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Titans selected Oluwafemi Oladejo (Edge, UCLA) at #52 in the 2nd round


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It’s gonna be sick when we out character other teams each week!

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26 minutes ago, Mythos27 said:

Finally got around to watching this kid and I'm not impressed. I hope he pans out though!

I feel like he got drafted that high more on his measurables and potential than his college stats. They obviously saw something they liked a lot.

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4 minutes ago, freakingeek said:

I feel like he got drafted that high more on his measurables and potential than his college stats. They obviously saw something they liked a lot.

He seemed to me like a guy with a lot of physical ability but limited pass rush skillset and very little ability to actually sack the QB. No reason he can't develop substantially though. 

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1 hour ago, Mythos27 said:

Finally got around to watching this kid and I'm not impressed. I hope he pans out though!

He literally only played a handful of games at edge…

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3 hours ago, Mythos27 said:

Good to know. Hopefully he's a fast learner. 

Yeah what you were watching was an ILB moved to edge because of injuries literally 4 games or so into his last season. Before then he never took a snap at edge. You can tell his initial instinct is to read and react...but I did see some burst when he just unleashed. He's a project for sure, but he has great hips, heavy hands, and some good quick twitch if he can get his jump at the snap down. Definitely a projection pick with traits.

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4 hours ago, Starkiller said:

He literally only played a handful of games at edge…

 

3 hours ago, Mythos27 said:

Good to know. Hopefully he's a fast learner. 

 9 games. And he never even practiced at it till then. After week 3 his last year they just said we need a pass rush and moved him. 

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I like Femi's energy but there were bigger and more athletic players on the board that played at bigger schools, actually played the position, and were more productive. Femi also being the last to sign while being possibly the biggest reach in our draft is not a good look. 

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1 hour ago, IsntLifeFunny said:

Yeah what you were watching was an ILB moved to edge because of injuries literally 4 games or so into his last season. Before then he never took a snap at edge. You can tell his initial instinct is to read and react...but I did see some burst when he just unleashed. He's a project for sure, but he has great hips, heavy hands, and some good quick twitch if he can get his jump at the snap down. Definitely a projection pick with traits.

Makes sense. I'm interested to see what he turns into. The NFL can be a tough place to learn on the job but we've seen guys make the transition before. 

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53 minutes ago, titanruss said:

I like Femi's energy but there were bigger and more athletic players on the board that played at bigger schools, actually played the position, and were more productive. Femi also being the last to sign while being possibly the biggest reach in our draft is not a good look. 

He’s not remotely a reach. They drafted him roughly within line of his draft projections. He’s just a developmental guy more than an immediate impact guy. 
 

And no one cares when he signs as long as it’s before camp.
 

The whole 2nd round got screwed up this year in terms of contracts because some teams handed out full guarantees. It’s not just O2.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/30-second-round-picks-are-unsigned-after-top-two-got-fully-guaranteed-contracts

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Femi's attraction is his devotion to just being the best player he can be.

 

If we got a super solid edge setter with great character and work ethic then I'd say that's better for now to pass on the guys with maybe higher potential as pure pass rushers but maybe have questionable character and/or work ethic. Let Baltimore deal with the more rapey of them. That's always been their forte anyway. We'l be ok with Femi, especially if we struck gold with Kevin Winston. QBs can just scramble around with a little more time to find our roaming safeties to toss picks to.

 

We weren't going to fix everything but a stronger foundation, which is really what the team needs more than flash players right now, will help prepare the team next year when we can focus more on trying to get a blue chip pass rush specialist.

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