BCS game showed exactly why...

[MikeVol44]

So you've never seen an NFL Combine before. Ronald Davis from UT moved his way into the 1st round by running a sub 4.40/ 40 at the combine. People rise and fall based on their vertical jump at the combine.

If you don't thing Lacy raised his stock and T'eo lowered his based on Mon night's performance, you're nuts.

Ronald Davis was a CB and there ALWAYS is a premium on CBs running sub 4.4 40's--or any person who is able to run that fast--I seem to remember a guy (WR) being a cement truck driver who showed up and ran a 4.4 40 in work boots for the Houston Oilers back in Bum Phillips' day and they signed him on the spot.

That ain't gonna happen with Teo....

 

[volberry]

Well, I get the sarcasm and no, as a whole, it is not the best way--but the Bama game was a FAIR arena for determining if the hype is warranted and the player in question is the real deal--especially after having 6 weeks to evaluate the opponent's offense, heal up, and prepare mentally to play the game!

I can only tell you that a few years ago I told a friend of mine who liked Matt Leinart a LOT that Leinart would NEVER be good in the NFL.

I came to that conclusion from watching him throw the ball in the NC game against Texas that year. I know that you don't know me, but it did turn out to be true.

I can remember a LOT of folks who thought that Ryan Leaf's entire BODY of work meant that he would be better than a guy named Manning....

The Bama game was an accurate gauge for evaluating Teo's ability to play the position of LB against NFL caliber competition right now (all of Bama's OLine will be in the NFL)...Therefore, I believe he will drop to either a 3rd or 4th round pick. It's JMO...and I could be wrong, but don't think so. 6-2 255lb LBs who can't run, get off of blocks, and cover do not usually get drafted in the first round.

Also, I don't think Teo would have won those awards if he didn't play for ND...here's why.

A comparison of two D-1 LBs season stats:

Teo...................................................other LB

13...................games played.................12
128.................total tackles...................138.
62....................solo tackles....................63
66.......................assists........................75
13.5.......................TFL.........................8.5
5..........................sacks.........................1
4........................QB hurries.....................8

Teo is spoken of as one of the best to ever play the position in the history of college FB (Musberger's comments) as Teo took the field against Bama.

The other LB--if you haven't guessed it by now--is AJ Johnson of our beloved but beleagured 5-7 Vols.

I'd draft CJ Mosley from Bama before I'd draft Teo!

Now, just why do you think he's so good--other than what you've read in the papers and heard on ESPN???

You are exactly right and make a lot of sense. This dude is overhyped. Which will hurt his stock. They look at how you play against top talent. Against overmatched talent you can look awesome or horrible if you decide to not show up. But when you play an sec team it means a lot because ALL the scouts know you have to bring your A GAME!

 

[Boca Vol]

NFL scouts aren't stupid. They pay no attention to post season awards because they're for college and not the NFL. There are tons of great college players that never get a sniff in the NFL.

 

[patrick]

College careers mean almost nothing when it comes to determining how good a player really is. T'eo won every major award and the much talked about ND d was ran over like nothing even T'eo! Just like in academics, you can have the best grades and be student body president, etc., etc., but that doesn't mean you have what it takes to perform in the professional world if you just don't have the skills. Same concept, great college player doesn't automatically translate to great pro. look at Tebow. I felt sorry for T'eo as it was bvious he wouldn't be able to be a starter in the nfl. he is a special teams player at best. In the sec there are 3rd team all sec players who will be all pros and play for 10+ years! Your TRUE ability is what counts and that isn't in stats, and how swagged out you are on college game day.

T'eo will still be a first or second round draft pick.

 

[Boca Vol]

T'eo will still be a first or second round draft pick.

And a team will be stuck with a special teams, 3rd and long player.

 

[patrick]

And a team will be stuck with a special teams, 3rd and long player.

One game!!!!!

So whatever... he will be a multi-millionaire special teams player according to you...

But despite his poor play in the Natl Ch game, he will be a high draft pick, make lots of money, and will probably end up being a starting linebacker in the NFL. I hate ND as much as anyone but the kid will play in league for at least eight years - he will start as a LB......

You can't judge the guy based on one fn game......

How about all those plays that Justin Hunter short armed the ball because he thought he was going to get popped??? He still going to be a high round draft pick...

Jamal Lewis???

Arian Foster???

the list goes on!!!!

 

[Boca Vol]

One game!!!!!

So whatever... he will be a multi-millionaire special teams player according to you...

But despite his poor play in the Natl Ch game, he will be a high draft pick, make lots of money, and will probably end up being a starting linebacker in the NFL. I hate ND as much as anyone but the kid will play in league for at least eight years - he will start as a LB......

You can't judge the guy based on one fn game......

How about all those plays that Justin Hunter short armed the ball because he thought he was going to get popped??? He still going to be a high round draft pick...

Jamal Lewis???

Arian Foster???

the list goes on!!!!

Relax. I have nothing against T'eo. He just pick picked the wrong time to have a bad game especially since he just picked up a lot of individual hardware.

TRUST ME. These scouts aren't stupid. Have you ever heard of Charlie Ward? He won the Heisman in 1993 and didn't even bother with the NFL. He went to the NBA and had a decent career. College stats don't mean a lot to NFL success.