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anybody see '4 first round draft picks' on defense last night?
sarktastic
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... and no, I don't mean, in a draft where the Raiders have 4 first round choices.
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Peters is trending downwards but NFL GMs dont give a fuck about personality issues he is likely 2nd round if the draft was today
Shaq is a bit of a mistery because pure LBs dont get drafted very high that often, Im going to say Shaq slips to the 3rd round because he can sometimes struggle to get off blocks
He is nowhere near 230lbs
Shaq isnt even close to being able to play safety at Earl Thomas' level.
Only time will tell....but I do believe he could grow into an earl Thomas. Some guys are late.bloomers.
I believe pat Tillman played lb at asu and played safety in the NFL.... I would have the dig into my memory banks to think. of others... I will check in with Google.
With that being said, I think you guys do have the makings of a GREAT D, this D is NOT one of those pathetic D's like you have had.
But you still have a way to go and I would think this will happen again this year a couple more times and maybe God willing in Pullman this year.........capping off a 2-4 slide for a disappointing 7-6 season.
Peters and Shelton for sure, Kikaha probably a 2nd. Not sure on Shaq
Polamalu received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Southern California, and played for the USC Trojans football team from 1999 to 2002. He spent his first year at USC as a backup where he became a hybrid player, playing at both safety positions. Despite being only a backup player at the time, Polamalu still made his mark in the eight games he played in, collecting two sacks, two forced fumbles and blocking a punt. He became a full-time starter at the strong safety position the following year. He added three blocked punts and two forced fumbles during the season and also saw time on punt return duty.
In 2002, his last year at USC, Polamalu started in all but one game, giving him 36 total starts in his college career. Polamalu finished his career at USC as a three-year starter. In all, he made 278 tackles with 29 of them being behind the line of scrimmage, six interceptions, 13 pass deflections and four blocked punts.
Polamalu, who started for his third yeat at strong safety as a senior in 2002, became USC's first 2-time All-American first team pick since offensive tackle Tony Boselli in 1992 and 1994 by making the 2002 AP, Football Writers, Walter Camp, ESPN.com and CBS.Sportsline.com All-American first teams, The Sporting News All-American second team and CNNSI.com All-American honorable mention. He was 1 of 3 finalists for the Thorpe Award in 2002. He also was a repeat All-Pac-10 first teamer in 2002.
HTH.