Sparano on Cody

by Jason Scott_90 on Mar 14, 2010 6:03 AM EST

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Even Dolphins/South team coach Tony Sparano, pressed on the issue of Cody's weight, allowed "he'd have to lose a few for me."

"Just watching him right now, he's a pretty unique guy," Sparano said. "You watch him on tape and you see him play and then you see him in person. He's a big, strong, powerful guy."

"I think I caught their eyes when we were going over the playbook," Cody said. " I showed them I knew all the plays and I knew what this defense was about."

Cody's critics say he isn't a three-down player, that he wouldn't be useful on passing downs, but that wouldn't make him unsual for the position in the NFL.

"The big, physical noses in our league, they're pretty much two-down guys," Sparano said. "Certainly not pass rushers there."

A week's worth of practices should give Sparano and his staff enough early hints to know if they want to bring the Mount Cody show to South Florida, but for now the coach isn't giving anything away.

"I'm just coaching him," Sparano said, "and I'm going to keep my eyes wide open."

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“There’s not many 370-pound guys running around out there,” Sparano said. “I think when you find a guy that’s that big and can play that position and you look around the league at the teams that have those type of players – New England has Wilfork down there and [Kris] Jenkins with the Jets — you realize how rare they are.”

I wonder how he feels about Cody at 340 on draft day?

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by Jason Scott_90 on Mar 14, 2010 6:05 AM EST reply actions

You know, this is one guy whose stock is all over the place.

At the end of the day, I think that we have to believe that he can be comparable to Jenkins or Wilfork. He may not be available for the 43rd pick.

Everybody that we have high hopes for seems to be soaring in this year’s draft.

1. CJ Spiller RB Clemson 2. Sean Weatherspoon OLB Missouri
3. Jordan Shipley WR Texas 4. Micah Johnson ILB Kentucky
6a. Linval Joseph NT East Carolina 6b. Myron Rolle S Florida State
6c. Andrew Quarless TE Penn State 7a. Vince Oghobasse DT Duke
7b. Sergio Render OG Virginia Tech

by kdock on Mar 14, 2010 8:32 AM EDT reply actions

i've gotta feeling he'll go in the first round.

some team out there will realise how unique of a prospect he is and pick him up in the first. honestly with all the weight issues and questions aside, he is the best pure 3-4 nose prospect in a while, hands down. With that said if he does make it to the 43rd pick and we pass on him he’d definitely be long gone before our 3rd pick.

by aquandy on Mar 14, 2010 10:13 AM EDT reply actions

if he is projected to go in the first round by draft day.....

he may be our first pick……….

ive been saying it for weeks and weeks…..

williams, cody, paul-pierre or kindle………unless we trade down….that’s a whole new ballgame at that point………

i also don’t think mcclain is completely out of the realm of possibility even though we have signed dansby………

Just one man's opinion...

....."running mac games as if your name was Scott Skiles".....

"mark my words...we will draft 2 corners within the first 4 picks" - 2009

by hwyatt3 on Mar 14, 2010 10:48 AM EDT reply actions

I have been salivating over us drafting cody for a few years now

He’s simply a monster, we NEED a NT, he single-handedly won games for ‘Bama (most recently the Tennessee game where he blocked 2 FG’s and kept ‘Bama up by 1 to win). Kris Jenkins breaks scales at 360, yet people (like Sparano) consider him one of the top NT in the league. You don’t need a speed rusher or a guy with a good swim move, you need a fat pig who leans forward and ties up the other teams center and guard(s).

Why the hell not?

by kozam9707 on Mar 14, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree... but most people don't see that...

It looks like Sparano knows exactly what a NT is supposed to look like though. I like the fact that he told Cody he needed to lose some weight and he went out and lost 21 lbs.

by Jason Scott_90 on Mar 14, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions

agreed

Chillin in the Henne ERA!!!!
"I'm not afraid to hit an old man in Public" The Hangover
Driver of the Golden Tate Limosine!!!
Who will win Terrance Cody or Rex Ryan?
"Blast" Stewie from Family Guy

by DPL3 Rollin on Mar 14, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Cody why not but i rather take him in the second

Chillin in the Henne ERA!!!!
"I'm not afraid to hit an old man in Public" The Hangover
Driver of the Golden Tate Limosine!!!
Who will win Terrance Cody or Rex Ryan?
"Blast" Stewie from Family Guy

by DPL3 Rollin on Mar 14, 2010 4:49 PM EDT reply actions

If he falls to the second I am all for taking him....

I don’t know that he will though…..

by Jason Scott_90 on Mar 14, 2010 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Well didnt Sprorano play as a center....

Maybe him knowing the ins and outs of the center position helps him decipher whos good and whos not. I mean on basically every play of a football game a center is tied up with a nose tackle. Maybe Sporano knows from experience that a guy like Cody, who basically just stuffs 2 or 3 offensive lineman on every play, is more effective than a smaller NT that can only stuff say 1 or 2 O lineman.

by usualsuspect609 on Mar 14, 2010 6:48 PM EDT reply actions

Sorry....

Basically wrote the same thing. What I meant to say is maybe Sporano knows someone with the size of Cody is more effective than a smaller, more agile NT that can rush the passer better. We have the LBs to rush the QB. Now we just need that NT to be a stop gap.

by usualsuspect609 on Mar 14, 2010 6:53 PM EDT reply actions