i like the pick. ESPN was projecting him to have the potential to go late first day, although he's still called a project.
If Rufus Alexander lasts until the 6th round and the Texans pick him, and they pick Chris Leak in the 7th, I will be ecstatic about this draft.
From Some Website: 6-4 301lbs Strengths: Really athletic for the position...Has decent size and the frame to get bigger...He moves well and has great feet...Tough and will play hurt...Very strong...Excels as a pass blocker but can run block as well...Good bloodlines...Still has some upside. Weaknesses: Was only a starter for one season in college...Will need to bulk up...He plays too high and with poor leverage...Doesn't have great balance...Weight room strength doesn't always translate to the field...Soft?...Raw and not yet a finished product. Notes: His father, Stan Rome, played football and basketball at Clemson and went on to play wide receiver for the NFL Kansas City Chiefs...Was a tight end in high school and began his college career as a defensive end...A real interesting prospect who certainly has some physical tools to work with...May be a nice developmental guy.
http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/scoutingreports/ot/brandonfrye.html Strengths: Really athletic for the position...Has decent size and the frame to get bigger...He moves well and has great feet...Tough and will play hurt...Very strong...Excels as a pass blocker but can run block as well...Good bloodlines...Still has some upside. Weaknesses: Was only a starter for one season in college...Will need to bulk up...He plays too high and with poor leverage...Doesn't have great balance...Weight room strength doesn't always translate to the field...Soft?...Raw and not yet a finished product. Notes: His father, Stan Rome, played football and basketball at Clemson and went on to play wide receiver for the NFL Kansas City Chiefs...Was a tight end in high school and began his college career as a defensive end...A real interesting prospect who certainly has some physical tools to work with...May be a nice developmental guy.
ESPN/Scouts Inc. Strengths: A developmental project with adequate height and the frame to add some bulk. He shows adequate-to-good upper body power and flashes the ability to jar defenders with hand punch. His best asset is his mobility. He displays outstanding quickness and speed. He can set quickly and protect the edge versus faster speed rushers. He takes good angles as a run blocker and displays toughness and feistiness as a fist-fighting type at the point of attack. He works hard to finish his blocks and gives a great effort. He has blossomed late and is showing far more aggressiveness. Coaches rave about his improved work ethic and confidence. Weaknesses: He is inexperienced and his height/bulk combo is only decent as an NFL offensive tackle prospect. He must improve his consistency in terms of leverage and hand-placement. He is not a natural knee-bender and he doesn't move as well laterally as he does on a straight-line. He plays with a narrow base and struggles to anchor versus bigger, more powerful bull rushers. Also lacks the lower body strength to generate a consistent surge versus two-gap defensive linemen as a run blocker. Overall: Frye began his career at defensive end and was redshirted for the 2002 season. He switched to offensive tackle during spring practice in 2003, but saw no game action that season. In 2004, he received playing time in as a backup in just four games. Frye then played in 11 of 13 games (one start at left tackle) during the 2005 season. He is projected to start at right tackle for the Hokies in 2006. However, Frye started all 11 of 13 games at left tackle in 2006, missing the UNC game with a shoulder injury and the Kent State game with an ankle injury. He re-injured his ankle in the first quarter against Georgia (12/31) and did not return. Frye is a late-bloomer with limited experience. His first season as a fulltime starter came as a senior in 2006 but he played through a dislocated right elbow injury for most of the year. While he showed lots of toughness playing through the injury, it served as a setback for an already premature draft prospect. In our opinion, Frey has enough upside to warrant late-first day consideration but only for a team willing to put in the time on this long-term project.
Hmmm ... I think I may understand why they took this guy. Positives: Rare-sized athlete with a barrel chest, wide shoulders, good upper-body thickness, long arms and an athletic lower frame, with muscular definition and body mass throughout … Incredibly quick for a player his size (4.77 in the 40-yard dash) … Powerful athlete with a 485-pound bench press and a 705-pound squat … Very light on his feet, showing the agility to redirect with ease of movement … Uses those feet efficiently to mirror edge rushers, showing good explosion and pop on contact … Hard worker on and off the field, taking well to hard coaching … Despite limited experience, he has good field vision and awareness … Explodes off the ball with a flat back, striking with force and uses his arms effectively to fit, sustain and wall off … Very flexible athlete with quick feet and good balance in his kick slide … Does a nice job of getting his hands up quickly to lock on, steer and gain leverage over the defender … Very aggressive at the point of attack and generates very good explosion when running to the second level, shifting his weight properly to strike with force in space … Has the field awareness to stalk and neutralize the second-level defenders and is quick to cut down linebackers working in space … Has a hand punch that generates good movement coming off the snap … Despite his size, he stays low in his pads with a strong leg base, which makes it very tough for defenders to rock him back on his heels … Works well with the guard on combo blocks, keeping his head on a swivel while looking for secondary targets to hit … Has good punch-and-kick slide agility, recoiling his hands to land on his target often … Shows good balance in his knee bend … Uses his long arms to flash extension in attempts to separate. Negatives: Very raw, experience-wise, with only 11 games of starting football experience under his belt … Has good balance on the move, but perhaps due to inexperience, he struggles taking proper angles and will then lunge in attempts to rectify … When this happens, he will fall off his block and struggles to recover … Appears to be a bit top heavy, especially when punching wildly; he will overextend (needs to learn how to keep his hands closer to his frame) … Has decent lateral agility, but will get too narrow in his base and trip over his feet when trying to get wide and combat the edge rushers … Needs to keep his feet better sliding out to neutralize the nine-tech pass rushers … Active with his hands, but when he gets too wide with his placement, he leaves himself exposed to crossover face action. Compares To: Jordan Gross, Carolina -- Gross is a much more polished product than Frye, but like Gross, Frye will likely have a better pro future at right tackle than on the left side. Both base their game on a blend of exceptional foot quickness and raw power. Frye has yet to develop proper hand technique and will sometimes look like Bambi staring down the headlights of a truck on the highway, but it is evident the physical talent is there. He did not get to start until his senior year and it was marred by two injuries that cost him time. With patient coaching, someone could unearth that hidden talent. Definitely lots of upside ... Like they said he's a neophyte in layman's terms.
alot of them were half-heartedly following the Titans. so VY gave them a reason to fully support the Titans. so be it. why all the angst against the Texans. if it's not your team or your team anymore, why care so much about mistakes made by the organization? again, the only thing that's surprising is they all still come into Texans threads to post about a team they supposedly don't care for anymore. and it's not even to post about the team, only the same old garbage that's been regurgitated the last 12 months. i'm as pissed about last year's draft as anyone, and i choose to continue supporting the Texans. i may not agree with their moves, but i like to discuss what they can do to improve. whether they do or not, we'll see. i really like the Okoye pick.
