Comments on: Vontaze Burfict’s rough Combine continues

By: theuglitruth

theuglitruth — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:37:25 +0000

Not surprised in the least. He was the worst goal line LB I’ve ever seen…missing key hits and tackles. For the most part this guy disappears in games.

By: bick54

bick54 — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000

He was really hyped coming out of HS.

BUT…VERY undisciplined on and off the field. This was the biggest job interview he’ll ever have, so how did he prepare?

Interviews – pretty much an F
40 time: 5.06 – pretty slow for a 300 lb DL
Vertical: 30 inch
Long Jump: 104
Bench: DNA…what a shock

By pretty much every metric, linemen with 60 lbs on him pretty much smoked him.

That’s the best he could do trying to GET the job. Just a guess the effort wouldn’t improve much if he actually lands one.

By: trevor2755

trevor2755 — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:31:42 +0000

Also he is not that great of a player if he’s given a clear shot he can lay a big hit but I’ve never once seen him actually take on a block instead of trying to run around them.

By: trevor2755

trevor2755 — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:29:59 +0000

To everyone who says teams should take him despite his character issues (there are to many of you to respond to). he also ran a 5.10 40 that’s slower than Ndamukong Suh, Dontari Poe and the majority of the defensive lineman at the combine right now he also had the shortest and second lowest jumps in addition to average size. Unless this guy somehow actually becomes the suposed “freak of nature” everyone keeps calling him in the next couple of months he is not worth anything more than a 5-6 round pick. Also in his interview he blamed the ASU coaches and all the refs that penalized him.

By: qmizzle

qmizzle — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:03:00 +0000

He’s working with Nick Barnett; he seems too understand what he has done wrong and looks too me like he’s getting a schooling about the business of NFL.. He’s saying tHe right things, he deserves a chance.

By: ravensfreak00

ravensfreak00 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:38:35 +0000

I really wanted the Ravens to draft him but after hearing about all of the red flags with him, I would only take him in the later rds., if that.

By: thraiderskin

thraiderskin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:05:54 +0000

When did the Raven’s fans become so stupid? Perhaps I missed the addition of an additional chromosome in the populace of Baltimore.

By: feelingnoshame

feelingnoshame — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:59:29 +0000

Horrible person, locker room cancer… but the dude can play. I don’t give a crap what his combine stats are, this dude can dominate in the right system of veteran leadership.

By: realpro14

realpro14 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:58:22 +0000

Burflict will be tamed….hes a great player just a hothead..with the right teAM he will be a force to be reckoned with

By: noquickreactionshere

noquickreactionshere — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:55:18 +0000

markpfs says:
Feb 27, 2012 4:17 PM
under the new rookie salary cap it isn’t a money risk like before. as far as the locker room, i can’t remember a rookie blowing one up. if he fits the needs of my team i’d take him. not talking about a top ten pick so shouldn’t be crippling for a team to risk grabbing him. what do i know, i follow the Bills.

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It’s not about the new rookie wage scale, honestly that only matters when talking about the first 3-5 picks. Before last year guys taken late in the first round were not getting insaine numbers. It was the number one overall picks and top 5 pick quarterbacks that were hurting teams.

What it is about is the risk of using a first round pick on this guy, as important as first round picks are. Good GM’s (Baltimore, Pittsburgh, New England etc..) find guys who can fit in and make an impact right away. Yes some first round picks are busts… and they are usually picked by the Raiders/Redskins/Lions pre 2009. If you take this guy in the first round what are you passing on? For a guy that not only will not make an impact this year but a guy that may never make your starting roster.

3 things that you can’t coach are big, fast, work ethic. Get a guy with these three attritributes and a good coach can make him a star. If your missing one (Wes Welker isn’t big but quick, smart, great hands, hard worker) you better have a whole lot of talent to back it up. Doesn’t seem like this guy has much going for him. Really hope my team doesn’t take a chance on him prior to the 5th round at best.

By: nflfollower

nflfollower — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:52:13 +0000

Blount wasn’t even drafted, and he turned out to be alright for Tampa bay. Somebody will take a chance with this guy, even if he’s undrafted. If he can play, we will see him on Sundays. I don’t like his chances right now tho.

By: tformation

tformation — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:48:24 +0000

This kid will get drafted. Probably not in the first round, but no way he goes through 7 rounds without one of the 32 teams rolling the dice on his talent outweighing his immaturity.

By: folkcrusader

folkcrusader — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:43:56 +0000

He doesn’t need to worry, Jerry will take him early.

By: lilrob10201

lilrob10201 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:42:07 +0000

His draft stock will fall to the 6th-undrafted.Burfict will be like Blount.

By: b20sanders

b20sanders — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:40:22 +0000

If he dropped to the second or third round, id like the Lions to pick him up, he fits the attitude of that D.

By: phillyphan72

phillyphan72 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:39:38 +0000

If I’m the Eagles and he’s there with the late 2nd round pick I don’t hesitate to draft him…probably better than any LB on the roster…

By: janvanflac

janvanflac — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:28:20 +0000

ok, for all the Eagles fans who were clamoring to draft this guy over Luke Keuchley….still think they should spend a first on this guy?

By: anyslacking

anyslacking — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:22:54 +0000

It’s crazy how quickly a player can be thrown in the scrapheap. I know this guy has his issues, but he seems like an exciting player, and I want as many of them in the league as possible.

By: supremeomega

supremeomega — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:22:20 +0000

I remember Terell Suggs had a poor workout and slipped…

He became a “solid contributor”

By: brennankm46

brennankm46 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:20:46 +0000

Man. I always try to give guys that have this sort of bad rep, character questions, and poor showings at the combine a second chance…

…until they call themselves “misunderstood” and blame their coaches for their poor play. Yeesh.

By: n0hopeleft

n0hopeleft — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:17:44 +0000

Giants NEED a LB. They also needed a TE, LB, DT, and OL before last year.

The only way the Giants touch this kid is if Tom Coughlin literally kicks him right in the arse.

By: markpfs

markpfs — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:17:12 +0000

under the new rookie salary cap it isn’t a money risk like before. as far as the locker room, i can’t remember a rookie blowing one up. if he fits the needs of my team i’d take him. not talking about a top ten pick so shouldn’t be crippling for a team to risk grabbing him. what do i know, i follow the Bills.

By: seals1

seals1 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:14:48 +0000

@ jdandcoke

Preying for him to come to your team, good for the giants your coach is not as stupid as the fans.

By: silverandblack052099

silverandblack052099 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:06:40 +0000

The sky is falling, the sky is falling!

By: doe22us

doe22us — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:05:15 +0000

Burfict aint perfect the dude looks will be a Grade A tool, and his poor showing continues to prove it. Entitled punk.

By: nebster21

nebster21 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:01:20 +0000

I wonder when Mayock is going to get busted for taking bribes. I am not saying he is on the web but I would get in touch with some of the people he has slighted in the media.

By: maximusprime107

maximusprime107 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:00:47 +0000

whoever said something about Sergio Kindle needs to be reminded that he cracked his skull his rookie season and is still rehabbing somewhat so he gets very limited playing time

By: rajbais

rajbais — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:00:38 +0000

How about undrafted free agent???

By: cliffordc05

cliffordc05 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:59:10 +0000

This is the kind of guy you would like to draft in the fifth round and then spend most of his rookie year reminding him of how much money he cost himself. No way is going in the first two rounds.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:53:43 +0000

Those of us in the Pac-12 are quite familiar with Vontaze Burfict. The guy is completely out of control on the field. He’s a headhunter, which Goodell’s money cofers would very appreciate very much with all the fines this guy would accumulate. Burfict is also a personal foul machine who is just plain dirty dirty dirty, and is very easily provoked at the merest perceived slight. In the very last game of his career, he punched a CAL player in the head who was blocking his teammate. The coaches, to their credit (finally after 4 years), sat him the rest of the game. Vontaze Burfict can hit like a ton of bricks, but his out of control play makes Suh look like an angel on the field.