Video: Bryan Broaddus talks draft - 4/4/09

[dcfanatic]

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I will take Delmas or Rashad Johnson.

And I still have hope for Sean Smith, but it's looking like he's going earlier as a CB. Maybe if we move up.

 

[Rampage]

Bob Owned!

 

[Aven8]

I saw McBath play his entire career. I'm not sure about a 2nd, but he can catch the football...and that's what we need BAD! He was actually a pretty good corner early in his career.

I like the idea of bringing in former corners, turned safety...that usually means they can cover...but I want the type that did it for a few years in college.....that way they learned how to tackle as well.

I do like Johnson a lot. May not have the intangibles, but the guy is like Ed Reed on the field...he's always around the play, and making a big play...plus he's a leader just like Reed was at Miami.

 

[SLATEmosphere]

Bob is getting extremely owned right now. Chung sucks and an in the box safety..I'd rather just keep Roy Williams..Delmas is a playmaker and centerfield safety than can come up and support the run if needed..

I feel that the Sean Smith dream has sailed for me. He has expressed several times that he wants to play corner..it's almost like he sounds that he'll be bitter if he has to play safety..

 

[CATCH17]

Brian Broadus rulz

 

[dcfanatic]

I saw McBath play his entire career. I'm not sure about a 2nd, but he can catch the football...and that's what we need BAD! He was actually a pretty good corner early in his career.

I like the idea of bringing in former corners, turned safety...that usually means they can cover...but I want the type that did it for a few years in college.....that way they learned how to tackle as well.

I do like Johnson a lot. May not have the intangibles, but the guy is like Ed Reed on the field...he's always around the play, and making a big play...plus he's a leader just like Reed was at Miami.

McBath does make a nice diving catch in this video...

http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/sports/watch/v1420839gzCCj38x#

 

[dcfanatic]

Bob is getting extremely owned right now. Chung sucks and an in the box safety..I'd rather just keep Roy Williams..Delmas is a playmaker and centerfield safety than can come up and support the run if needed..

I feel that the Sean Smith dream has sailed for me. He has expressed several times that he wants to play corner..it's almost like he sounds that he'll be bitter if he has to play safety..

Here's Smith's new first blog post over at NFP (he's doing it until the draft)...

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2009/04/nfp-prospect-draft-diary-sean-smith/

NFP Prospect Draft Diary: Sean Smith

In the days leading up to this month’s NFL Draft, University of Utah cornerback Sean Smith — projected as a first-day pick — will be writing a blog for the National Football Post about his experiences and thoughts. This is his first entry.

If I had to describe my life the last few months, I’d say it’s been like a roller-coaster. Up and down.

I started off high, coming off a Sugar Bowl win over Alabama and then making the decision to come out this year, and things were looking real good. But then you hear people say negative things about you, like you’re a safety, not a cornerback, or you’re not fast enough – and the roller-coaster starts to go down. So you ask yourself if you made the right decision.

Then it goes back up again. I went to Florida to work out at a training facility that my agent David Canter recommended and where some of my teammates had a lot of success, and my speed started increasing — and a lot of things happen to get your confidence back up. I had 24 interviews at the Combine with teams and they went really well, and I went away feeling good about things.

One thing I’m learning is that when you’re expected to go high in the draft, a lot more is expected of you. So the work never stops. I trained for the Combine in February, but that’s kind of like training for straight-line speed. I ran the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds flat, which was slow in my eyes. It wasn’t the result I wanted to see – so the roller-coaster starts to go down. And I didn’t weigh what I thought; I wanted to be 210 but I came in at 214, and people were saying I was too big to play corner.

I went to Fort Lauderdale, worked hard and ate a strict diet. On my pro day in March, I weighed 209 and ran in the low 4.4s. So things were going up again. Now that the team interviews and my personal visits are over, I’m putting my cleats back on and getting into football shape.

It never stops. But I’ve been playing football in pads since I was 8 years old, and here I am, just a few weeks away from the draft.

I didn’t think I’d be here as a cornerback. At high school in Pasadena, Calif., I was a wide receiver, but my last year I played running back and had over 1,500 yards rushing. I was highly recruited by all the teams in the Pac-10, but once I converted to running back, those same schools backed off because I wasn’t your typical back. I was tall and lanky.

The schools that still had an interest were Oregon, Utah and UTEP. I begged and pleaded with them not to just look at me as a running back because I played defense, too. Oregon ended up taking a player who was ranked higher than I was, and Utah was coming off a trip to the Fiesta Bowl in 2005 and looked at me as a running back.

I definitely didn’t want to limit myself to running back. I wanted to contribute in any way possible.

I redshirted my freshman year and played running back on the scout team. I begged my coach, Kyle Whittingham, to let me switch to wide receiver. At the end of the season, I finally got my opportunity. Then one day at practice, I was messing around during one-on-ones playing defense. Coach saw me, and at the time I wasn’t playing a lot on offense. My role wasn’t what I wanted it to be. So I asked him if I could play defense. We had a game against BYU, and they had a tight end that was a good match-up for my size and athletic ability.

I had a good game, and that led to me playing defense in the 2006 Armed Forces Bowl. When the season was over, I sat down with my coach and told him that I wanted to pursue defense. He wanted to make sure I was making the right decision because he knew I was gifted with the ball in my hands. I said if it was an opportunity to start right away, then I wanted to play defense. I was a good receiver, but I guess I was just impatient and wanted to get on the field.

Now I’m here in Dallas, staying with my brother and getting ready for the draft. I’m a combination of nervous and excited. You go from being a college student to getting a chance to live your dream of playing in the NFL.

Words can’t really explain the feelings I’ll have on draft day. It’s an exciting process, and I’m working hard and thinking about my future.
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The kid makes it seem like it's an insult if he has to play Safety.

I don't think that's someone I would want to draft and try to convert into a Free Safety because his heart won't be in it. Now the Cowboys do need a CB in this draft, but not neccessarily early in the draft.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Bob Owned!

whatever, let's put 2 weak run defenders at both safety spots, HOORAY!!

my only consolation is that we've never taken with our 1st pick, someone we've publicly brought in, and we're bringing in Delmas

 

[SLATEmosphere]

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The kid makes it seem like it's an insult if he has to play Safety.

I don't think that's someone I would want to draft and try to convert into a Free Safety because his heart won't be in it. Now the Cowboys do need a CB in this draft, but not neccessarily early in the draft.

That's exactly how I feel about him DC. I havn't read this exact blog but I've read others that just gave me a vibe that he was going to pout if he had to be safety. The only reason I wanted him was because I thought he was the next Cromartie! and Cromartie can't play CB! I bet he told Jerry or whever interviewed him that he wants to play corner and that probably turned them off. I don't him at corner either. He's extremely inexperienced to go up against top notch receivers. He's better off play centerfield and playing over the top.

 

[Woods]

whatever, let's put 2 weak run defenders at both safety spots, HOORAY!!

my only consolation is that we've never taken with our 1st pick, someone we've publicly brought in, and we're bringing in Delmas

I don't think Delmas will be there at 51 anyway.

I think we'll have to target someone like McBath or another player between the 3-5 rounds.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I don't think Delmas will be there at 51 anyway.

I think we'll have to target someone like McBath or another player between the 3-5 rounds.

good, I don't want Brandon Jacobs feasting on our secondary

 

[dbair1967]

Bob is getting extremely owned right now. Chung sucks and an in the box safety..I'd rather just keep Roy Williams..Delmas is a playmaker and centerfield safety than can come up and support the run if needed..

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and yet you claim he is the next Bob Sanders, who couldnt find the football in the air with a Rand McNally

 

[SLATEmosphere]

and yet you claim he is the next Bob Sanders, who couldnt find the football in the air with a Rand McNally

:laugh2: Ohhhh Dblair..I pity you.

Bob Sanders+Ed Reed=Louis Delmas

 

[28 Joker]

That was good, but it was a little disappointing. He left some great values out. Is a FS going to play ahead of Ken Hamlin if you draft him at 51. The Cowboys have big money tied up in Hamlin and could draft a player to groom in round 3 or 4.

I know some of you are sick of me saying this, but the value at safety will be in rounds 3 and 4.

Chip Vaughn wasn't mentioned, and he is a play up and centerfield player. He has very good range. I'd take him over Chung and Moore and laugh. Vaughn may go to the Raiders in round 2. They pick very high.

David Bruton is a ballhawk FS from Notre Dame. He's a special teams standout (gunner). Bruton had two very good years of production. He could be the 4th round steal in this draft like Kerry Rhodes. He's big and very fast (4.40), and he can play centerfield. You could get him to groom in late round 3 or round 4.

Rashad Johnson is a better value in round three than Delmas. He could be the 3rd round steal that the FS from the Rams was. Someone is going to find that out after they draft him. If Delmas falls to 51, that should be a flag. The run of safeties usually sees them way gone by 51.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

That was good, but it was a little disappointing. He left some great values out. Is a FS going to play ahead of Ken Hamlin if you draft him at 51. The Cowboys have big money tied up in Hamlin and could draft a player to groom in round 3 or 4.

I know some of you are sick of me saying this, but the value at safety will be in rounds 3 and 4.

Chip Vaughn wasn't mentioned, and he is a play up and centerfield player. He has very good range. I'd take him over Chung and Moore and laugh. Vaughn may go to the Raiders in round 2. They pick very high.

David Bruton is a ballhawk FS from Notre Dame. He's a special teams standout (gunner). Bruton had two very good years of production. He could be the 4th round steal in this draft like Kerry Rhodes. He's big and very fast (4.40), and he can play centerfield. You could get him to groom in late round 3 or round 4.

Rashad Johnson is a better value in round three than Delmas. He could be the 3rd round steal that the FS from the Rams was. Someone is going to find that out after they draft him. If Delmas falls to 51, that should be a flag. The run of safeties usually sees them way gone by 51.

I'm coming full-circle back to rooting for Rashad Johnson, same measurables and game as Delmas, but much smarter

 

[ddh33]

With all of this talk about playing "centerfield", I wonder about Ken Hamlin? Isn't that supposed to be his job?

I think the Cowboys just need to take the best player and not worry too much about it. If that player is completely one-dimensional and can't cover, he's probably not the best player anyway.

But Gerald Sensabaugh gives you options. I just think you take the best player. Don't worry too much about this "centerfielder" stuff.

 

[dbair1967]

With all of this talk about playing "centerfield", I wonder about Ken Hamlin? Isn't that supposed to be his job?

I think the Cowboys just need to take the best player and not worry too much about it. If that player is completely one-dimensional and can't cover, he's probably not the best player anyway.

But Gerald Sensabaugh gives you options. I just think you take the best player. Don't worry too much about this "centerfielder" stuff.

I agree 100%, and thats what I think is going to happen. Our 1st pick wont be a QB, RB or TE, but could be just about any other position (other than K/P too)

 

[Rampage]

With all of this talk about playing "centerfield", I wonder about Ken Hamlin? Isn't that supposed to be his job?

I think the Cowboys just need to take the best player and not worry too much about it. If that player is completely one-dimensional and can't cover, he's probably not the best player anyway.

But Gerald Sensabaugh gives you options. I just think you take the best player. Don't worry too much about this "centerfielder" stuff.

wouldn't it help us more if both safties could do it? but I agree we should take Ron Brace at 51

 

[NeonNinja]

I think Rashard Johnson would be the best value in rounds 3-4 and I think he could end up being one of the best safeties in this draft.

 

[SLATEmosphere]

Barwin,Delmas,Rashad,Brace,Robiskie,Duke or Sintim...anyone else doesn't warrant our 2nd rounder. Give me one of those please.