2008 Teams meets with thread

[FONT=Verdana,sans-serif]Darius Reynaud WR West Virginia [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,sans-serif]STRENGTHS [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,sans-serif]Darius is a strong, powerful WR with excellent hands, speed and quickness. He is one of the best blocking WR’s in this draft and that shows me that he is a good teammate. Darius is a dangerous WR because of his after the catch talents. His lateral agility and vision is as good as the best RB’s coming out in this draft. Darius could be used in multiple positions. He could be used as a RB, a Slot Receiver or a WR and also in the return game on special teams. He has excellent bulk and reminds me a little of Laveranues Coles, the same toughness, but with a lot more bulk and natural strength. Darius has the talents to be used like Reggie Bush of the Saints was used in an offensive system before Deuce McAllister got hurt. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,sans-serif]NEEDS TO IMPROVE[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,sans-serif]Darius needs to work harder and learn to run his routes better than he does now. I know it was hard to keep to a route with the style of offensive system that WV had; however, Darius never improved in his route running. This leads me to believe that [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,sans-serif]maybe[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,sans-serif] there is a work ethic issue along with some football maturity issues. On the other hand, if this kid was concentrating more on his studies than route running, then that’s all right with me. That means there is still room for him to improve talent wise and that he has an excellent work ethic. My gut suggests that the latter is true, but you be the judge. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,sans-serif]TALENT BOARD ROUND 1[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,sans-serif]I have never seen a WR that sells the stop and go route better than this kid. This route alone could make this kid a star. If you are a long legged CB, you are in for one tough game if you have to defend Darius all day long by yourself. Even if you can stay with his quickness, in most cases when you go to tackle him, you will be off balance and he will break the tackle. Darius will take a little time to learn how to run routes in the NFL and to run them consistently, but in spite of this, Darius has the talent to be a #1 WR and the temperament to be a #2 WR. I have this feeling that whatever you ask Darius to do, he will do because he is a team player first. In this draft, because there are so many tall WR’s, I feel Darius is getting lost in the shuffle. The truth is this kid really knows how to play and he also knows how to adapt his talents to any style of offense system. I’m going to suggest to you that Darius will have the same type of a career that Hines Ward (WR Pittsburgh Steelers) has had for his team over the years. Darius is not as tall, but he is quicker and faster and as good a blocker. Darius has that same “team first” attitude that has made Hines so important and successful to his team. If I am correct about this kid’s character not being an issue then some team is going to get themselves one hell of a football player with multiple talents who thinks of his team first. His LTI will be affected because he still has a lot to learn, but I would not worry about that at all. As we get closer to this draft, keep looking at Rob’s value board to see what round this kid is projected to go in this draft and pray your team drafts him the round ahead. Trust me, there is a team out there that feels the same way I do about this kid and you don’t want your team to miss being able to draft him. He has excellent talent that just needs to be developed. I call him Darius (The Dangerous) Reynaud[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,sans-serif]because when he gets the ball, he is dangerous from anywhere on the field.[/FONT]

 

Panthers | Team showing interest in Cox
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 1248 -0700

J.J. Pesavento, of Next Level Scouting, reports the Carolina Panthers are showing significant interest in Georgia Tech FB Michael Cox.

 

Based on history there will be some randoms none of us have thought about (heard about)hat Panthers will pick in that 3-5th round rage.

 

Great inside info!! Good stuff!!

 

Panthers | Team attends Coffman's Pro Day
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 1501 -0700

J.J. Pesavento, of Next Level Scouting, reports the Carolina Panthers attended East Carolina OL Josh Coffman's Pro Day Monday, March 17.

 

Was it just his pro day or the entire teams? Chris Johnson might interest them.

 

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2008/03/pro_day_feel.html

Hurney at Boston College

Fox at Florida

http://www.eastcoastsportsnews.com/AlsHotNwsRms.html
It also says :Derrick Harvey[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]...Florida DE Derrick Harvey told Sirius NFL Radio that the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions have shown the most interest in him during the scouting process.
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So Hurney is a scout now, huh?

 

Forty NFL scouts from about 15 teams were on hand. While that's half as many as were here last year, there were still some heavy hitters, including Panthers head coach John Fox, Giants GM Jerry Reese, Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin and Carolina defensive coordinator Mike Trgovac. Nine Florida players, plus two from smaller area schools, worked out on the grass field in the stadium.

» DE Derrick Harvey (6-4 ½, 269): Stuck with all the numbers from his combine drills, but ran position drills here and reportedly had an unbelievable workout.

 

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 1453 -0700

Mike Garafolo, of The Star-Ledger, reports the Carolina Panthers are interested in Bentley College OG Mackenzy Bernadeau.