I had him going 2nd in the draft and then had him going no worse than 5 to Detroit, if Jags took a T.
Jordan is everything Odrick isn't. He will take pressure off of Wake and I believe he is the second coming of Javon Kearse. He is every bit a freak like Kearse and will only add muscle and bulk.
Best part is we only gave up a second to move up to number 3 and get the best defensive player on the board. I feel like we raped the Raiders, though it isn't that hard to do.
Now we have more leverage to force KC's hand in trading Albert. They need to move him, we gave the Raiders the pick they wanted. We now want to keep our other second and will force KC to take a 3rd instead. If KC tells us to go to hell we will then sign either Winston or McKinnie. Either way need is filled and we still have picks.
Johnson would have been the safe pick. Jordan is the winning pick, the right pick. Love, love, love it.
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I'm seeing Jordan as a "Tiger" or "Jack", who atm is a bit weak, his body is not really developed enough, sort of like JT in 1997, but the talent is just there with him.
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Sports science rates his athletic ability up there with D. Ware, and D. Freeney. Acceleration equivalent to the WR's in this draft. Freak Athlete.
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They call him Praying Mantis!
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I told a buddy of mine that body wide he reminded me of JT when he was drafted. Lanky, doesn't look like and end and yet it works. He wil get bigger on an NFL program.
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I just cant believe how fast he is coming off the line. Wow.
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This is the opposite of a Tank Carradinedjphinfan and Frumundah Finnatic like this. -
I am still pumped over the pick. He is a B-E-A-S-T! Freak athlete. Ireland is the MAN!
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Really like this pick. I thought they might go Lane Johnson when they traded up to #3 and I was about to turn the TV off in disgust. I was on the phone with my father when the trade happened and I wish I could have recorded the conversation. I told him: "I can't believe they traded up so high to pick an OL, the only player I would have traded up that high for is Dion Jordan."
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What is the shoulder injury and recovery time? When do you all think he'll be back in the weight room, will it be soon enough for him to get the 20 pounds of muscle on? Bottom line I really like the pick, and want to know will Jordan be ready to bookend Wake at full NFL strength by game one?
And major kudos to Ireland for ripping off the Raiders to go up and get Jordan, he wasn't the sexy pick, but I think for us to pressure Brady and take over first place in the AFCEast this year, Jordan looks to be the best pick possible.
Now we see what El Jefe plans for replacing Long at LT.
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i still cant believe we got him, i thought their was no way in hell we would land him.
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Best part about this guy is his toolbox: he covered tight ends frequently in Aliotti's 34 scheme. Coyle must be happy; this guy dropping back on a zone blitz...yeeeeeehaw. I am very happy with this pick; one of my favorite prospects in the draft. Tavon at #8 was a surprise, but many had him going to STL.
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Dolphins feel he the best defensive player in the draft, we can be scary good on defense now.
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According to Sports Science...he tests out to be as good a player as Damarcus Ware....now...seriously...can you all imagine him ending up to be that good?
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BUT, Jordan is a better visual fit for it..he really does have long long arms
It's a bit like having a V-12 ferrari bending the edge on one side and a sort of phreak on the other side who can do things Kraken couldn't like drop into the coverage?
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Besides, I was not thrilled with the options that would have been available at CB at the #12 pick. If I had my choice I would have stayed put or traded back slightly and picked Eifert from ND.
Nonetheless, Dion Jordan to me is a much better pick than Lane Johnson at #3 because there are much more options to bring in and start immediately on the OL. For example, Winston - Clabo - Albert - Mckinnzie are all viable options to start immediately on the OL available through trade or FA. Albert is the only one who would cost us significant resources and thus I would shy away from him, but the other three would be good options. -
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If we are ever to supplant the Cheatriots, we need freakish athletes, guys who make coaches plans seem silly, Jordan is one of those athletes, to me he's a "must have"
So fired Coach Gruden, you have to defend Gronk, do you think your left tackle would have done it?
Nope, yet one would advocate for doing the "smart" thing and taking the tackle.
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