injured, but was pretty beastly in the short time he was on the field

Poe moved up because he demonstrated he has been training extremely hard. Other’s moved down for performing much less than expected. Most stay where they are on the boards.

Looking forward to the draft.

The Steelers Casey Hampton never does anything in a game, yet it was a a great pick, and he has been solid for over a decade.

And no he is not an Albert Haynesworth 2.0. This guy is a pure NT. Albert Haynesworth is nothing similar to that.

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exactly what i was going to say. eagles will take him if he is there and he won’t even be as good as antonio dixon.

Go talk to Raider OT and ex-Combine standout Bruce Campbell!!!!

Even if he had terrible coaches that just told him to go out there and “do his thing” Poe should’ve been way more dominant. He was going against blockers who didn’t really know what they were doing.

Not saying he can’t be coached into a great one because you never know what kind of system and coaching scenario he’ll fall into. All I’m saying is how is he supposed to get better against NFL guards and centers who are just as big, just as strong, just as fast and who have polished blocking techniques?

#2. i wonder if this scout is from a team who’s drafting in the 13-25 range who’s hoping he falls?

Was he playing in a two-gap system? Casey Hampton has like 8 career sacks over 12 seasons, but it’s because he plays two-gap.

Frankly, he’s probably the best in the league at playing two-gap because Pittsburgh’s run-defense is always topping the league.

He’s not as explosive as Wilfork or Ngata, but he holds his gap.

So if Poe was holding his gap like Hampton does, than he doesn’t need to get a lot of sacks–his job is to take on blockers.

Like I said, though, I never watched Poe play, either. I’m just saying that we shouldn’t be fooled by stats, because they can change depending on the system that he’s in.

At any rate, where the writer is from has nothing to do with their allegiances.

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Hey lions fan!! Al Davis died, Big Reg is in charge now. The draft jokes are now obsolete as the franchise has a new look.

To everyone: Please make sure your rants are topical and current, otherwise you are just spewing nonsense.

What exactly did this guy do at the combine to deceive everybody?
Ran faster, jumped higher, benched more and gave it his all?
How dare he.
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Way to completely miss the point. No one says Poe is trying to “deceive” anyone. People are just saying that his combine numbers don’t match his on-field production and that teams will deceive THEMSELVES into believing he is better than he is.

I said it after the combine: When a guy puts up monster numbers in drills yet looks so mediocre on tape against very mediocre C-USA competition, it is a HUGE red flag.

Poe was unable to dominate offenses that were for the most completely comprised of players who will never even see the inside of an NFL locker room. Every single player he will go against next year will be better than the very best player he faced off against in college.

His production would have been questionable if he had played in the SEC or Big 12. In C-USA, it is inexcusable.

Great Combine + Weak On-Field Performance Against Bad Competition = High Bust Probability.

they love this type of over-rated player… case in point:

BJ RAJI
AJ HAWK

maybe the key link is that Thompson is always looking for some type of ‘J’ob!!

haha

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Man this guy makes it sound like Poe is trying to pull a fast one on everybody. What exactly did this guy do at the combine to deceive everybody?
Ran faster, jumped higher, benched more and gave it his all?
How dare he.

How many sacks do you see that are really the result of the sacker’s individual effort? QB’s get moved from their spot, and often run into someone else’s arms.

Sacks are a fun stat…and have meaning over a large number of games. But they’re given a lot more significance than they deserve.