McCourty is a nasty zone corner. I think he has the speed to be a good man-to-man corner, but he lacks the size to man up on bigger wideouts.
Ryan doesn't seem to hold size and height in high esteem for DB's as far as I can tell. Not saying you are wrong, but Ryan doesn't seem to put much emphasis on size when it comes to DB's.
We aren't talking about Rex Ryan in this thread. It doesn't matter what Rex Ryan thinks about defensive backs, the Jets aren't the only team in this league. Some teams will pass on him because of this. Others teams would die to land a player like McCourty late first, early second. Someone asked what McCourty's weaknesses are, and I gave him an example. McCourty's as physical as they come, but he might have trouble on taller receivers.
My bad, I was just coming form the Kiper mock thread, where he had the Jets taking McCourty. Cross thread pollination, if you will. But I do think it matters what Ryan thinks, if he drafts McCourty... it wasn't a bizarre out of left field comment. I am curious to see what his vertical is, along with his 40 time.
Don't know if this was posted elsewhere. Since the hot topic at pick #29 could be an RU product, I've been reading up on him. I'm looking for an intagable we havent hashed out yet. Found this little tidbit in my research - thought it be nice to share if it hasn't been mentioned yet. Article: http://sdg.scout.com/2/941501.html Sorry if its a repeat but my search came up empty...
That would be ideal for us if we could grab another guy who would be a good man to man CB. That was our eventual downfall to the Colts but I doubt Garcon and Collie have the days they do if we have an above avg CB back there instead of Lito, Dwight and Drew. As long as we aren't playing San Diego and their "tall WRs" we'd be ok. Revis would still take the #1 so what your saying is as long as their #2 isn't a superstar at 6'3 or 6'4 he'd be a solid #2.
I'm not ready to commit McCourty to Rd 1 just yet. Let's see how things shake out in the Combine. Right now, I'm still hoping for Kyle Wilson.
Me neither, man. If I had to give my top five pre-combine cornerback rankings right now this it would it'd look like: 1. Joe Haden (obviously) 2. Kyle Wilson 3. Perrish Cox 4. Donovan Warren 5. Devin McCourty There's a few CBs that could make some noise at the combine...players like Brandon Ghee, Dominique Franks, and Kareem Jackson. I've been hearing that a lot of teams are looking at Earl Thomas as a corner. If the majority of the league views him as a corner after the combine, he'll pass Kyle Wilson on my rankings. He's just a nasty defensive back.
Jet's eyeing McCourty!!!! Devin McCourty-DB- Player Feb. 27 - 2:25 pm et Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post reports that the Vikings and Jets have "legitimate interest" in Rutgers CB Devin McCourty. Both teams are candidates to use their late first-round pick on a corner. McCourty will run his forty early next week, and could solidify himself as a top-32 overall selection with a sub-4.4. He is also a special teams demon. Source: Aaron Wilson on Twitter Related: Vikings, Jets http://twitter.com/RavensInsider/status/9741403978
Like I said earlier.." he's not Rd 1 material just yet". McCourty has to have a big day Tuesday to break rd 1. They're faster CBs than McCourty. If Kyle Wilson stubs his toe tueday, we may have a shot. Problem, it's well known the Jets are in need of a CB and some team can get in front of the Jets if Wilson is available.
what is wrong with a 5'11" corner with 4.4 (perhaps lower) speed who is aggressive AND an excellent special teamer? It's not like he is 5'9" or something...5'11" corners are all over the all pro ranks...asomugha is only 5"11". McCourty can handle tall receivers just fine. I have been at every Rutgers game for 25 years and he is better than Jason ever was. He handled many tall receivers fine as RU's #1 corner...Pitt's multiple tall receivers, Louisville's, USF's...How tall is Revis,6'0" ??
IMO, you are over estimating McCourty's speed. There are going to be a few CBs that run better than McCourty. Maybe Wilson, Warren & Ghee to name a few. I think McCourty will run about 4.45-4.5 on Tuesday. No question, McCourty is one of the best special team players in this draft. I've seen him block at least 3 punts.....I'm sure he has more in his career. Right now..McCourty is a Mid rd 2 selection.
Nothing's wrong with that size. We'll see how fast McCourty and the other defensive backs are on Tuesday. He's an excellent special teams player, but you don't draft players to play special teams in the first round. Like WW85 said, Tuesday is a make or break day for Devin McCourty and a lot of other corners. McCourty has struggled against taller receivers in the past. When I say this, I'm not saying that he never has or never will be able to cover taller wideouts, that's just one of his weaknesses. Just because he's just as tall as some of the elite corners in the NFL doesn't mean he can cover like they do.
perfect trade back candidate right now unless he blows up the combine, which I really don't see him doing.
McCourty does have a lot going for him......he's a freaking demon ST player....probably no one better in this draft. McCourty just doesn't have top end speed to push him into Rd 1. McCourty is more quick, than fast and a terrific athlete. McCouirty isn't slow by any means, I just expect a few of his competition to run slightly better. I could be wrong..we'll know in a few days.
I would say that DMC might have issues while he fills out his frame a little bit, not so much with taller guys. He's a great fundamental player and an excellent tackler, but he is lanky and might get overpowered by that physical, upper echelon NFL wideout. The thing about it is that the great majority of those guys are teams' #1 receivers, so that means Revis will get that assignment. The Jets are lucky that they're looking for a corner to match up against teams' #2 receivers, so when you think about it, they're looking for a guy that might not be what other teams are trying to find. For example, as good as I think Donovan Warren can be, I don't think the Jets would have him rated nearly as high as some other teams. Guys like DMC, Brandon Ghee, and Perrish Cox are the ones they will be targeting. I think he runs faster WW, I really do. His brother ran a 4.29 at RU's pro day last year, and Devin is just as fast. Compare that to the combine track and I think low 4.4s are what we'll see from him. I personally have him rated exactly the same as Kyle Wilson, after Joe Haden and Perrish Cox.
