Redskins Sign 5th Round Pick MLB Robert McCune

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by Davnpurt

A close friend of mine is a graduate student in the sports administration program at the University of Lousiville and knows this guy personally. They call him "The Hammer" down there and from everything he said RM is the real deal. Obviously, Gibbs and co. wouldn't pick someone if they didn't believe he would turn into a capable pro but from what I'm told this guy's leadership skills are unmatched; a credit to his time in the US Army. Also, folks down in UL felt the only reason why he was chosen so low were his age and relative "lack" of football experience. Other than that this guy has every intangible needed to succeed at the "mike" position. Yesterday we were caught up in an email that lambasted the FO for poor draft decisions. Drafting players like RM will only prove the our FO is making generous steps in changing the opinion that we're caught in a slipper slope for poor drafts. He'll be a special teams all-star and hopefully develop into a beast up the middle. 6-0 foot 245 pound monster who ran the fastest 4.0 at the combine: goodnight.

He really ran one of the fastest 40s?

[BigSKINBauer]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

He really ran one of the fastest 40s?

http://www.footballsfuture.com/2005/combine.html
"Wow. In one of the most impressive displays by any linebacker in recent years in Indy, this quite frightening athletic specimen racked up 34 reps (more than all but one on defense) and ran 4.5 dead. If you want to talk about workout warriors, McCune’s your man, and his stock will surely soar after this stellar performance. "

I saw this guy about a month and a half before the draft on NFL network, they talked about how one player in the draft had lots of life experience, they said mccune was a strong power house and he said his favorite players were Lewis and LAVAR ARRINGTON. At that time i was talking to a friend on the phone and said that he would be a good player to have on the team. I never expected anymore after hearing that he was gonna go in the 3rd or 4th rounds. I didn't follow up on him after that but then when we picked him I instantly recognized the name but didn't know from where, after looking it up I relized it was the player I had liked a month ago.

second most reps on defense. who was number 1? anyone know?

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by BigSKINBauer

http://www.footballsfuture.com/2005/combine.html
"Wow. In one of the most impressive displays by any linebacker in recent years in Indy, this quite frightening athletic specimen racked up 34 reps (more than all but one on defense) and ran 4.5 dead.

BTW, Manuel Wright only put up half the number of reps on the bench press and he's a defensive tackle.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

I think our coverage units on special teams will be AMAZING.

[BigSKINBauer]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

I think our coverage units on special teams will be AMAZING.

dude this guy was designed to play special team coverage.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Wedge breaker anyone?

[BigSKINBauer]

http://www.footballsfuture.com/2005/combine.html
Look at the site, rogers and mccune were listed as winners at the combine, this i believe is before the draft and it is unbiased. 10 winners were listed. ROGERS RAN A 4.35 I think people forget that, he is faster than smoot and if he gets used as well as everyone else is in this defense there will be no stopping him.
Everyone in our defense gets to use their strengths, and really most were average players at best before this year, Rogers is a top 10 pick and his strengths will be used to their fullest.
Mccune is gonna get used with his speed and strength.
IF! mccune was to start we would look like this, arrington mccune washington. All of them run in the 4.5s

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by BigSKINBauer

http://www.footballsfuture.com/2005/combine.html
Look at the site, rogers and mccune were listed as winners at the combine, this i believe is before the draft and it is unbiased. 10 winners were listed. ROGERS RAN A 4.35 I think people forget that, he is faster than smoot and if he gets used as well as everyone else is in this defense there will be no stopping him.
Everyone in our defense gets to use their strengths, and really most were average players at best before this year, Rogers is a top 10 pick and his strengths will be used to their fullest.
Mccune is gonna get used with his speed and strength.
IF! mccune was to start we would look like this, arrington mccune washington. All of them run in the 4.5s

Not to nitpick, but Rogers ran a 4.45.

[BigSKINBauer]

Originally Posted by Ramseyfan

Not to nitpick, but Rogers ran a 4.45.

I only wrote what was on that site but these other sites also say 4.35. I also didn't think he was THAT fast
http://2005.otcdraft.com/content/pro...rlosRogers.php
http://www.chiefscoalition.com/newsa...iew.php?id=119
http://draftzone.com/mockdraft2.htm
Here are others that aren't 4.35s
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings....php?pyid=8938
http://fantasysports.aol.com/fb/article.cfm/ID.3788

From NFL.com
http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/8242024
"Brace yourself: Eleven players ran for times of 4.40 and under! Eleven! Of the 11, six ran for times of 4.35 and under! Those six young men are Arizona State's Chris McKenzie (4.31), Auburn's Carlos Rogers (4.31), Houston's Stanford Routt (4.34), Nebraska's Fabian Washington (4.31), Oklahoma State's Darrent Williams (4.31) and Stanford's Stanley Wilson (4.34). All six of these guys worked out as cornerbacks, so that is a very promising sign for the future of NFL cover corners."

NFL Says 4.31? must not be at the combine but damn if that is true

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by BigSKINBauer

I only wrote what was on that site but these other sites also say 4.35. I also didn't think he was THAT fast
http://2005.otcdraft.com/content/pro...rlosRogers.php
http://www.chiefscoalition.com/newsa...iew.php?id=119
http://draftzone.com/mockdraft2.htm
Here are others that aren't 4.35s
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings....php?pyid=8938
http://fantasysports.aol.com/fb/article.cfm/ID.3788

From NFL.com
http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/8242024
"Brace yourself: Eleven players ran for times of 4.40 and under! Eleven! Of the 11, six ran for times of 4.35 and under! Those six young men are Arizona State's Chris McKenzie (4.31), Auburn's Carlos Rogers (4.31), Houston's Stanford Routt (4.34), Nebraska's Fabian Washington (4.31), Oklahoma State's Darrent Williams (4.31) and Stanford's Stanley Wilson (4.34). All six of these guys worked out as cornerbacks, so that is a very promising sign for the future of NFL cover corners."

NFL Says 4.31? must not be at the combine but damn if that is true

It is true, he ran a 4.31 at more than one work out. Besides being faster than Smoot, he is also alot bigger. Smoot is a little light in the weight department. not taking anything away from Smoot, Smoot is a tough guy that is not afraid to stick his helmet in somebodys gut, but Smoot weighs 174 pounds soaking wet and in his pads.

[BigSKINBauer]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

It is true, he ran a 4.31 at more than one work out. Besides being faster than Smoot, he is also alot bigger. Smoot is a little light in the weight department. not taking anything away from Smoot, Smoot is a tough guy that is not afraid to stick his helmet in somebodys gut, but Smoot weighs 174 pounds soaking wet and in his pads.

dude we have one of the fastest lb corps, taylor who is a hella fast saftey for his size, springs who is also amazing, and bowen who we know can blitz from his first game, we have a hella fast backfield, i feel bad for all the QBs that we will be sacking left and right next year. GW knows how to utilize CB speed look at Spring's sacks. I feel bad for everyone but eli, yougin

[TheMalcolmConnection]

AND McCune is a BEAST. I love hearing how he's like a "World's Strongest Man" but with speed.

[EternalEnigma21]

I heard the only downside to him is that he isn't as agile as he is fast and strong.

Thats what we need at MLB when we play iggles. We need coverage and speed on westbrook coming out of the backfield as a reciever. Westbrook is a speedy, shifty little bastard.

[GoSkins!]

He would be great on running down and as a blitzing linebacker. What QB can we retire this season? (Nobody say Brunnel....)

[davy]

Time to play Devil's Advocate.

People are getting way too excited about McCune. Every report I have read about him suggests that although he is a great physical specimen he isn't a natural football player and the NFL scrapheap is full of guys like that. His performance at the combine is always getting rave reviews, saying how much bigger, stronger and faster he looked compared to the other guys there, but as he was 3 or 4 years older than everybody else it would have been surprising if he didn't stand out. Right now I put him at the bottom of our LB depth chart and personally I expect him to stay there.