BAT;2740013 said:
Seriously? I really don't understand the love for this player. He has great size and is very intelligent, obviously articulate and displays great character & leadership, but he was a bust for 3 seasons and had an above average year comparitively in 2008.
He does not have great speed and he drops way too many passes, especially since he is being projected as a possession receiver. Even as a receiver, Casey outperformed him. On and off the field. And he is not clutch, those 2 fumbles against Kentucky lost them that game. I do like the kid but I don't think he has done anything to deserve drafting that high. The Bears obviously love him too and are likely going to take him at 49, just before Dallas' pick at 51.
On Caldwell:
He does need to improve his initial punch. He did show a good punch at the Senior Bowl. It just wasn't in Tyronne Green's class. Caldwell is more of a push and shove guy and needs to get stronger. His punch is adequate. Weight training for his upper body should improve his punch.
I still think Caldwell offers the power (lower body) that Unger doesn't at this point. Unger isn't as strong as Caldwell at the point of attack. Wood has it, too. (lower body strength) I think a zone team or finesse team will draft Max Unger.
On Massaquoi:
Georgia is a running team, and they run a pro style offense. Plus, Richt is conservative. He wants to pound the ball. They run first and pass second. Casey played in a spread offense where the ball is constantly in the air. I don't think it would be wise to spend a high pick on a project at FB and to run a trick offensive set. That's just me. I remember Anthony Fasano and how he was going to be this H-back. It didn't work. He couldn't block or catch a gift TD in the playoffs.
Marcus McNeil is in San Diego, too. Casey will not see the quality of defensive backs that he saw in his conference.
Massaquoi was productive his freshmen year. He played and put up a good yardage total. Georgia's QB situation was not very good his sophomore season. Ask any Georgia fan. They were caught in transition. Massaquoi put up his best year this year, and he played with
A.J. Green. He almost had 1,000 yards. He had some long TDs, and he
torched Kentucky this year ( 8-
191-1; LG 78; 23.9) and pretty much beat them by himself. He was on fire at the end of the season. He torched Florida (5-112-0; 22.4; LG 32).
As far as his hands go, he had some drop issues during his career. However,
D.J. Shockley and
Matthew Stafford (his sophomore year) didn't throw very good catchable balls. Shockley threw the ball hard, and Stafford threw the ball way to hard, imo, when he first started playing during Massaquoi's sophomore season. Stafford threw with consistent touch this year and had more experience quarterbacking. As a result, Massaquoi had his best year. His numbers were good. There is nothing wrong with being a reliable # 2 WR. They come out of the second round, too. He had some long TDs last year and got Florida deep in 2007. No one gets Florida deep.
He was clutch in the Georgia Tech and Kentucky games. He hurt Tennessee last year (5-103-1; 20.6; LG 32), too. He ended the year on fire. He put up good stats (58-920-8; 15.9 LG 78).
The Bears also love
Rashad Johnson. They need a CB, S, DE, WR, and depth on the oline. Their RT situation isn't the best. They might take him, but I wouldn't be so sure. Another WR could fall to them. I read where they are not completely locked in on a WR. We'll see.
Massaquoi is a safe pick in a deep WR class. The run on WRs is going to be big, and Dallas may just go WR in round 2.
Massaquoi will not get past the Lions in round 3. They took notice when they worked Stafford out.
In my opinion, Massaquoi's WR skills at 51 are much safer than a player who is projecting to fullback. If Casey washes out like Fasano (blocking), you will have a glorified H-Back/Wild Cat guy.
The ball needs to go to Bennett, last year's second round pick.
I'll say this, too. Massaquoi does damage over the middle of the field. He's tough. He fits the Dallas profile and your profile. He was a solid, productive football player. Plus, he has upside. For all the Robiskie fans, I'll ask this. Will he go over the middle, get blasted and hang on to the ball, because this guy will.
