http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/31/tori-gurley-waived-by-packers/

A lot of guys here have said they want Gurley. I'm not a big fan of us picking him up, though it probably happens.

 

Tori Gurley

Second Year UDFA/Practice Squad 2011, 6'4" 232lbs, 35" arms, 9 3/4" hands, 40 Time: 4.56, 33.5 Vertical, 118" broad
http://www.packers.com/team/roster/Tori-Gurley/e4136c36-84c4-4e19-ae24-223bbaa860b1

Former basketball player.

NFL Combine Profile

[video=youtube;u_jFW7yqSE8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_jFW7yqSE8[/video]


To me, he's not as good a passing mismatch as Egnew at tight end vs linebackers, but may actually be a better blocker as a compromise if you get ten more pounds onto him and move him to TE. Maybe that's dumb, a la Ernest Wilford, but I just don;t see this guy being a great player at WR. I don't think he sounds better than Roberto Wallace.

What jumps out at me looking at video are his stiff, un-fluid hips and lower lumbar.

 

True. Speaking of the Rams, I'd consider having our medical guys look at Danario Alexander's bad knee. Wonder if it's not worth taking him, IR-ing him for a year to get healthy.

 

I've also heard Cleveland is hurting at WR, but I haven't actually checked their roster.

 

Then again, neither were 3/4s of our receiving corps.

 

My thing with Borel is, I like him... but he's more an inside receiver and that's not our great need.

Don't know much about McNutt or Boykin. No, that's a lie. Know nothing at all about McNutt and Boykin. lol

Out of the guys you listed as interesting, do you have strong enough feelings about any that you think we absolutely should go get him?

 

I think they're only set to keep 3 TEs, and Mastrud won't be one of them. I'll go look at some video of Chase Ford though.

LBs def need depth, but mainly at OLB. I'll look at Montee Taylor too. At this point, all I hope for in a DE is a guy with the physical quickness and explosiveness to get to the edge, the strength to anchor... but some mental and technique flaws... since those are correctable. You know, a guy who gets caught up inside instead of staying on the outside shoulder vs the run (assuming they're funnelling the RB inside), a guy who does have hand strength but doesn't use them as well as he needs to, a guy who has only inside or outside moves but could flourish if you expand his repertoire. Those kind of guys. I GOTTA see quick enough, explosive enough lower body movement though.

 

Montee Taylor

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/7731/monte-taylor

Not fast, but not horribly slow. Wonder about his 10 yard split, shuttle and would love to know the vertical and BP.

PRO DAY http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=96889&draftyear=2012&genpos=DE

I mean, he doesn't jump off the page at you with any of those. Out of interest, here is how his measurables compare to Shelby, the guy I feel is the second best outside pass rusher we have other than Wake (**** that's not a good state of affairs).

Derrick Shelby

When you start looking at it that way, it's mixed. Monte has a better 10-yard split, but less explosive vertical than Shelby. Monte broad jumped further than Shelby, but Shelby had better cone and shuttle times.

It leaves me unsure of who's the better athlete, but given the quick pass rushing ends I've seen on those Eagles teams, I'm inclined to bring Monte in for a look. Doesn;t sound like a kid who can rely on physical gifts to get to the QB, so it'll come down to how well his position coach thinks he can develop the kids toolset and make up for his current deficiencies.

 

Strength is the one thing I didn't see on Montee... and BP doesn't tell the full story on strength anyways. His broad jump is a good hint that he has some power in that base. Sounds like he is worth a look, but if he won't impress with lateral quickness, then we're looking at the SOLB having to soak up a lot of lead blocks on runs to that side. At any rate, pass rush is our main concern, not wide runs.

Do you think he would have any chance of challenging Odrick for snaps at DE during this season, or is this a long term developmental guy?

 

Agreed. Couldn't find any on youtube. If we pick him up I'll go look at preseason games on my ipad, but it's so inefficient to search for guys. I need someone to do coach-cutups for me. lol. Imagine hiring someone to do that for you just as a fan.

 

That's what you said when they caught you kissing your cousin at the family wedding.

 

You know. The one just for family... to become... more family.

 

I honestly don;t think we have anyone we could accurately call a pass rusher outside of Wake. We have guys we are *asking* to rush the passer, but they are poor fits. Even Shelby *can* do it a bit, but is by no means 'a pass rusher'.

As such, anyone whose skillset actually fits the task is step in the right direction for us. Okay... next question, who would you cut to make room for Montee?

 

I'm confused too, because whenever I try to read them, they seem convoluted. I get the sense the order changes too, which really helps make it easy to learn. lol.

 

LOL. That's just funny as hell. I nominate Michael Egnew. ****er has long *** arms and at worst could tip a lot of balls and obscure the passing lane.

Besides, he is an idiot savant at entirely missing the man across from him when blocking... maybe it translates to him being unblockable??

 

Honestly, though, if Coyle wants to start finding inventive ways to get to the passer I think Wilson and Culver are his two best options outside of front-svene guys.

I agree with you, though, that you don;t have to blitz those guys from a secondary spot... just sub one of them in as a ******ed two-point stance edge rusher with three down linemen. lol. Oddie and Starks can muddy up the middle.

would love to see that.

Let's also remember, we haven't had Dansby available to blitz inside.

 

He's improving.