so Mike Griffin spent a lot of his time at the line, with sub par FS help over the top (again, sound familiar?) provided by Marcus Griffin.

Originally Posted by HeavyHitta31

He was the "best" corner on the 112th best pass defense in D-1 last year

No thanks

You're right, and Champ Bailey was the "best" corner on the 21st ranked pass defense, along with Terence Newman being the "best" corner on the 23rd ranked pass defense.

Good call!

[Aikbach]

If he's around at #22 he'd be a great value pick. Perfect to take over for Aaron Glenn in a year and maybe Henry in two.

[Aikbach]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitta31

He was the "best" corner on the 112th best pass defense in D-1 last year

No thanks

Get over it, I'm no fan of Texas but we've put up with Aggies on the team, you can put up with a Longhorn, especially one with National Champion experience.

Thinking before posting would save you much grief my friend instead of looking for a way to insert A&M propaganda and fantasy into reality at every turn.

[T-New41]

Ross is a very good corner. He is aggressive on the ball, and that is probably why he gives up the occasional big play. The only games I remember him getting burned in was Ohio State and KSU.

[eduncan22]

Originally Posted by Aikbach

If he's around at #22 he'd be a great value pick. Perfect to take over for Aaron Glenn in a year and maybe Henry in two.

I have problems seeing A Glenn even making the final Roster.

[Doomsday101]

Ross may turn out to be a good CB but he scares the heck out of me, he was getting burned a lot at the end of the season even Iowa WR was treating him like a step sister