Comments on: Reggie McKenzie on Jarvis Jones: You can’t change what you see on tape

By: johnstone17

johnstone17 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:31:38 +0000

Reggie will trade the pick to supplement what was lost during the end Of the Al Davis regime.

By: tdubdizzle

tdubdizzle — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:20:47 +0000

“Reggie will either trade out of the pick to a team needy for a QB and willing to take a chance on Geno Smith OR select DE (Floyd) or DT (Lotulelei).”

Just another talking head listening to other talking heads… The options are limitless, sit down Stuart Scott.

By: radrntn

radrntn — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:49:17 +0000

nor can you ever dispel that the college game is much slower than the nfl game. In other words slow guys in college look fast, and slow guys in the nfl look slow.

By: tatum064

tatum064 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:00:30 +0000

Uh, Reggie just try to get through this draft with some impact players, get a wildcard berth, then you can chime in.

After that fiasco with 23 mil signing for Mike Brisiel and that awful ZBS debacle, you just stick to the scouting and stack picks.

By: MyTeamsAllStink

MyTeamsAllStink — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:47:10 +0000

Reggie is driving up the asking price for the third pick.Hes no fool Hes in a pretty good spot,he can either get a strong defensive player or he can get multiple picks to fill needs from desperate teams looking for a quick fix(hello Buffalo and Arizona).

By: ninerfan81

ninerfan81 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:25:36 +0000

The 40 is one of the most underrated measures of “football ability”. Sure, its a great measure of athleticism but playing LB is more about pre snap reads, preparation, position, gap discipline, instincts etc, if he constantly puts himself in a great position to make plays against say, big tight ends in the seam, or physical slot receivers, I dont see this being a problem, it’ll seem like he’s playing extremely fast. In the run game, it wont hinder him at all right now, he’s extremely physical at the point of attack and is a natural at getting off blocks(you cant coach this), he’ll immediately be a top 15 run stopper in the league on day one. Yeah, 4.9 is “slow” but he’ll rarely be asked to run in a straight line on the football field.

By: thestrategyexpert

thestrategyexpert — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:16:18 +0000

Then shouldn’t you fire yourself for your tape from last year?

By: metalup666

metalup666 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:25:47 +0000

He will be fine and still go very high in the draft. He played in the SEC and was one of, if not the top LB in that conference.

By: blackandbluedivision

blackandbluedivision — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:22:16 +0000

fuglyflorio says:
Mar 22, 2013 9:07 AM
Too slow … buyer beware.
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Said that about Brandon Spikes and Vontaze Burflict. How’d that work out for their respective teams?

By: 4thqtrsaint

4thqtrsaint — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:12:00 +0000

Not working out, slacking off, decline in health, etc can change a guy from what you see on tape. Tape is the past. When I watch LT on tape, he’s still got it. If he got on a field today, it wouldn’t be the same.

By: wvuandsteelers

wvuandsteelers — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:05:06 +0000

I went to the SEC Championship this year. One thing I noticed was that ‘Bama seemed to always run away from Jones. If Saban (who is arguably the best college coach in the country) wants nothing to do with him, then my guess is he is pretty darn good. He’s excelled in the best conference in the country for multiple years. Is he worth #1 overall? Probably not. Is he a 1st round talent? Absolutely. I hope he slides to the Steelers.

By: ocon171

ocon171 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:44:54 +0000

Someone please explain how he’s a diva or anything like that? He said he’s the best player in the draft? So what. It’s called confidence. He never caused any problems at UGA and was a team leader. The diva comments just show you have no idea what you are talking about other thn reading that one article where he said he was the best player in the draft

By: genericcommenter

genericcommenter — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:30:45 +0000

That’s true, but the tape also shows him playing against slow non-NFL talent. I’m sure the evaluators are bright enough to account for that, though.

By: silvernblak

silvernblak — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:27:11 +0000

What people forget is the field is 50 yds wide so pursuit from side line to sideline speed is very important! North to south ok the 40 is useless but on tracking and pursuit is key as well.

By: rayguyreturns

rayguyreturns — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:20:44 +0000

“raiderlyfe510 says:
LBs run at pursuit angles not straight. Using straight line speed to evaluate a LB prospect is dumb…”
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…..right up until he has to cover a back out of the backfield.

By: nflfolly

nflfolly — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:13:39 +0000

Reggie is the worst GM in the league nobody cares what he thinks . The few talented players he had left because because of his incompetance of bringing in Dennis Allen and the west coast offense disaster let alone his signing of two cornerbacks with an injury history.

By: anthonyjnovelli

anthonyjnovelli — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:07:31 +0000

Translation: I know who im going to draft

By: marshawnlynchlookslikepredator

marshawnlynchlookslikepredator — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:05:42 +0000

Trade back and get more picks.. Still too many holes to fill

By: lks311

lks311 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:04:47 +0000

What the 4.9 forty does is make teams in the top five shy away and the top ten pause.

A miss that high causes people to lose jobs. If McKenzie takes him and misses, he won’t lose HIS job, but, he will have cashed in one of his Raider GM lives, that’s for sure.

By: raiderlyfe510

raiderlyfe510 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:47:55 +0000

LBs run at pursuit angles not straight. Using straight line speed to evaluate a LB prospect is dumb. A new breed needs to step in the NFL and revolutionize th way teams scout and evaluate prospects.

By: raiderufan

raiderufan — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:45:28 +0000

I agree…his 10 yard split is much more interesting to me. The postion he plays requires instant explosion not sustained speed. The 40 is dissapointing but it’s not a deal breaker.

By: rpiotr01

rpiotr01 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:43:40 +0000

Nevermind the 40, and nevermind what he has on tape. Isn’t this the guy with the spinal stenosis?

By: tdmypants

tdmypants — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:31:20 +0000

Jerry Rice was labeled as too slow as well. He turned out ok.

By: jimmysee

jimmysee — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:30:14 +0000

His apparent diva-dom and ego may be more damaging to Jones than his 40-time.

Self-proclaimed “best player in the draft”-type stuff.

By: raiderredleg

raiderredleg — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:28:54 +0000

Problem is for the Raiders is that with the #3 pick in the draft, NO second round pick and a legacy of bad contracts and even worst draft picks there is NO way you take a chance on the Jones’ and Te’o of this world in that slot.

Reggie will either trade out of the pick to a team needy for a QB and willing to take a chance on Geno Smith OR select DE (Floyd) or DT (Lotulelei).

One (or both) should still be there.

Raiders were such a mess on the defensive side of the ball in 2012 (and with Allen having a defensive background with a DC that field a REALLY bad defense last year); my guess is they continue to focus on re-building the defensive side of the ball in the Draft.

Already started with the LB Corps in FA so now it is a blue chip DT/DL then seek secondary help.

By: getthegleam

getthegleam — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:25:52 +0000

The combine doesn’t measure a player’s heart. I’ll have to agree with big Reg on this one.

By: fuglyflorio

fuglyflorio — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:07:16 +0000

Too slow … buyer beware.