Juniors turning pro

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by mussop

Have you got to watch Raji any? Curious as to youre evaluation of him.

Whenever a kid can't play because of academics, I always pause about spending 1st round money on. I wonder about his character off the field. Is he smart enough to understand a complex defense? Does he have maturity issues that he needs to address? Will he work hard with guaranteed money in hand? That's just too many ???? for my liking, regardless of the talent level. I'd imagine that a motivated Frank Okam could do what Raji could do.

[kRocket]

Originally Posted by Roy P

... I'd imagine that a motivated Frank Okam could do what Raji could do.

This brings up a good point. Where is Okam in his development and what is his REAL upside. If he isn't going to make it then we need to draft that position for sure, otherwise I'll pass it for another year in order to get another LB or S.

Watching the playoffs on TV, and I am not the expert you guys are, it is obvious that the Texans are not in the class of the Ravens, Steelers, Eagles, etc. when it comes to run defense. We must go there first, but I am not sure whether that means a DL, LB, or S. They all play their part in Run stopping. I would like to see a head hunter at Safety (Had my eye on Mays), A mean run stuffing MLB (several) so Demeco can move outside, or a DE (I like Michael Johnson out of GT). We will never go far in the playoffs without a defense in the class of the above mentioned teams.

On an off-thread note (sorta): How can a Defensive Coach like Frank Bush work for Smith when he has a completely different philosophy of defense that his boss. Are we likely to see the same defense rehashed or has he been playing possum.