McDermott believes in using later picks on secondary (see Josh Norman), not to say he wont ever, but in a deep class at db I feel like we should wait to grab them later and use the pick on another position that can be addressed like LB, QB, WR, TE
I am not suggesting that he favors him because he plays in the same state, but he may like him more than the other candidates due to a better familiarity with him (assuming he wants to go QB) and yes there are games across the country but the coverage of a local program is much more prevalent where you live
Edit: Although I am not familiar with the local coverage or a big UNC fan so maybe Boyst can shed some light on how they cover the team down there in NC
Didn't you hear about the car accident in Idaho that was blamed on Bigfoot just the other day?
Rumor has it he did it as he believed it was a good representation of our FO
Just a gut feeling that he may want him as he may have more familiarity with him than most I would think. Like I said, its a feeling which means there is nothing concrete to back it up
Not sure what the deal is or your sardonic response to it
I remember there being Ames, but never went into any of them.
I remember driving around my wife's hometown around the holiday time and seeing an empty Ames building and laughing as I totally forgot that they were a thing
I have this feeling for some reason that he may want Trubisky, seeing as he coached in Carolina, although its not like Watson was far away either. So those two would be my likely candidates (assuming they stay at 10) if they went QB
What about this, "But, on Monday at the NFL owners meetings, McDermott scoffed at the notion that he and Whaley were on poor terms, let alone participating in the in-house bickering that many believe to be occurring."
What makes you think McDermott is anything like Jauron? He played Jim Johnson's style D in Philly and went to the cover 3 zone concept under Rivera in Carolina. Jauron did a Tampa 2 here.
I actually have no problem with the message, so there goes your narrative, the fact remains that he has little credibility with me and others and was making light of that.
Oh I agree, you don't count on an unknown, just saying he does have a lot of potential and people that are dismissing him because he was a 6th round pick is short sighted