Pick #114 CB BW Webb, William & Mary

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Clove;5067182 said:
I could've sworn we got rid of Jenkins, meaning, we're thin at corner. And thin at corner means you are doomed in a pass-happy NFL. Injuries happens to corners a lot, so don't take that position lightly.

I thought Sterling Moore did a decent job last year. He'll make a nice 5th-CB/S now.
 

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Well at least with this draft we can win the 7 on 7 championship this year again! :)
 

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Dont know anything about the kid to form an opinion but looking at his highlight video kid has a huge upside. Lets just hopes he's coachable and can make an impact...

In Kiffin we trust

But i do think we should address our RB issue with Stefan Taylor or Knile Davis with our next pick
 

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Finally I got one right! BDubs in the 4th :)

Called a TE early, no RB, didn't think we needed a WR but stoked at the new weapons. Actually thought Thomas was the pick at safety but this guy Wilcox has a lot of upside and you hota love his enthusiasm. And got a Wall of a lineman. Happy with this draft. Still need a RB. Got to watch our pick on break but is that Clemson RB on the board?
 

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I think it is a great choice with great value in the 4th. I actually had him in 3rd/4th so here's hoping I can be right about us getting Gillislee in the 5th
 

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AllProRico;5067247 said:
I think it is a great choice with great value in the 4th. I actually had him in 3rd/4th so here's hoping I can be right about us getting Gillislee in the 5th

It's a good pick. I wanted Dwight Bentley last year and Webb is somewhat similar.
 

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Nirvana;5067209 said:
How good is he at returning punts? Stats?

Don't have any stats but Mayock was gushing about his return ability and used the word "explosive" in describing him.
 

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Double Trouble;5067001 said:
:laugh2: A team terribly weak in the front 7 does nothing to address it in the 1st 4 rounds of the draft.

Spencer
Ratliff
Hatcher
Ware
Durante
Lee
Carter

Is terribly weak?

Dude, hating is one thing, but not even caring about your credibility is quite another.
 

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theogt;5067026 said:
Very solid 4th round pick. Good athlete. Good instincts. Will be a solid contributor as a 3rd/4th corner for a long time.

I know people really rag on Kiper but I read where his draft reports were the 4th most accurate drafts for the last five years. He has Webb rated 78th overall and to be picked top of the 3rd rd. Good value although I was hoping they would address the DL or OL.

I've been hoping Jesse Williams DT of AL would be picked by the Cowboys but now it seems remote. They will go with a RB in rd 5.
 

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fortdick;5067298 said:
Spencer
Ratliff
Hatcher
Ware
Durante
Lee
Carter

Is terribly weak?

Dude, hating is one thing, but not even caring about your credibility is quite another.
Not to mention our 3rd and 4th round picks from last year that should be developing and contributing this year.
 

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fortdick;5067298 said:
Spencer
Ratliff
Hatcher
Ware
Durante
Lee
Carter

Is terribly weak?

Dude, hating is one thing, but not even caring about your credibility is quite another.

Good thing none of those guys have a history of injuries, there's no reason to draft depth at all!
 

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Heh what a crazy set of coincidences...

I went to a small school for middle and high school. It was a 6-12 school. As I entered high school, this little kid showed up in the lower school, MAYBE 5 feet tall. His mom was always around, "Hi! I'm B.W.'s mom," she would always say. Everybody recognized her, and enjoyed having her around school. She was always smiling, and always involved with B.W.

As the years went on, he was one of the most well liked kids in the entire school. How many middle school kids are well liked by upper schoolers? It wasn't as if he hung out with us, or ate with us, but everybody loved him. He was an incredibly charming, albeit cocky, kid. I specifically remember a moment when the whole school was in the gym for a pep rally, and we were having inter-grade competition. BW was picked to compete against an older kid. It was just a silly competition, having to moonwalk from one end of the gym to the other. As they set off the other kid did some sort of goofball moonwalk, just shuffling his feet, but not B.W...He glided across the gym floor in the smoothest moonwalk I've ever seen, and the entire gym erupted in screams, applause, and laughter. It was shocking how smooth it was, but at the same time you kind of expected it to be awesome, because it was B.W.

I never did play football with him, as he was too young to play varsity when I was there, but I did get to see him play when I went back for homecoming one year. I remember him still being tiny, 5'2 MAYBE. 120lbs soaking wet and holding dumbells. But when he got the ball (he was playing one of the wings in our triple option) he was so smooth and slippery. I just shook my head and laughed, watching him make kids so much bigger than him look stupid.

Fast forward to the semester I graduated from William and Mary...I'm entering a bookstore in Williamsburg (about 30 minutes west of where the previous paragraphs took place) and I see a familiar face. "Hi, this is B.W.'s mom," she said in to her cell phone with that familiar smile on her face. I didn't stop and talk to her as it had been a few years since I last saw her. Maybe B.W. is at William and Mary I wondered to myself. That would be pretty awesome I thought. I never bothered to look it up, and probably forgot a few days later. William and Mary almost always redshirts its freshmen anyways.

I moved to Boston the following fall, and was lucky enough to watch William and Mary play UVA on TV up here. It's a rare treat for WM to be on tv in the first place, never mind up here. A lot of my good friends from high school went to UVA so this was pretty exciting. I was just hoping WM didn't get crushed in all honesty. I end up missing the beginning of the game so I don't see the starters introduced which perhaps made the following even more exciting and dramatic, but UVA throws an interception. I jump up, cheering. Woohoo! My jaw drops when they say who picked it off. B.W. Webb! "Oh man I know that guy," I say to my girlfriend (now my wife). Later on in the game another interception by B.W. I'm lovin it. I can't believe this kid that everyone loved ended up playing football at my alma mater to begin with. Nevermind that he'd ball out of control and stick it to my UVA friends (remember they also went to High School at HRA when B.W. was in the middle school).

The game's in the fourth quarter, and close. The trash talking texts and phone calls are flying back and forth between my friends and I. WM tacks on a field goal to go up by 5 with about 4 minutes to go. UVA gets the ball and has to score. The clock's ticking, they're driving. I'm thinking, "Oh god here it comes. The heartbreaking last second score. I'll never hear the end of it." I shoulda known better. About 2 minutes to go. Interception. B.W. There he goes. Pick six. Game!

Now this kid that's been linked to me through schools and sports since I was a teenager gets drafted by my Dallas Cowboys. What a crazy coincidence.

I haven't been in touch with him for years, and like I mentioned, even though this little kid in middle school was probably the coolest kid around, we didn't hang out, and we weren't more than acquaintances so I won't have any insider information. I just love that before the draft I was calling people up telling them, "Hey B.W.'s going to get drafted! Maybe even as high as the third round! Can you believe that?" Then he goes ahead and gets picked by the team I live and breathe.

Now for what I saw firsthand, complete with totally biased information:

Great feet.
Smooth hips. (I personally think this is of vital importance for any DB. I can never understand why teams draft DBs with stiff hips)
Really smooth runner with nice long speed. Good returner, and good running after an interception.
Really nice hands.
Great instincts and intelligence.
Great kid. Sweet and charming (at least he was) while still having plenty of "swag."

I can't wait to hear "Hi! I'm B.W.'s mom" around VR or at training camp! :laugh2:
 
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