Antwan Odom: signs with CINCY (pg. 8)

BigDog74 · Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 390 Location: Minnesota

Since the News just broke of the Justin Smith signing it appears the next DE the Vikings look at will be Antwan Odom:

Measureables: 6-5 274 26 years old
Stats: 2007: 21 TOT 8 Sk 1 FF 7 PD
Career: 58 TOT 12.5 Sk 3 FF 11 PD

Odom finally had a breakout year last year recording 8 Sacks and he is still a young player who could develop.

What are your guys thoughts?
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malachi2532 · Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 172

I think we go after him too and hopefully someone else. With Smith singing with the 49ers and the fitz to Philly for thier 1st and lito talks. I'm kind of in a state of nervousness. We need a monster pass rush and a wide out.

-AS TO FITZ-
Heck I'll trade our 1st and 3rd for Fitz
our 1st and winnie if they want it, Chester and a 1st
I dont care take what you want just give me FITZ!!

Kinda ticks me off the vick name aint flooting around these trade talks about him.

Does anyone know of any other DE that we could sign for cheap?

Smidge of Hope · Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 136

I do not know much about Odom but we need a DE and it would be great to sign him.

I wonfer if it will take a 49er "Justin Smith" type contract to get him?

How close in skills/potential is he to Justin?

vike daddy · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 42066

iavikefn · Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 13492 Location: Iowa City, IA

I would like to go get Antwan Odom. He should come at least a little cheaper than Justin Smith did, and the production would probably be similar in our defense.

Putting any quality defensive end alongside Kevin and Pat Williams should result in better production than we got out of the end spot last season.
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vike daddy · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 42066

Antwan Odom

Height: 6'5
Weight: 274
Age: 26
College: Alabama
Experience: 4 years
Draft: 2nd round by TENN Titans

COLLEGE:
Played in 39 games for the Crimson Tide, recording 98 tackles, 21 sacks, 26 stops for losses and 40 quarterback pressures. Also posted four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, five pass deflections and two blocked kicks. Sack total ranked fifth all-time in school history.

In pre-drafts workouts, he ran a 4.75-second 40-yard dash, bench pressed 225 pounds 21 times and displayed a 37-inch vertical leap. He was drafted with the team’s third pick of the second round (57th overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft.

2004:
Played in all 16 games and started seven contests at left defensive end. Totaled 43 tackles, two sacks, 11 quarterback pressures, one tackle for loss, three passes defensed and one forced fumble.

2005:
Played in all 16 games for second consecutive season and set new career-highs in starts (9), tackles (50), quarterback pressures (13), tackles for loss (2), fumble recoveries (2) and touchdowns (2). Also recorded two sacks and posted one tackle on special teams and blocked one field goal.

2006:
Played in four games with two starts at right defensive end before being placed on injured reserve. Recorded 15 tackles, 0.5 sacks, four quarterback pressures and two tackles for a loss. Was inactive nine games and was placed on injured reserve December 13 due to knee injury.

2007:
Recovered from a season ending knee injury that he suffered last season. Led the team with 29 quarterback pressures. Ranked second on the team with eight sacks.

• A native of Bayou La Batre, Ala., Odom’s parents’ house suffered roof and other structure damage during Hurricane Katrina last year. Fortunately his family evacuated their house before the hurricane damaged the area and nobody was hurt. Odom says that his family has started the rebuilding project like many others on the Gulf Coast.

• Odom is very involved in two southern pastimes – pro wrestling and NASCAR. His favorite wrestler is WWE’s John Cena. As for his racing ambitions, Odom hopes to take part in a NASCAR ride-along program to mimic his favorite driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

• Odom’s youth was closely associated with the seafood industry of Bayou La Batre, Ala. In high school, he worked part-time unloading shrimp boats and crab trucks, and his mother and grandmother are long-time employees of shrimp and crab packaging plants.

• Odom enjoys fishing for bass, catfish and crappie and hunting deer and wild turkey in Walker County, Ala.

• Married to Brooke, couple splits time between Nashville and Jasper, Ala., with sons Antwan Jr. (5), Baylor (3) and Jeriamiah (1 1/2).

sources: NFL.com, Wikipedia, TitansOnline.com
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VikesGuy07 · Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 3675 Location: Chicago

Does anybody have the stats for Odom when Haynesworth was and wasn't in? Or could somebody find it?

It would be interesting to see if all his sacks only came when Haynesworth was in and drawing double teams, or if he was still able to produce when Haynesworth was out...

I'd like to see that before our beloved purple sign him.

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That's Right · Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 182 Location: MN

vike daddy · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 42066

i think a helpful way to get Odom on board here, and i'm serious, is to have Pat Williams buddy up with him. they both share roots in Louisiana, like outdoor sports, cars, have families, and well... eating.

oh, and they'd be playing next to each other.
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