Cary Harris was drafted to replace Jenkins as Gunner!

by Fam_1st on Apr 29, 2009 12:21 AM EDT

Harris served as Gunner on special teams at USC and also is an added developmental cover 2 corner for insurance to be here and develop and learn our system so he can move up the depth chart if Mcgee is not signed after next season which I believe?- is an uncapped year and will be much harder to resign any free agents. Harris will be brought in to compete with Justin Jenkins and replace if he's good enough, We're overloaded at WR and Parrish was not traded earlier on in the draft and is the best PR in the NFL and holds more value than Jenkins if we can find another gunner(Cary Harris who Bobby April must've seen something in him and he offers us value at two positions and can develop in our system for a full year before Mcgee is likely gone)

Ellis Lankster is loaded with talent and would've been taken higher but has a troubled past-he serves no potential as a Gunner but does as a return specialist! One of these guys will be on the final roster and thee other is practice squad at best.

Round 6, Cary Harris, FS-CB USC, 5-11, 187

Positives: Physical at the line of scrimmage, supports the run and tackles willingly. SERVED AS GUNNER ON SPECIAL TEAMS.

Negatives: Average ball skills, durability an issue.

Summary: Good-sized corner with physical element to his game. Physical style could open the door for a transition to safety.

Round 7, Ellis Lankster, CB West Virginia, 5-9, 191

Positives: Competes for the ball like a receiver, attacks it in the air.

Negatives: Inconsistent versus the run. Character needs to be evaluated (was arrested for transferring and receiving stolen property - laptop computer - completed a diversion program and was suspended three games).

Summary: Caught some interest at the Senior Bowl.

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I doubt it

We already have enough capable gunners on the punt unit, whether Jenkins is here or not. Wendling, Youboty, Corner, Johnson, Wilson, Byrd now, either can or more than likely could play the role just fine. You don’t draft a guy because he’s a gunner.

Jenkins role was already questionable with Steve Johnson showing the ability to do it last year.

~K
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by Kurupt on Apr 29, 2009 12:35 AM EDT reply actions

You do when you factor in the rest of the value in developing a guy with experience at USC as their Gunner and also a quality cover 2 corner prospect who we’ll need and it’d be better to have one in our system learning the position for the next year and be ready to go in 2010 as depth for when Mcgee likely leaves because I think it’s an uncapped year and players can command much higher salaries by big money teams when they dont have to fit them under the cap.

by Fam_1st on Apr 29, 2009 12:47 AM EDT reply actions

Well that's not drafting him to replace Jenkins as a gunner

That’s drafting him for his potential as a CB. He just happens to have experience at the gunner position. I doubt he’ll play that during the regular season here, if he even makes the team. We aren’t keeping 6 CB’s active each week and I don’t think he’ll move ahead of Corner any time soon, so I don’t know if this discussion will end up being all that relevant anyways!

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on Apr 29, 2009 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions

If Florence performs the way he did last season with the Jags than it’s nice to have these options to compete with him so we can go with one of them and let Florence go, I know Florence did better with the Chargers as a nickel but he was a QB’s dream last year with the Jags untill he got pulled.

by Fam_1st on Apr 29, 2009 1:11 AM EDT reply actions