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I had almost forgotten about him before this game. But man does he have instincts and speed on special teams. You have to think that his destiny is as a safety on this team, and soon. Fisher had an enormous man-crush on this dude before the draft (as illustrated below); and as a former safety himself, you have to believe that he's got an eye for this kind of talent.
....as the scouting process played out, became an under-the-radar obsession of sorts for Fisher.
"If I don't get him," he told Demoff and Snead on Friday night, "I'm gonna be mad."
"How mad?" Demoff asked.
"Like, Bobby Wagner mad."
Ouch -- the reference to Wagner, another ex-Utah State defender, evoked an unpleasant memory from the 2012 draft: Rather than picking Wagner, the middle linebacker he coveted with the 45th overall selection, Fisher got greedy, trading down five spots to pick up a fifth-round pick from the Chicago Bears. Two selections later, the Seahawks took Wagner, who would become an instant standout and, in his second season, serve as the defensive signal-caller for their Super Bowl-winning team. The Rams (who still could have drafted future Tampa Bay Buccaneers star linebacker Lavonte David, for what it's worth) instead took running back Isaiah Pead, a major disappointment who probably will have to fight for his roster spot this summer.
"If you want him that much," Demoff advised Fisher, "just take him in the fourth round, even if you think he might be around later. It's not worth messing around."
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With the emergence of McDonald and McLeod, plus the addition of Barron and the future of Alexander, what was perceived to be a weakness going into this year may end up being one of our bigger strengths going into next. Yeah?
....as the scouting process played out, became an under-the-radar obsession of sorts for Fisher.
"If I don't get him," he told Demoff and Snead on Friday night, "I'm gonna be mad."
"How mad?" Demoff asked.
"Like, Bobby Wagner mad."
Ouch -- the reference to Wagner, another ex-Utah State defender, evoked an unpleasant memory from the 2012 draft: Rather than picking Wagner, the middle linebacker he coveted with the 45th overall selection, Fisher got greedy, trading down five spots to pick up a fifth-round pick from the Chicago Bears. Two selections later, the Seahawks took Wagner, who would become an instant standout and, in his second season, serve as the defensive signal-caller for their Super Bowl-winning team. The Rams (who still could have drafted future Tampa Bay Buccaneers star linebacker Lavonte David, for what it's worth) instead took running back Isaiah Pead, a major disappointment who probably will have to fight for his roster spot this summer.
"If you want him that much," Demoff advised Fisher, "just take him in the fourth round, even if you think he might be around later. It's not worth messing around."
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