McClain's sleepers

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by Roy P

OG Shelley Smith is an athletic OL that would fit into the ZBS, so I've added him to the list.

Shock you do not like Petrus, what am I missing on him?

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by painekiller

Shock you do not like Petrus, what am I missing on him?

I do not know enough about Petrus. I know that his 40 was slow at 5.34 and his 10 yard split was slow at 1.85. He didn't run the Shuttle or Cone and he didn't jump a Vert or Broad, so I have more questions than answers. Currently he's projected at a 3rd round selection. I'd rather take a player that I have a better impression of that high. If he had a sub 5.1 in the 40 and a sub 1.78 in his 10, then I'd be more intrigued. The only measurable that he has that is impressive is the Bench and I attribute that to having short arms, which is a negative for an OL. He may be a good prospect, but I'm not willing to take a gamble on him when I know more about the other players.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by Roy P

I do not know enough about Petrus. I know that his 40 was slow at 5.34 and his 10 yard split was slow at 1.85. He didn't run the Shuttle or Cone and he didn't jump a Vert or Broad, so I have more questions than answers. Currently he's projected at a 3rd round selection. I'd rather take a player that I have a better impression of that high. If he had a sub 5.1 in the 40 and a sub 1.78 in his 10, then I'd be more intrigued. The only measurable that he has that is impressive is the Bench and I attribute that to having short arms, which is a negative for an OL. He may be a good prospect, but I'm not willing to take a gamble on him when I know more about the other players.

I missed the splits, that is slow.

[Roy P]

S Darrell Stuckey
CB Kevin Thomas
CB Alterraun Verner
RB James Starks
RB Andre Anderson
CB Crezdon Butler
QB John Skelton
WR Stephen Williams
OG Shawn Lauvao
DT Earl Mitchell
LB Simoni Lawrence
FS Brian Jackson
S Kyle McCarthy

[TexanJedi]

Not sure where to put this, but since he is considered a sleeper...

The pride of Fordham

John Skelton was lightly recruited coming out of El Paso, Texas, so he figured if he couldn't play at a big-time football school he'd at least get a good education. So his uncle Javier Loya, a minority owner of the Houston Texans, took him on a tour of Northeast colleges, dropping off game tape and hoping to drum up interest at Columbia, Holy Cross, New Hampshire and Fordham among others. Skelton had never even heard of Fordham until the visit, but four seasons later, he leaves as the school's career leader in passing yards (9,923), including 69 TDs. Skelton's mechanics, particularly his footwork, need polish. But he has excellent size (6-5, 243) and a strong arm.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/spo...7?OpenDocument

This is new to me. I don't know how interested the Texans are though.

[Roy P]

I bet Skelton is either the 5th or 6th QB selected. I would guess that he's a 3rd or 4th round pick and I don't know if the Texans spend that early of a pick for a back-up QB. Now, if he's still there in the 6th round, we'd be stupid if we did NOT draft him. If nothing else, it prevents him from going to Jacksonville and kicking our butt for the next 15 years.