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last year the safety class was deep and cody davis went undrafted. this year the safety class is weak. where would cody be if he was in this draft
last year the safety class was deep and cody davis went undrafted. this year the safety class is weak. where would cody be if he was in this draft
last year the safety class was deep and cody davis went undrafted. this year the safety class is weak. where would cody be if he was in this draft
It's not that surprising to me. He's an underdog, and everyone loves the underdog. He's a genuinely good dude, hard worker, keeps earning his stripes and doing his job, and there's the potential for him to crack the starting lineup at some point. Good college player too - you should watch some of his videos.I've been seeing an awful lot of Cody Davis love lately. I'm not sure I understand where it's coming from considering where he was taken(not drafted) and the limited play and production.
The tape of his games was looked at by everyone. W'ere not talking about a guy who flew under the radar because he was from a small school. But your larger point about luck is obviously valid IMO.The Rammer thinking of the importance of luck:
Meh I don't know but I don't care much for the talk he wasn't drafted or he hasn't done nothing yet.... A lot of times it just takes a guy getting a shot and no bad breaks with health. The draft is a crap shoot anyways, just a gamble how a player is going to turn out. Bet if Mel Kiper or Mayock said one thing about Cody before the draft he'd be a 6th to 7th rounder at the minimum.
Meh I don't know but I don't care much for the talk he wasn't drafted or he hasn't done nothing yet.... A lot of times it just takes a guy getting a shot and no bad breaks with health. The draft is a crap shoot anyways, just a gamble how a player is going to turn out. Bet if Mel Kiper or Mayock said one thing about Cody before the draft he'd be a 6th to 7th rounder at the minimum.
It's not that surprising to me. He's an underdog, and everyone loves the underdog. He's a genuinely good dude, hard worker, keeps earning his stripes and doing his job, and there's the potential for him to crack the starting lineup at some point. Good college player too - you should watch some of his videos.
And of course, there's this.
It's fine to try and develop him and see what he can be but there's a reason he wasn't drafted and if the Rams were relying on him to be the starter next season, that's taking a HUGE risk. There's a difference in the risk between a highly rated/drafted player and a guy who didn't get drafted at all. The likelihood of a guy taken in the first round being productive in his rookie year is much higher than a guy in his second year that originally went undrafted and didn't show much his rookie year. I'm not calling him a bum, saying that he doesn't have ability, or that he can't do it. It's simply a risk assessment. The odds are against him as it is and I don't want to go into the season relying on a guy at an important position that has a low percentage chance of being a productive player. That's just me, though.
I agree and as I stated the draft is a crap shoot and no one player is 100%. Obviously with the 1st round talents you have a better chance of getting a more consistent player. For safety this year I'd rather go with a Jimmy Ward or the kid from Washington State and our developing talent than go with a S in the 1st round. I like Pryor but he is to risky for me at #13 and most of the 1st round for that matter. Somebody like Jake Matthews will be a better commodity to have than a undrafted FA Tackle this year. I'm excited to see which ways we go here. I have a funny feeling we have our sites set on a later round safety and/or going to have our current 3 battle it out.It's fine to try and develop him and see what he can be but there's a reason he wasn't drafted and if the Rams were relying on him to be the starter next season, that's taking a HUGE risk. There's a difference in the risk between a highly rated/drafted player and a guy who didn't get drafted at all. The likelihood of a guy taken in the first round being productive in his rookie year is much higher than a guy in his second year that originally went undrafted and didn't show much his rookie year. I'm not calling him a bum, saying that he doesn't have ability, or that he can't do it. It's simply a risk assessment. The odds are against him as it is and I don't want to go into the season relying on a guy at an important position that has a low percentage chance of being a productive player. That's just me, though.
Curt Warner, John Randle, Arian Foster, Warren Moon, Tony Romo, Antonio Gates, Jeff Saturday & Wes Welker to name a few.....
You are correct on most of that V3....Do not think that I do not have some concerns that I am advocating three WWC's are the main contenders for that deep safety post in GW defense either. I do desire some injection of draft choices @ the safety position in this draft just not on the first day. What I really have issues with is the amount of WWC's & UDFA's in our current OL that will help protect the teams biggest investment Sam Bradford this up coming season.Most, if not all, didn't start right away. Also, they showed something before they were trusted with the job or were forced into the position due to injury.
I never said we had to rely on him. Only explained why people are pulling for him is all.That's fine to try and develop him but do you want to rely on him as the starter next season? He hasn't shown enough to warrant that kind of trust.
Would you like to compare that to the list of hundreds of thousands in their position who didn't make it to see which ones is larger?BonifayRam with a list of outliers:
Curt Warner, John Randle, Arian Foster, Warren Moon, Tony Romo, Antonio Gates, Jeff Saturday & Wes Welker to name a few.....
I never said we had to rely on him. Only explained why people are pulling for him is all.
Willie Parker, Ryan Grant, London Fletcher, Fred Jackson, Danny Woodhead, LaGarette Blount, Vonta Leach, Victor Cruz, Miles Austin, Danny Amendola, Antonio Gates, Jason Peters, Tyson Clabo, Harvey Dahl, James Harrison, Cameron Wake, Michael Bennett, Vontaze Burfict, Tramon Williams, Brandon Browner, Quintin Mikell...Curt Warner, John Randle, Arian Foster, Warren Moon, Tony Romo, Antonio Gates, Jeff Saturday & Wes Welker to name a few.....
That same list is pretty large for first rounders too.Would you like to compare that to the list of hundreds of thousands in their position who didn't make it to see which ones is larger?