Brandon Spikes

For those of you who thought Brandon Spikes was a first round talent, he failed to run under a 5 second 40 at the Florida Pro Day.

almost 2 years ago theimmortalbenard 5 comments 0 recs |

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This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anybody. I would have guessed he’d run around 4.9. He’s always been overrated athletically and his sideline to sideline ability is pretty weak. But his role in this defense would be to do what he excels at. And that’s diagnosing the play in front of him, taking on blockers and making plays in traffic. For me, he’s still an ideal candidate to take in the 2nd round. I wonder how he did in the shuttle. That’s an infinitely more telling drill for ILBs than the 40.

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by kaisertown on Mar 17, 2010 1:21 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah. It’s alarming, but not unexpected. He’s not a defensive centerpiece. He’s basically a Ted ILB that’s smart, a leader, and not in it for glory.

I’m not sure he’s “ideal” as a second-rounder now that Andra Davis is on board, but yeah, if he makes it out of the second, somebody will be really happy with their third-round pick.

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by Brian Galliford on Mar 17, 2010 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions