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Just a guy that hasn't been talked about much around here, but he really should be.
The team recently said they're looking for speed and quick twitch first and foremost in potential draftees.
That, along with a need at OLB should put Shazier squarely on their radar. If he is there at Dallas' second round pick, he very well could be the best player available because he is a terrific football player that is a little too light for most teams. If he were 20 pounds heavier he would be a lock as a first round pick... and he still might be even at his size. He has athleticism like a DB and he plays all over the field.
Shazier has terrific instincts and is a natural LB, much like Lavonte David was a couple of years ago. He is a baller, flys around and hits anything that moves. Very smart and very aggressive. He has been starting at Ohio State since his true freshman season, always clearly being one of the best athletes on the field.
Another thing that will put him high up on Dallas' board is that he always goes 100MPH never taking plays off and loves to play the game. He is a natural leader on the field and in the locker room and is a high character person on and off the field.
So he fits physically what they're looking for as far as extreme speed for the position... he fits mentally what they're looking for (smart, leader, hard worker)... and he fits our scheme and not a whole lot of others because of his size, making him likely to be the highest rated player available if he is there at our second pick.
If Dallas did draft him, he would probably be a walk-in starter at WOLB and then Carter would fight it out with Holloman and Wilber for the SOLB position. Whoever won that spot would team with Shazier and Lee to form what would be a much, much better unit than Dallas had last season.
Here is what CBS has to say about him.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1824417/ryan-shazier
My favorite part:
Mainly his negatives are that he's overagressive and his size. Overagressive, I can deal with and his size won't really be a factor in Dallas' defense.
He's so good that he probably is gone by the time we pick in the second... but if he is there, he would very likely be the pick. Also, he fits what we want so much both mentally and physically that we could possibly move up a few spots to insure we get him... so I went ahead and posted about him here.
The team recently said they're looking for speed and quick twitch first and foremost in potential draftees.
That, along with a need at OLB should put Shazier squarely on their radar. If he is there at Dallas' second round pick, he very well could be the best player available because he is a terrific football player that is a little too light for most teams. If he were 20 pounds heavier he would be a lock as a first round pick... and he still might be even at his size. He has athleticism like a DB and he plays all over the field.
Shazier has terrific instincts and is a natural LB, much like Lavonte David was a couple of years ago. He is a baller, flys around and hits anything that moves. Very smart and very aggressive. He has been starting at Ohio State since his true freshman season, always clearly being one of the best athletes on the field.
Another thing that will put him high up on Dallas' board is that he always goes 100MPH never taking plays off and loves to play the game. He is a natural leader on the field and in the locker room and is a high character person on and off the field.
So he fits physically what they're looking for as far as extreme speed for the position... he fits mentally what they're looking for (smart, leader, hard worker)... and he fits our scheme and not a whole lot of others because of his size, making him likely to be the highest rated player available if he is there at our second pick.
If Dallas did draft him, he would probably be a walk-in starter at WOLB and then Carter would fight it out with Holloman and Wilber for the SOLB position. Whoever won that spot would team with Shazier and Lee to form what would be a much, much better unit than Dallas had last season.
Here is what CBS has to say about him.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1824417/ryan-shazier
My favorite part:
Mainly his negatives are that he's overagressive and his size. Overagressive, I can deal with and his size won't really be a factor in Dallas' defense.
He's so good that he probably is gone by the time we pick in the second... but if he is there, he would very likely be the pick. Also, he fits what we want so much both mentally and physically that we could possibly move up a few spots to insure we get him... so I went ahead and posted about him here.
