Downs is at a whole different level than anyone in this draft

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Vintage said:
Easily beat ten interceptions?

I looked it up. It’s been done 9 times since 1990 (his rookie season).
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My exact words were, "I can easily see him matching or beating Carriers' ten interceptions in his first year in the league." And the thread subject is just drafted Caleb Downs, who is expected to start day one at safety.

You are absolutely correct about the number of interceptions. That is not unique. It is not applicable to what I was saying. Here are the players who tied or exceeded the interception mark--along with when they tied or exceeded the interception mark during their career:

PlayerSeasonPosition
Champ Bailey3rdCornerback
Ronde Barber5thCornerback
Mark Carrier1stSafety
Antonio Cromartie2ndCornerback
Anthony Henry1stCornerback
Xavien Howard5thCornerback
Ty Law11thCornerback
Deltha O'Neal6thCornerback
Asante Samuel4thCornerback
Trevon Diggs2ndCornerback

No player played safety when they did the deed since 1990 besides Carrier. Additionally, Anthony Henry might have won defensive rookie of the year as a cornerback if not for Pittsburgh's Kendrell Bell that season. He would have joined a group of about five other cornerbacks since Carrier won it as a rookie safety.

Ball played linebacker. Within the position (e.g. MLB, ROLB, etc.) won defensive rookie of the year almost 20 times since 1990.

Interceptions did factor into Carrier winning DRoY as a rookie at safety. Not one single rookie has won the award as a safety since he did it. My assumption is Downs has a high probability of duplicating the feat. He is just that good. That was the basis of my earlier comment in a nutshell. I understood other players (for example Trevon Diggs) intercepted ten or more interceptions in a season since Carrier did.
 
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DallasEast said:
My exact words were, "I can easily see him matching or beating Carriers' ten interceptions in his first year in the league." And the thread subject is just drafted Caleb Downs, who is expected to start day one at safety.

You are absolutely correct about the number of interceptions. That is not unique. It is not applicable to what I was saying. Here are the players who tied or exceeded the interception mark--along with when they tied or exceeded the interception mark during their career:

PlayerSeasonPosition
Champ Bailey3rdCornerback
Ronde Barber5thCornerback
Mark Carrier1stSafety
Antonio Cromartie2ndCornerback
Anthony Henry1stCornerback
Xavien Howard5thCornerback
Ty Law11thCornerback
Deltha O'Neal6thCornerback
Asante Samuel4thCornerback
Trevon Diggs2ndCornerback

No player played safety when they did the deed besides Carrier. Additionally, Anthony Henry might have won defensive rookie of the year as a cornerback if not for Pittsburgh's Kendrell Bell that season. He would have joined a group of about five other cornerbacks since Carrier won it as a rookie safety.

Ball played linebacker. Within the position (e.g. MLB, ROLB, etc.) won defensive rookie of the year almost 20 times since 1990.

Interceptions did factor into Carrier winning DRoY as a rookie at safety. Not one single rookie has won the award as a safety since he did it. My assumption is Downs has a high probability of duplicating the feat. He is just that good. That was the basis of my earlier comment in a nutshell. I understood other players (for example Trevon Diggs) intercepted ten or more interceptions in a season since Carter did it.
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Correct on the easily beat vs match or beat.

I’m not sure what the rest of you post has to do with anything. 10 or more interceptions in a season is extremely rare. That was my point. And I intentionally didn’t exclude corners so that the numbers were higher.

It’s even rarer for safeties. And you seem to think it’s highly probable he does it? When it’s not even highly probable anyone gets ten or more interceptions in a season.

Hell, Reed never did it. And he’s an all time elite in ball skills. Downs isn’t that.
 
Vintage said:
I’m not sure what the rest of you post has to do with anything.
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Understood.

Vintage said:
And you seem to think it’s highly probable he does it?
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Yes. He could, in fact, end his rookie season with zero interceptions, but I believe he is capable of matching Carrier's rookie mark. If true, I do believe it will greatly aid his opportunity to win defensive rookie of the year.
 
erod said:
It's been a long time since I was this excited about a defensive draft pick in these parts.

Caleb Downs would immediately start, without a question, for all 32 teams. He could very well be the best safety in football by midseason, perhaps even sooner. He's the elite of the elite of the elite.

Just watch.

He's been clearly the best player in college football on the defensive side for at least two years. Watching Ohio State play, the guy is everywhere making plays all over the field. And not just sometimes...all the time.

He's already got a veterans understanding of the game, which he's had since he was a freshman. Saban didn't play freshmen, but he let Downs actually quarterback his defense as a freshman. He's a Tom Brady in a safety body.

I've always been partial to safeties, and I do not know why they're not valued more than they are. This guy is the pedigree of the greatest safeties of all time both mentally and physically. Teams just let terrific safeties drift in the draft, and later regret it. This is going to be the case for the 11 teams that could have nabbed him, and the others that failed to trade up.

He hits like a truck and runs like a deer. He knows how to get every player lined up on defense. He calls out routes at the line of scrimmage already. He's from a high-quality family. He's an all-star safety, linebacker, slot corner, and occasional pass rusher all rolled into one.

He's Cooper DeJean times ten. I hated when we didn't draft DeJean. Now I'm glad we didn't.

Not many guys like this come along. With good fortune health-wise, this is a perennial All-Pro (not just pro bowl) who will find his way to the Hall of Fame. Paired with Jalen Thompson, who's also a smart player, this could be the best deep safeties we've had since Washington and Woodson.

Yes, he's that good. Best player in the draft by a mile. And he's ours.

The Cowboys just made the best draft pick, lucky or not, that they've made since Emmitt Smith.
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Complete shock that we got him at 11.
 
erod said:
It's been a long time since I was this excited about a defensive draft pick in these parts.

Caleb Downs would immediately start, without a question, for all 32 teams. He could very well be the best safety in football by midseason, perhaps even sooner. He's the elite of the elite of the elite.

Just watch.

He's been clearly the best player in college football on the defensive side for at least two years. Watching Ohio State play, the guy is everywhere making plays all over the field. And not just sometimes...all the time.

He's already got a veterans understanding of the game, which he's had since he was a freshman. Saban didn't play freshmen, but he let Downs actually quarterback his defense as a freshman. He's a Tom Brady in a safety body.

I've always been partial to safeties, and I do not know why they're not valued more than they are. This guy is the pedigree of the greatest safeties of all time both mentally and physically. Teams just let terrific safeties drift in the draft, and later regret it. This is going to be the case for the 11 teams that could have nabbed him, and the others that failed to trade up.

He hits like a truck and runs like a deer. He knows how to get every player lined up on defense. He calls out routes at the line of scrimmage already. He's from a high-quality family. He's an all-star safety, linebacker, slot corner, and occasional pass rusher all rolled into one.

He's Cooper DeJean times ten. I hated when we didn't draft DeJean. Now I'm glad we didn't.

Not many guys like this come along. With good fortune health-wise, this is a perennial All-Pro (not just pro bowl) who will find his way to the Hall of Fame. Paired with Jalen Thompson, who's also a smart player, this could be the best deep safeties we've had since Washington and Woodson.

Yes, he's that good. Best player in the draft by a mile. And he's ours.

The Cowboys just made the best draft pick, lucky or not, that they've made since Emmitt Smith.
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Preach it brother
 
erod said:
It's been a long time since I was this excited about a defensive draft pick in these parts.

Caleb Downs would immediately start, without a question, for all 32 teams. He could very well be the best safety in football by midseason, perhaps even sooner. He's the elite of the elite of the elite.

Just watch.

He's been clearly the best player in college football on the defensive side for at least two years. Watching Ohio State play, the guy is everywhere making plays all over the field. And not just sometimes...all the time.

He's already got a veterans understanding of the game, which he's had since he was a freshman. Saban didn't play freshmen, but he let Downs actually quarterback his defense as a freshman. He's a Tom Brady in a safety body.

I've always been partial to safeties, and I do not know why they're not valued more than they are. This guy is the pedigree of the greatest safeties of all time both mentally and physically. Teams just let terrific safeties drift in the draft, and later regret it. This is going to be the case for the 11 teams that could have nabbed him, and the others that failed to trade up.

He hits like a truck and runs like a deer. He knows how to get every player lined up on defense. He calls out routes at the line of scrimmage already. He's from a high-quality family. He's an all-star safety, linebacker, slot corner, and occasional pass rusher all rolled into one.

He's Cooper DeJean times ten. I hated when we didn't draft DeJean. Now I'm glad we didn't.

Not many guys like this come along. With good fortune health-wise, this is a perennial All-Pro (not just pro bowl) who will find his way to the Hall of Fame. Paired with Jalen Thompson, who's also a smart player, this could be the best deep safeties we've had since Washington and Woodson.

Yes, he's that good. Best player in the draft by a mile. And he's ours.

The Cowboys just made the best draft pick, lucky or not, that they've made since Emmitt Smith.
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“times ten”? I understand it’s the offseason and nonsense is the order of the day. Times ten is just ridiculous. Let’s see if he can break into the starting lineup before measuring him for his gold jacket. Ridiculous.
 
erod said:
It's been a long time since I was this excited about a defensive draft pick in these parts.

Caleb Downs would immediately start, without a question, for all 32 teams. He could very well be the best safety in football by midseason, perhaps even sooner. He's the elite of the elite of the elite.

Just watch.

He's been clearly the best player in college football on the defensive side for at least two years. Watching Ohio State play, the guy is everywhere making plays all over the field. And not just sometimes...all the time.

He's already got a veterans understanding of the game, which he's had since he was a freshman. Saban didn't play freshmen, but he let Downs actually quarterback his defense as a freshman. He's a Tom Brady in a safety body.

I've always been partial to safeties, and I do not know why they're not valued more than they are. This guy is the pedigree of the greatest safeties of all time both mentally and physically. Teams just let terrific safeties drift in the draft, and later regret it. This is going to be the case for the 11 teams that could have nabbed him, and the others that failed to trade up.

He hits like a truck and runs like a deer. He knows how to get every player lined up on defense. He calls out routes at the line of scrimmage already. He's from a high-quality family. He's an all-star safety, linebacker, slot corner, and occasional pass rusher all rolled into one.

He's Cooper DeJean times ten. I hated when we didn't draft DeJean. Now I'm glad we didn't.

Not many guys like this come along. With good fortune health-wise, this is a perennial All-Pro (not just pro bowl) who will find his way to the Hall of Fame. Paired with Jalen Thompson, who's also a smart player, this could be the best deep safeties we've had since Washington and Woodson.

Yes, he's that good. Best player in the draft by a mile. And he's ours.

The Cowboys just made the best draft pick, lucky or not, that they've made since Emmitt Smith.
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Wow! Kudos for you first positive thread. Ever.
 
kskboys said:
Complete shock that we got him at 11.
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Or complete shock that a number of teams passed on him and you’re 100% sure Jerry knows better than all those teams that selected another player. Works for me!
 
Man im not a CFB guy...so yallz analysis and breakdown of downs is getting me excited!
 
He is so much more than a safety. He can play slot and play close to the LOS and cover deep

Best of all, the kid is a leader and can QB the D.

So much to love about this pick. We have some dawgs at every level of the D now.
 
Hawkeye19 said:
He is so much more than a safety. He can play slot and play close to the LOS and cover deep

Best of all, the kid is a leader and can QB the D.

So much to love about this pick. We have some dawgs at every level of the D now.
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Saban trusted him to be his D QB in his freshman year
quite a reference
 
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