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Originally Posted by nunusguy
Just got a chance to ask Rob Rang who was on 1560 this morning if he had any concerns about Matthews being unable to crack the starting USC line-up until his last year of eligibility ?
His reply was yes. Rang said he definitely likes Matthews and appreciates his versitility and hustel but feels he may basically an overachiever who we've already seen the best from. He said Matthews late in the first round (25 or later) maybe, but no way at 15. FWIW.
There was an upper echelon of Trojan LBs including Keith Rivers, Cushing, & Rey-Rey that Matthews just couldn't break into as a starter for several years and only did so because of default and I want a player drafted in the top of the first round to be an "upper echelon" player.
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Im just dont understand how he was suposed to start. He was an undersized walk on when he first got there and the starters were considered one of the best group of college LB's ever. He did everything asked of him, worked his ass off, excelled at every level they put him and worked his way into the starting lineup on that group.
Even if he just maxed out athletically which is obsurd considering hes only what 22 or 23 years old, he has shown to be more athletically gifted than both Cushing and Mauluga. Anyone who watched USC the last few years will tell you when he is in the game he makes a diffference.
He is athletic enough, smart enough and has the desire and work ethic you wold want in a early first round pick. Im not saying we should draft him I'm just saying from what I have seen of him IMO he will be just as good or better than any of the other USC LB's. How many games he started doesnt matter to me. IF he is availabe at 15 and the Texans think he fits a need they better take him or their is a good chance they will be missing out on a very good prospect.