Scout's Insight into Damontre Moore

[RS12]

Texas A&M defensive end/outside linebacker Damontre Moore has had a rough draft process. He had an ugly showing at the Combine with a terrible 40 time and bench press session. Moore performed better at his Pro Day, but there are still a lot of concerns about him with NFL teams.

Last year, Moore was one of the most dominant defensive players in college football. As a 20-year-old junior, he totaled 12.5 sacks - one of the larger totals in the country. Perhaps even more impressive than that, Moore led his team with 85 tackles - four more than the next closest defender. He had 21 tackles for a loss, two passes broken up, a blocked kick and a forced fumble. Moore also played through an ankle injury during the season.

While Moore (6-4, 250) was playing well on the field, he was creating a bad reputation for himself off of it. In June of 2011, Moore was arrested and accused of possessing less than two ounces of marijuana. Aside from the public incidents, Moore became known for not being a hard worker and a guy that looks to party.

BAN-INCOMING-IN-3-2-1 spoke with scouts about Moore to get an idea about the concerns teams have with Moore's character. Scouts said that Moore is complex. Not only did he have that arrest, but there are suspicions that he has had some positive drug tests at Texas A&M.

Scouts said that they think Moore is going to happily indulge in the "NFL life" with excessive spending, partying and being involved with women. They believe that Moore is super immature. He's not a worker who is going to be an example for other players in the offseason conditioning program.

As a player, scouts said that Moore was not that explosive, but he is a natural pass rusher. They feel that Moore can get pushed around sometimes in the run game, but they said his pursuit skills and closing on ball carriers are incredible. One scout said that Moore has some Aldon Smith to his game.

http://BAN-INCOMING-IN-3-2-1/nfldraftrumormill.php#damontre

 

[dbonham]

being involved with women

Are these the same guys that are asking prospects if they like girls?

 

[RS12]

Are these the same guys that are asking prospects if they like girls?

Based on this Damontre Moore has huge boom/bust potential. What they are saying is that wont be able skate on his gifts and still be productive. He is going to have to work alot harder and be less distracted than he has been.

 

[speedkilz88]

Are these the same guys that are asking prospects if they like girls?

They are basically saying that off the field he is like Pacman Jones.

 

[DFWJC]

This guy has gone from top 5 on some boards to borderline 2nd round now. Massive drop
Poor 40 time, poor other measuables. Off field garbage...yikes

 

[Eskimo]

I wonder if this will be one of those cases where a couple years down the line everyone will wonder how they got distracted from his game film and let him slip into the second round.

I don't care so much about him not having elite measurables since he was productive against elite competition. I am more worried about the idea that he is not a hard worker off the field and has major character issues to boot. I could deal with the lack of measurables and still take him where we choose in the first but I don't think I can so easily overlook all these work ethic and character concerns. He may be talented but he is not that talented that he is going to be successful in the NFL without working hard off of the field studying game film and working in the conditioning programs.

I'd drop him off of any consideration in the first round. If the team thinks they can get him on a better path he may be worthy of a 2nd rounder. Something tells me that he is probably off of our board altogether with those kind of issues.

 

[9darter]

"B-b-but.....he was a concensus top 5 pick! You have to take him at 18, right?"

In my book he was a second rounder even before the Combine.

 

[garyv]

let somebody else deal with him. SIMPLY SAY NO !!!

 

[DFWJC]

I had Buffalo taking him at 8 in the Mel Kiper Invitational.
This is going to hurt my grade:laugh2:

 

[MonsterD]

They are basically saying that off the field he is like Pacman Jones.

Gettin leaded at the scrip club.

 

[InmanRoshi]

I remember one of the metric sites broke down the sacks of all pass rushers, and I believe Moore had the most "coverage sacks". He's actually pretty relentless as a pass rusher, but the problem is he has very little get off at the snap and plays high and gives tackles a lot of surface area to get their hands on him. I think you're looking at an Anthony Spencer/Greg Ellis strong side type. He's not consistently bending the corner on NFL left tackles, and he's going to get ridden outside the pocket.

 

[Dalmations202]

And yet also from Walterfootball

Damontre Moore is Indeed Considered a First-Round Prospect

Published Feb. 12, 2013
By Walter Cherepinsky - @walterfootball

Rotoworld published a blurb Tuesday morning about National Football Post writer Russ Lande's revelation regarding Texas A&M defensive Damontre Moore. Lande stated on Twitter that he hasn't talked to an NFL scout who has graded Moore as a first-round prospect. Lande said that Moore belongs in the second round.

This was quite perplexing to me. I have Moore going third to the Raiders in my 2013 NFL Mock Draft. Senior NFL Draft Analyst Charlie Campbell has Moore picked third as well. ESPN's Mel Kiper slotted Moore No. 2 overall in his recent mock draft, as did CBS' Rob Rang. Moore can be found in the second or third spot in most of the mock drafts in the 2013 NFL Mock Draft Database.

So, would everyone have to adjust their mock drafts based on Lande's report? We asked some NFL scouts about their opinion of Moore, and we came away with nothing but positive feedback.

"Everyone I've spoken with has him as a first-rounder," an NFC scout told Charlie.

An AFC scout was even more specific. When asked whether our projection of Moore should be dropped from a high first-rounder to a low first-rounder or even a second-rounder, the scout enthusiastically replied, "I think you got him right!"

FEB. 13 UPDATE: We've spoken to an NFC general manager picking in the bottom half of the first round. He does not expect Moore to be around when he's on the clock. "We have him as a mid to high first," he said.

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