Would you draft Taylor Mays to play OLB

painekiller · #1 12-14-2009, 03:21 PM

Taylor the safety does remind me of Roy Williams, he plays more a hybrid LB that many of the colleges are using now. Taylor is not the clean tackler I want from a safety. He does not wrap well.

As for coverage, the small bits I can see on TV, he is not an elite coverage guy like our team needs.

Would I draft Mays to be an OLB? No I would rather take Weatherspoon, who is lower on every draft chart I have seen.

Taking Weatherspoon to play with Ryans and Cushing would give the Texans one of the best pass coverage group of LBs in the league, and they are better against the run then they are against the pass.

NBT · #2 12-14-2009, 04:13 PM

NO! He needs to stay at safety. Besides I don't think we need to waste a first round pick on a LB. We need defensive and offensive lineman in a worse way.

mussop · #3 12-14-2009, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by NBT

NO! He needs to stay at safety. Besides I don't think we need to waste a first round pick on a LB. We need defensive and offensive lineman in a worse way.

I should of been more specific. I think he is going to fall into the second round.

painekiller · #4 12-15-2009, 02:18 PM

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I should of been more specific. I think he is going to fall into the second round.

As you pointed out, Al Davis still in the league, no way he drops to the 2nd.

mussop · #5 12-15-2009, 07:18 PM

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As you pointed out, Al Davis still in the league, no way he drops to the 2nd.

Yes but speed is Davis's weak point. Haden will outrun Mays and plays a more important position. I cannot fathom even Davis taking Mays over Haden.

Fonz the Boss · #6 12-16-2009, 07:50 AM

He needs to stay at safety and we should not draft him anyways. We need a true shut down corner. We have seen how versatile a defense can be by having a guy like Revis, Asomugha, and maybe even both Cromarties...... heck Green Bay is the top ranked defense in the league and its mainly because they have 2 corners that play man up most of the time. A shut down corner is of higher priority over having a big time safety imo.

NBT · #7 12-16-2009, 02:29 PM

My emphasis on this coming draft has changed anyway. Instead of a safety I would draft a CB to replace Robinson, or I would go for that RB that has eluded us. However, having said that, our biggest needs would probably be OC and OG, and DL.

Roy P · #8 01-29-2010, 09:57 PM

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No I would rather take Weatherspoon, who is lower on every draft chart I have seen.

Taking Weatherspoon to play with Ryans and Cushing would give the Texans one of the best pass coverage group of LBs in the league, and they are better against the run then they are against the pass.

Now we are talking. Remember when people were talking abour Aaron Curry being the "safest" pick last year? That's Weatherspoon.

idymoe · #9 01-30-2010, 10:55 AM

He may be the safest, but the only I would be more shocked is if they took a wide receiver in the first.

nunusguy · #10 03-17-2010, 07:43 AM

My former SC teammate Taylor Mays has been under the microscope lately since the Combine. All I can tell you is he’s a hard worker, a solid kid who wants to play football. Whatever his time was in the 40, he’s a guy who could catch anyone on the football field. I saw him plenty of times, if anyone on the other team got loose, he was the last line of defense and always made the tackle. There’s absolutely no question that I would be thrilled to have him on our team.
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Did Cushings endorsement of former teammate Taylor Mays change any minds about the USC safety in the upcoming Draft ?

Roy P · #11 03-17-2010, 10:27 AM

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Did Cushings endorsement of former teammate Taylor Mays change any minds about the USC safety in the upcoming Draft ?

I'd say the interception in the Senior Bowl and watching him run a 4.3 at the Combine made me willing to take a chance on him.

painekiller · #12 03-17-2010, 12:28 PM

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I'd say the interception in the Senior Bowl and watching him run a 4.3 at the Combine made me willing to take a chance on him.

ditto, May's is a top ten athlete, and he showed promise during the Senior Bowl game. He looked lost during drills. So the jury is out, and if Rhodes and Gibbs bless the kid, then I'm in.

Roy P · #13 03-17-2010, 08:36 PM

What is ironic is that 2 years ago, I liked Cushing and then took him off my list because of the possibility of HGH and the fact that he was a 'two-down' linebacker. So, I was basically talked out of it.

Then last year, I was all giddy about Taylor. After his senior year, I jumped off the bandwagon. Well, I'm back on. He's not at the top of My Guys, but he's in the room.