Video Time: Outside Linebacker Prospects
Without a doubt, outside linebacker is clearly a position of need for the Dolphins. Even if the Dolphins do re-sign Jason Taylor - and that's no sure thing, either - the Dolphins will likely draft at least one outside linebacker in next month's draft, likely earlier rather than later. So this week's "video time" will focus on some of the best outside linebackers that will be available.
All of the videos are below after the jump. Enjoy.
First up - my official 2010 "mancrush" - other than Eric Berry, that is: TCU pass-rusher Jerry Hughes.
Next up is Michigan's Brandon Graham, a player that the Dolphins are rumored to be interested in.
Sergio Kindle is another guy who many love.
And USC's Everson Griffen is a guy who is rising up draft boards around the NFL.
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Brandon Graham...
instantly jumps out on film. So does Hughes but still not as obvious as Graham. I wonder if his “short arms” will hurt him in the pros.
I still would like (for now) our draft to look like this:
1st: Brandon Graham
2nd: Demaryius Thomas
3rd: Cam Thomas
ehhhhhhh
DEZ BRYANT in the first focus in DT and OLB in the rest of the draft….we got on of the missing pieces of the puzzle solved of the defensive now what about the offense? i know all you haters are saying bryants a diva blah blah but i know if he goes somewhere else and becomes a stud you guys will be like dam we messd up. i rather take my chances. if you guys dont want a reciever then fine have our offense play with all their camirillos and hartlines because yu guys are to blind to see that if we have a #1 WR we can expand the rest of our mediocre recievers :]
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by Los Dolphins305 on Mar 13, 2010 3:04 AM EST reply actions
All these guys would be great pickups.
I’d really be happy if we got at least one of these guys in the first 3 rounds. Another guy to look out for is Koa Misi, his got a great motor, size, and showed natural athleticism at the combine whilst doing LB drills. He’d be great value in the 3rd if the FO decide to go offense, DT or FS with the first 2 picks.
Agree: any of these guys in rounds 2 or 3 would be fantastic
A couple may not still be available, but these guys all seem pretty solid. As always with the draft, it’s far too early to tell which of them will make the biggest splash in the NFL, so picking one over the other isn’t a huge +/- swing, assuming the one we pick doesn’t bust.
#54
More Michigan players. I am happy
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It's tough
I wouldn’t be surprise if they pick Derrick Morgan if available.
This FO has been able to select 2 starters (Long and Davis) in the 2 years they’ve been here, so I’m confident this year’s draft won’t be any different.
off topic, please draft Damaryius Thomas…
I keep mispelling this guy's name...
Demaryius Thomas….thank you!
Brandon Graham
looks like a player who can make an instant impact…wow.
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Brandon Graham
The more I see of this kid, the more I like. He’s quick around the edge and fits the mold of Parcells. I wouldn’t mind seeing a draft look like this:
1) Brandon Graham OLB (get our pass rush opposite Wake)
2) Demaryius Thomas WR (this kid will be better than Michael Crabtree)
3) Linval Joseph NT (Great size and strength)
4) Rashad Jones FS (FO seems very interested and projected late 3 at earliest)
All could contribute right away.
by Rumple Pigskin on Mar 13, 2010 10:18 AM EST reply actions
like this mock...
would love it if it were Cam Thomas in the 3rd
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There is not chance that the triad will bring Kindle into Miami and hand him millions.
Not with his background it won’t happen.
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can't agree
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i love that kid.........
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No doubt...
… this WILL be the Miami Dolphins pick at #12.
IF he’s there, there is no way Parcells doesn’t pull the trigger on this guy. He is a physical speciman of Jevon Kearse descriptions, 6’5", 250lbs. Big upside…
If he gets past the Jaguars, he’s a Dolphins player.
I’ve seen his stuff on videos and he has a Jason Taylor’esk style and play-making ability.
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yeah,
and he’s shown up as our pick on more than a few mock drafts. Surprised not to see his highlights here.
by Brooklynfinfan on Mar 13, 2010 11:51 PM EST up reply actions
i love matty.........he's a little conservative though.......
i’m sure he wouldn’t roll the dice on a guy like this………..
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i would love to see this guy.....i made mention earlier to someone who was talking about....
parcells only liking seniors and blase, blase,………but i went and did some homework and you would be surprised how many underclassmen we have selected in the last two drafts….
this guy is a junior…..i thing he is the guy……. the draft is a crap shoot to begin with……
i would love to see us go out of our security zone and grab this guy…..i mean c’mon he does backflips for crying out loud………..
anyway….i hope you’re right i would love to see jason replace jason
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Sign Jason Taylor bandwagon
Where is the love for JT from this regime?
Jason Taylor should have been signed before we inked Penny. At worst, JT would be an excellent situational player. He was productive last year and still is in great shape. Who could possible be a better mentor to whoever we draft at LB than JT?
The man is a warrior, great in the lockerroom, puts in his gym time, and most importantly, showed us last year that he has something left.
WE NEED JT and JT needs and deserves to finish his career as a Dolphin.
Come on TUNA, get over his brief haitus wearing a tu-tu &ballet slippers and pay him.
Pay tat man ’es money!
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brandon graham
has so much speed coming off the edge on the rush
ALRITE MIAMI!!!!
draft jimmy graham
on the "MT Cody Madden Bus" (second round, hopely)
DEZ DEZ DEZ DEZ DEZ
if we get dez, im pretty sure henne won't be a robot anymore
slowing hopping aboard the go get OJ atogwe bandwagon
rumple pigskin
yeah demaryious thomas cud very well be compared to dez bryant (talent wise)
ALRITE MIAMI!!!!
draft jimmy graham
on the "MT Cody Madden Bus" (second round, hopely)
DEZ DEZ DEZ DEZ DEZ
if we get dez, im pretty sure henne won't be a robot anymore
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Brandon Graham in the first
Brandon Lafell in the second
Lamarr Houston in the 3rd
Robert Johnson in the fourth
If we had a fifth i would add Jimmy Graham somewhere
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I was always on the Brandon Graham bandwagon but i wouldn't mind earl Thomas
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Jerry Hughes or
Sergio Kindle… from what I saw as quickness, fluid changes and ability to cover.
Brandon was slower, not as agile and Everson is a USC pig,.. plays better with his hand on the ground.
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none of these guys impress me
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haha true hey why isnt Sean Weatherspoon here
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by DPL3 Rollin on Mar 13, 2010 5:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
whatever you say but its the truth this isnt an impressive draft for 3-4 outside linebackers
theres no demarcus wares type players you got guys like JPP and carlos dunlap but the are boom or bust type
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What makes them so unimpressive?
I see great hussle from all these players, also strong foot movement and awareness. You mention Ware, who is pretty much only a pass-rushing specialist, is that what you’re looking for? Cause we need more than that from our starting OLB.
#54
thats cute and all but there are no stars in this class
guys like graham and hughes are undersized but the give you all they have we type players, and sergio kindle is nothing more than a speed rusher and he only got 6 sacks this year…we need big time impact players and i think if applied to potential a guy like JPP would be a star in the leauge but its really 50/50 with him
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Sign JT!!!
Of course I am being real when I say sign JT.
I don’t care if JT only played one season at OLB after his stellar career at DE.
All this tells me me is that he may improve this season following a year of “learning” the OLB position. Regardless of where he plays, if you do not think that he would be a positive infleunce on any of the young bucks we will bring in, then YOU are not seeing what is required to built a great defense and a dynasty cailber franchise
On a one seaon deal, age should NOT be a factor. For 2010, he is as good, if not better than any of our current lineman &LB’s at everything measurable and intangible category that is required to play in the 3-4.
Physically JT still brings a strong combination of speed, strength, length, toughness, coverage ability, rushing the passer, etc. —he is still as good as anyone we have or may hope to have for the 2010. And if we get lucky and draft a “Baller” capable of jumping ahead of JT, then he’ll take it like a man and embrace his new role. That is what winners do. JT is a winner. He would not pull the self serving BS like Jpeezy that got his ass kicked to the curb.
I honestly cannot think of one single downside to signing JT?
The man can still play and he would be an oustanding mentor to ANY defensive player on the roster! Shoot I think he likley have a positive impact on the water boy.
Ok so maybe I have this partial mancrush, but he has earned my affection long before I was able to buy his FatHead at a 75% discount the year he went to the DeadSkins.
Similiar to the ChadPen signing, JT’s presence in the lockerroom, the gym, and at practice WILL make the Fins a more succesful team, in 2010. So I am being completely REAL when I say SIGN JT.
PS- Can just cut Ginn’s FAMILY in 2010 to save some roster$? I mean just the family?…….er sorry I digress. I don’t think I will ever get over that “family” line.
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you here Wake mention how valuable JT
was to his progress? No he t6alked about his LBer coach which 9 out of 10 times is the case, mentoring is mainly a fan pastry baked in their miopic mind shrugs
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dude matty now i see why u like hughes so much
the guy flies and is strong as hell. check out 5:25 mark, it says it all
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he is running over a sophmore named tony bergstrom.........
competition??
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JT bandwagon
Blaze-
Which is it???
Did Jason Taylor steal the prize out of your craker jacks box?….
… or did he bang your sister?
You have a bigger grudge against JT than TUNA does.
I hear your request for the 3 new LBers in 2010. However, I do not see your suggestions and/or road map to get there. Stud LB’s do not grow like palm trees in SoFla.
With the numerous roster holes that need to be filled, we could do a heck of lot worse then resigning JT for another season or even two.
The man wants to be here and earns his keep both on and off the field. Even if your 3 new youngbloods transpire there is still a role for JT on this roster.I assure you there will not be 5 other more talented LB’s in the 2010 camp!
I absolutely love Parcells and truly appreciate how quickly he brought us back to matter again. However, I am at a complete loss at the personal grudges he develops against players that still have something to offer.
Obviously JT is in this category. I also had a hard time grasping the exhile of Matt Roth. Clearly the Roth showed that he could still play at a very productive level and in the same role that we were struggling at. I believe he recorded 4 sacks in the last 3 or 4 games for the lowly Browns.
Roth must have really pissed off TUNA to get himself cut quick enough that we did not get any compensation…. Very strange. I love everything else about Parcells-just dont get this aspect of his leadership style.
Word of advice to our “3 new LB’ers”—-U don’t want to ever piss of The TUNA. He has both the memory and the ass of an elephant.
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I dont dislike JT
he was WAS a great DE just this team isnt ready to compete for the SB and wont be before his year or 2 is up. I want 10 years of competeing for the prize and he isnt an element of that. We went with 2 rookie CBs last year and can see once again doing the same with LBers this year if Wake still isnt capable of playing every down. JT lasy year couldnt contain the edge, too slow, and far to often was a step slow rushing the passer. I would rather have a developmental player taking that spot then a 36 year old. Kindle/Graham in round one, a WSLB in round 2, NT round 3 and fs round 4. I am hopeful Fasano gets signed for a second or a trade down for another 3rd/2nd round pick. I want a young team ready to grow into a championship contendor year in year out.
3 new 2010 starting LBers via 2010 draft
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anyone notice at the 3:50 mark of Graham's video
that he easily beats Baluga for the sack – a first round OT prospect in this draft. Not bad.

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