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Same for any self-respecting Hurricane fan. I simply can't stand another season of God-loving #7 and his weekly turnover festival. Serves us right for accepting a Gator transfer.
For two+ decades I was an ultimate draftnik, taping the all-star games and virtually memorizing Buchsbaum, Kiper, Ourlads and one or two others. I knew every name in every round, even when it was 12 or 17 rounds. But now my job takes too much time and my Dolphins trade most of their high picks anyway.
Still, I can usually connect on my top opinions, like crank-it-up Timmy Couch destined for mediocrity and Marcus Allen-clone Deuce McAllister an ultimate steal that far down in round one. We still have a couple of weeks, time for more specific threads, but I'll start with capsules of the players I am most familiar with, them 'Canes:
* Sean Taylor -- I am not sold on him as a certain pro star. He is an extremely overrated and unreliable tackler who can be run over, despite the ideal size and occasional big hit. Great hands and running ability, but a long strider who takes time to adjust and can be beaten one-one-one by a quick receiver. He'll go much higher than Ed Reed did two years ago, but is not the player Reed is.
* Vince Wilfork -- Canes fans call him Wilfat, a wag term that fits. Vince probably played at 360 last year, and will be a pro mediocrity unless he dumps to the 315-325 range. Wilfork is nowhere close to Jerome Brown or Warren Sapp in terms of happy feet and explosive athletic ability, but he can make one decisive move and disrupt the play when his weight is down. Stamina is certainly a question. Wilfork rotated in an extremely deep DL his first two years, and only played fulltime, or close to it, last year.
* D.J. Williams -- solid, trustworthy all-around player but not a big play guy. High school superstar who played fullback as a frosh and perhaps should have stayed there. Ironic because ex-Cane star Alonzo Highsmith made the exact switch in reverse, an incomparable gaffe. Highsmith had close to Lawrence Taylor ability as an OLB, but his family urged him to switch to offense and he tore up a knee early in his pro career with the Oilers.
* Jonathan Vilma -- small frame but a big play missile who played out of position in college at MLB. In the right system he could thrive as an attacking weakside OLB. Also should be a special teams star early in his career, like most of the Canes in this crop.
* Vernon Carey -- versatile offensive lineman who played hurt last season, and out of position for much of his college career as Miami rotated linemen. He is fluid, has a mean streak and should be an excellent pro for a decade.
* Kellen Winslow Jr.-- not much I can write that everyone doesn't know. But Winslow's blocking intensity and ability is absolutely phenomenal, far superior to Jeremy Shockey or any TE in this draft. He never got enough credit for that. Winslow is not quite as nifty or versatile as Shockey as a receiver.
Damn, what I wouldn't give to provide an insult-laden departing capsule of Brock Berlin! I'll hit the floor in a seizure of laughter if someone wastes a 7th rounder on Bungling Brock next April.
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