Chris Borland-MLB-Wisconsin

GoneWithTheWind · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 11:08 am Post subject: Chris Borland-MLB-Wisconsin

I live in Wisconsin so I see every snap the Badgers play and think this is kid is going to be a top 5 MLB in the NFL within 3 years in the league.

His instincts are insane, He's always around the football, a really sound tackler which is quickly a dying breed in the NFL, He has good but not great athletiscm but I think being athletic is overrated when it comes to coverage it's more about instincts. But aside from all of that my favorite quality is that he is the unquestioned leader of the entire Badgers team and I come from the school of thought that the MLB should be the QB of the defense and that's what Borland is.

I've seen arguments in the forum that the MLB need is overblown because Jasper Brinkley only plays about half the defensive snaps but Borland is just a better all around player then Brinkley could dream of being allowing him to stay on the field on 3rd downs

Finally I love the thought of the Vikings stealing Badgers. I root for it every year.

Thoughts?

[UMN] · Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 11821 Location: Desolation Row

RS Junior - do you think he will declare?

5'11" isn't great, but not really an issue for an inside backer.
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GoneWithTheWind · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 11:36 am Post subject:

Hornblende · Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 431 Location: Madison, WI

I completely agree. I thought about this too while watching the UTEP game. He times his blitzes incredibly well and goes sideline to sideline with great ease. He and Mike Taylor are the strength and really, the only notable parts of that defense.

CriminalMind · Joined: 25 Aug 2011 Posts: 2962 Location: Toronto, CA

Any MLB that could be available in the 3rd round that possess these characteristic, I would be interested.

-Good Instincts. (coverage)
-Sound tackler
-Vocal/Leader of defense.

Things I dont necessarily need in an MLB
(These are overrated at this position if you can do the above well)
-Fast 40, ideal height, playing Weight, "Athletic"

So if a prospect dropped to the 3rd round, because he didnt have the "measurements", its someone I would be looking to snag.
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vikingsrule · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:48 pm Post subject:

Klomp · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:50 pm Post subject:

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GoneWithTheWind · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:08 pm Post subject:

Freakout · Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 1765

I would love if CJ Mosley came out and we grabbed him in the second round.

Do we have a single linebacker that can drop back into coverage, read a quarterbacks eyes, and step in front of a route/pass? That isn't something that is supposed to be hard to do but I honestly haven't really ever seen it out of our linebacker group. Well besides Audie Cole in the preseason.

The truth is neither Henderson or Brinkley are any good in coverage but we have had them out there at times on the field in our nickle package. It is no surprise that we have struggled getting off the field in 3rd and long situations. Neither guy has shown that they actually deserve to be 3 down linebackers.

Then we are a rebuilding team. You have to weigh salary/production. I think a decision has to be made at the end of the season about who you re-sign. I expect Erin Henderson is going to be wanting a nice salary. He wasn't thrilled with the 1 year contract. Jasper is likely to be cheaper and easier to re-sign but he has to keep playing the way he did against San Francisco.

We just can't be handing out big contracts to slightly above average players. Especially when we have talent like Percy Harvin that deserves every penny he will be asking for.
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vikingsrule · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:48 am Post subject: Re: Chris Borland-MLB-Wisconsin

GoneWithTheWind · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: Chris Borland-MLB-Wisconsin