Stan17 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, Face said: I think Adams range & coverage ability is overlooked a bit because Hooker's range is so insane. Adams can easily play FS & play it very well, he's great in coverage. Adding in how active he is up at the LOS I agree he's the better bet. That play against Louisville that he got beat deep on stands out to me, but thats just one play. I'm interested to see how he times, but I do agree he is the more complete of the two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos27 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) Hooker is special. Best range I've seen on a safety in a long time. He's the type that can change your defense. You draft him and an ILB that can cover and you won't even miss Adams since Byard is no slouch himself. If we go safety he's the guy. I'm also a lot more interested I Peppers than most. I think he's a stud. I saw a mock that had NE taking him at 32. Could you imagine what BB Could do wth that kid? Edited February 13, 2017 by Mythos27 Alcibiades, Dmeade-, and No1TitansFan 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 The only thing that I'm negative about Hooker is his TD Ints were made when Ohio State was so far ahead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenIsLegend Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 We would have the potential for such a stud safety combination. Byard showed a lot last year. Sometimes, a great safety will make up for poor CB play. Face 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 41 minutes ago, StephenIsLegend said: We would have the potential for such a stud safety combination. Byard showed a lot last year. Sometimes, a great safety will make up for poor CB play. That's what would be the "core" of our D. I feel like every great offense & defense needs to have that one awesome unit that makes it what it is. In our case it would be our safety pair & OL. And of course Marcus, but obviously you need a big time QB. StephenIsLegend 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonboy Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Converted this thread into a draft rumors/buzz OT. Feel free to post news, rumors, etc. Anything big (like what I'm linking below) still warrants its own thread of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChesterCopperpot1 Posted February 13, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 On 2/9/2017 at 4:38 PM, Bongo59 said: Watch the hips.........He has Samari Rolle Deon like hips.......when I see great hips I am all in. His hips determine how the feet work and his are amazing. StephenIsLegend, HigherLogic, SleepingTitan, and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot1 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 On 2/11/2017 at 10:13 AM, JBGTENN said: I don't know where he is projected to go but wouldn't mind having him. Real talk: when they were in high school, I was a huge Corn Elder Stan and said he would have a better career than Jalen Ramsey -- Jalen never beat Corn in HS. Man, I was wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmeade- Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Quote So after all the softball questions to Hooker about quitting stopped, we got to the bottom of it: There's no way you were ACTUALLY going to leave, right? Hooker was honest. "It was just something I was saying," Hooker said. "I knew there was no way I was going to do it. I wouldn't have been able to deal with myself as a man because I'm not a quitter type of person. It was just more of a thought because I was frustrated with how things were going." He was a five star recruit and he didn't want to be redshirted and wanted an opportunity to play. He sat back and learned the game, but wasn't able to start until his redshirt sophomore year. Hooker is who I truly want at 5....on this date the 13th of February. http://www.cleveland.com/osu/2016/09/malik_hooker_was_never_actuall.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titansfan Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 I would think that we like all three of the consensus top 3 safeties... even more fascinating is how different yet almost equally talented they are. This might be the best safety class ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonboy Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Alcibiades 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bongo59 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 That shoulder is gonna drop Foster because of the Bill's Lawson injury being last yr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajuntitan Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 On 2/9/2017 at 11:32 AM, Number9 said: They mention something about Foster having "The only concern with him is that he has suffered multiple concussions already" It's precisely this reality that makes me want to draft elsewhere and also devalues the draft value of the entire middle linebacker and safety positions Aggressive killer linebackers and safeties rack up concussions at an alarmingly high rate compared to other positions. It's just the nature of the position, as being in the middle of the field increases the likelihood of frontal collisions as compared to collisions at an angle. I don't believe the game can be played the same way as it used to be prior to the 'concussion awareness' that now exists in the league. I absolutely hate this logic, as I loved the Atwaters, the Bishops, the Polumalus, and the Lewis/Romanowskis of the league; but their careers in the league today would be drastically shortened. Either because of medical interference/influence, or because of self imposed conditions (i.e. one more concussion and I'm done.) As such, I believe the position itself needs to be devalued across the entire league, much like the running back position has been in the past decade. So following this logic perhaps a rangy cover safety like Hooker has more long term value than the explosive Adams. While the entire MLB position should probably be treated with a "quantity over quality" approach. Kuechly, Willis, and Borland are just the tip of the iceberg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieTitanFan08 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 if JRob does end up trading down from 5, I still think the team will be one of the 4 teams picking between 10-13, the Bills/Saints/Browns/Cardinals, and it will be for a QB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No1TitansFan Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 3 hours ago, Jonboy said: I get some of the concerns about his coverage abilities, but he did lock down a spot starting as an outside corner as a freshman before he got hurt and came out of HS as an elite corner prospect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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