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RD 1, Pick 16: Tremaine Edmunds OLB - Virginia Tech


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Just now, LabattBlue said:

Just listened to Greg Cosell on WGR.  Among other things, he said Edmunds is a great talent at this point, not a great player.  Certainly brought me back to earth a little and made me wonder if he will be a season opening starter??

He'll open as the starter, but he won't be the QB of the D yet. Plays will come through Alexander or Hyde imo.

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19 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

Just listened to Greg Cosell on WGR.  Among other things, he said Edmunds is a great talent at this point, not a great player.  Certainly brought me back to earth a little and made me wonder if he will be a season opening starter??

Unless Maine makes great strides in camp, I think McD will likely use him situationally (ie. in coverage or as an edge rusher).  This will give him confidence to build on for becoming an every down LB.  IMO, he's still got work to do mentally before he can take that next step.  He did guess too much in college which put him in bad positions.  Of course he made up for it with his athleticism but that quality will be mitigated somewhat in the NFL.  The bottom line is he's young, teachable, smart....he has the capacity to learn and get better....and you just can't teach his size/speed combination which is what enabled him to be drafted in the first round.

 

For those expecting him to be a day one starter and hit the ground running, I'd temper those expectations a bit.  Give him some time and I'm confident he wont' disappoint.

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2 hours ago, Doc said:

 

Maybin's problem was that he was undersized.  Edmunds is not.

Maybins problem was not that he was undersized. His problem was that he was  a grossly overrated football player

who was drafted by one of the dumbest franchises(past tense hopefully) in the league--your Buffalo Bills.

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4 minutes ago, Tcali said:

Maybins problem was not that he was undersized. His problem was that he was  a grossly overrated football player

who was drafted by one of the dumbest franchises(past tense hopefully) in the league--your Buffalo Bills.

 

The other stuff is true, but his biggest problem is that he was small.  He bulked-up for the Combine to get to the 250# range but couldn't maintain it/strength.

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Just now, Doc said:

 

The other stuff is true, but his biggest problem is that he was small.  He bulked-up for the Combine to get to the 250# range but couldn't maintain it/strength.

sorry i think it was that he just wasnt a good football player...if he were naturally bigger he still woulda flopped. they drafted him based on a semi-season where he had a string of sacks because of poor defensive scheming by the opp coaching

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11 minutes ago, Pete said:

I love this pick!  Edmunds might transform this defense into greatness.  So

 

Hughes-Kyle-Star-Murphy

Milano-Edmunds-Vallejo?

Maybe:

 

Hughes-Washington-Lotulelei-Lawson

Milano-Edmunds-Alexander?

 

Humber/Williams sub package? No idea tbh

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