Honey Badger to Enter NFL draft

faccda01 · Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 4209 Location: Delaware

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2013/story/_/id/8689828/honey-badger-tyrann-mathieu-enter-nfl-draft-source-says

This is interesting. We definitely can use a CB, and this guy is talented. He is also talented at getting into trouble. What round do you think he'll be going in? What pick would you being willing to use on him?

I'd say a 4th rounder (I'd go third if we had one).
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Moody · Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Posts: 715 Location: Roma

4th or 5th round. He's way more talented than that but we don't need his problems. If we had veteran leadership established and a winning culture, I'd go earlier.

Seeing as we don't have a 3rd I'd probably spend the 4th on a safety instead, though. I'm actually pretty okay with Norman-Thomas-Munnerlyn right now and definitely okay when Gamble comes back. I hope Mcdermmot stays he seems have figured out this team.

tbrown2699 · Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 2396 Location: Winston-Salem, NC

Sounds like a Jeff Fisher project. He'll take him in the 2nd or 3rd.

faccda01 · Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 4209 Location: Delaware

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Panthers11 · Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 26303 Location: FSU: Go Noles

Seems like a safety to me. Will be taken earlier than he should because of his name and rep. I wouldn't mind him in the 4th.
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iknowcool · Joined: 15 Apr 2009 Posts: 18061

I think he'd be best suited to be used in a Joker, all around the field role ala Woodson in '09. He is not a very good cover guy but he can make plays. From everything I've seen, I'd compare him to the Polamalu of today except he's not as good of a cover guy.

It'll take a creative defensive coordinator who will allow him to be him - as in, don't restrict him to playing coverage (which is far from one of his strengths) and to allow him to sort of "roam" and make plays with his instincts. I think he could be a guy who glamorizes the nickel corner position.

Not sure where I'd take him though. If he was just smoking marijuana, I wouldn't have as much of an issue. But it seems to be much more than that with him and I'm concerned he hasn't actually learned from it considering he wound up getting arrested again after leaving LSU.
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faccda01 · Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 4209 Location: Delaware

He's also valuable in the return game. Given our horrible return game since Michael Bates, I'd take a whirl on him just for that.
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rjkilla · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 5382

i'd take him to take over the FS spot. i'd have to change my underwear if we somehow landed star and the honey badger in the same draft.
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jbegley8 · Joined: 05 Aug 2008 Posts: 106

I would like to see us trade back into the 3rd round and draft the honey badger. I think he could be a great safety and he has a great nack for getting turnovers.

I would like to see us trade DeAngelo Williams to someone for a 3rd rounder, maybe someone like Green Bay, Denver or maybe the Colts.

Moody · Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Posts: 715 Location: Roma

The safety idea is interesting. I don't know if he is fast enough though.

iknowcool · Joined: 15 Apr 2009 Posts: 18061