AU players in NFL Camp

[Tiger 8,820]

Gabe is really wearing no. 90???? wow..wonder if he was the one to propose that....would take some big cojones to do that

"Ndamukong Who?" doesn't fit on a hat

[Auctoritas 2,828]

mincy signs with atlanta

Lol

Not sure if that was a laugh of derision, despair, or disbelief, but here's a link anyway.

http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Make-Roster-Moves-After-Minicamp/bb8b945b-7b77-4091-b6ba-eb7ef2a30fcf

[ClaytonAU 4,606]

mincy signs with atlanta

Lol

Not sure if that was a laugh of derision, despair, or disbelief, but here's a link anyway.

http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Make-Roster-Moves-After-Minicamp/bb8b945b-7b77-4091-b6ba-eb7ef2a30fcf

It was a mix of all three

[Randman5000 4,226]

mincy signs with atlanta

Lol

Not sure if that was a laugh of derision, despair, or disbelief, but here's a link anyway.

http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Make-Roster-Moves-After-Minicamp/bb8b945b-7b77-4091-b6ba-eb7ef2a30fcf

Someone should get fired over this

[Charhair 345]

I think CAP will surprise a lot of folks. He was/is way under rated IMO. It took a while for me to be sold on him at AU, but he is the real deal

i think he'll have similar success as Tate

Put him behind a good o-line with a decent offense and he's easily a 100-150 yard back

[war eagle6 0]

mincy signs with atlanta

Lol

Not sure if that was a laugh of derision, despair, or disbelief, but here's a link anyway.

http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Make-Roster-Moves-After-Minicamp/bb8b945b-7b77-4091-b6ba-eb7ef2a30fcf

Someone should get fired over this

Indeed

[McLoofus 35,182]

mincy signs with atlanta

Lol

Not sure if that was a laugh of derision, despair, or disbelief, but here's a link anyway.

http://www.atlantafa...ba-eb7ef2a30fcf

Someone should get fired over this

I don't understand. Surely you're not suggesting somebody should be fired for bringing Mincy into an NFL training camp?

[WFE12 9,191]

Gabe is really wearing no. 90???? wow..wonder if he was the one to propose that....would take some big cojones to do that

"Ndamukong Who?" doesn't fit on a hat

he better show out is all I'm saying, can't inconsistent like he was last year

[douggwilliams 61]

You guys are ridiculous, Mincy was on the best wr the last two years. He got beat a lot, but he also won a bunch against the top wr on the other team.

[mcgufcm 4,096]

I love any guy that puts it on the line for Auburn, whether it works out prodessionally or not. Give the university all you have on and off field, and I'm in your corner. Mincy is one of those guys, but he's not an NFL CB. I'd love to be wrong. From what I saw in his four years, he just lacks the length and physicality to be an imposing guy and lacks the hips and burst to be a pure cover guy. I don't see it.

Again, really hope I'm wrong. Good dude and a guy that will give you 110 every day.

[AU80cruiser 1,102]

I love any guy that puts it on the line for Auburn, whether it works out prodessionally or not. Give the university all you have on and off field, and I'm in your corner. Mincy is one of those guys, but he's not an NFL CB. I'd love to be wrong. From what I saw in his four years, he just lacks the length and physicality to be an imposing guy and lacks the hips and burst to be a pure cover guy. I don't see it.

Again, really hope I'm wrong. Good dude and a guy that will give you 110 every day.

How's this for physicality???

[Auctoritas 2,828]

I love any guy that puts it on the line for Auburn, whether it works out prodessionally or not. Give the university all you have on and off field, and I'm in your corner. Mincy is one of those guys, but he's not an NFL CB. I'd love to be wrong. From what I saw in his four years, he just lacks the length and physicality to be an imposing guy and lacks the hips and burst to be a pure cover guy. I don't see it.

Again, really hope I'm wrong. Good dude and a guy that will give you 110 every day.

From what I understand, they're trying him at Safety, not CB. I think he'll make the team as a special teams guy.

[McLoofus 35,182]

I love any guy that puts it on the line for Auburn, whether it works out prodessionally or not. Give the university all you have on and off field, and I'm in your corner. Mincy is one of those guys, but he's not an NFL CB. I'd love to be wrong. From what I saw in his four years, he just lacks the length and physicality to be an imposing guy and lacks the hips and burst to be a pure cover guy. I don't see it.

Again, really hope I'm wrong. Good dude and a guy that will give you 110 every day.

I appreciate this manner of critiquing a college football player.

[mcgufcm 4,096]

People really underrate how hard it is just to make an NFL team. They have a 53-man roster and an 8-man practice squad, and there are 32 teams.

In other words, making an NFL payroll is reserved for the best 1,952 active football players. To put that in context, in 2014, there were 128 FBS teams with 85 scholarship players. That gives you just less than 11,000 scholarship players in just a 4-5 year age band. At any given time, NFL rosters include players in as far at as 15 years removed from school. That creates a pool of over 30,000 potential players. Obviously, rosters are skewed toward younger players because their bodies are less banged up, and they cost less money. Still, it's really freaking hard to collect NFL paychecks.

That doesn't even mention positional limits for each roster. Most teams have 3 QBs on the roster plus two specialists. That puts 48 guys for the remaining positions. Basically, a two-deep with a handful guys with positional flexibility. That's it. You're done. If you're a CB, you have to be one of the top 128 (or so) CBs in the world at the time to make a roster. That gives you incredibly long odds. Basically, every dude in the NFL is an incredible football player.

[chimesAU 89]

I love any guy that puts it on the line for Auburn, whether it works out prodessionally or not. Give the university all you have on and off field, and I'm in your corner. Mincy is one of those guys, but he's not an NFL CB. I'd love to be wrong. From what I saw in his four years, he just lacks the length and physicality to be an imposing guy and lacks the hips and burst to be a pure cover guy. I don't see it.

Again, really hope I'm wrong. Good dude and a guy that will give you 110 every day.

How's this for physicality??? :hellyeah:/>

Don't really understand why you're applauding that play. He absolutely crushed a defenseless player during an intrasquad game. It's bush league and you should feel bad for posting that.

[FoundationEagle 637]

People really underrate how hard it is just to make an NFL team. They have a 53-man roster and an 8-man practice squad, and there are 32 teams.

In other words, making an NFL payroll is reserved for the best 1,952 active football players. To put that in context, in 2014, there were 128 FBS teams with 85 scholarship players. That gives you just less than 11,000 scholarship players in just a 4-5 year age band. At any given time, NFL rosters include players in as far at as 15 years removed from school. That creates a pool of over 30,000 potential players. Obviously, rosters are skewed toward younger players because their bodies are less banged up, and they cost less money. Still, it's really freaking hard to collect NFL paychecks.

That doesn't even mention positional limits for each roster. Most teams have 3 QBs on the roster plus two specialists. That puts 48 guys for the remaining positions. Basically, a two-deep with a handful guys with positional flexibility. That's it. You're done. If you're a CB, you have to be one of the top 128 (or so) CBs in the world at the time to make a roster. That gives you incredibly long odds. Basically, every dude in the NFL is an incredible football player.

By those numbers, college football players have roughly a 1/15 chance of making millions. That's pretty good odds there!!!

[AU80cruiser 1,102]

I love any guy that puts it on the line for Auburn, whether it works out prodessionally or not. Give the university all you have on and off field, and I'm in your corner. Mincy is one of those guys, but he's not an NFL CB. I'd love to be wrong. From what I saw in his four years, he just lacks the length and physicality to be an imposing guy and lacks the hips and burst to be a pure cover guy. I don't see it.

Again, really hope I'm wrong. Good dude and a guy that will give you 110 every day.

How's this for physicality??? :hellyeah:/>

Don't really understand why you're applauding that play. He absolutely crushed a defenseless player during an intrasquad game. It's bush league and you should feel bad for posting that.

He led with his shoulder for one so why don't you get off your soap box

[chimesAU 89]

I love any guy that puts it on the line for Auburn, whether it works out prodessionally or not. Give the university all you have on and off field, and I'm in your corner. Mincy is one of those guys, but he's not an NFL CB. I'd love to be wrong. From what I saw in his four years, he just lacks the length and physicality to be an imposing guy and lacks the hips and burst to be a pure cover guy. I don't see it.

Again, really hope I'm wrong. Good dude and a guy that will give you 110 every day.

How's this for physicality??? :hellyeah:/>

Don't really understand why you're applauding that play. He absolutely crushed a defenseless player during an intrasquad game. It's bush league and you should feel bad for posting that.

He led with his shoulder for one so why don't you get off your soap box

Oh that's absolutely brilliant. At least he led with his shoulder when destroying a defenseless teammate. Rock on, buddy.

[AU80cruiser 1,102]

I love any guy that puts it on the line for Auburn, whether it works out prodessionally or not. Give the university all you have on and off field, and I'm in your corner. Mincy is one of those guys, but he's not an NFL CB. I'd love to be wrong. From what I saw in his four years, he just lacks the length and physicality to be an imposing guy and lacks the hips and burst to be a pure cover guy. I don't see it.

Again, really hope I'm wrong. Good dude and a guy that will give you 110 every day.

How's this for physicality??? :hellyeah:/>

Don't really understand why you're applauding that play. He absolutely crushed a defenseless player during an intrasquad game. It's bush league and you should feel bad for posting that.

He led with his shoulder for one so why don't you get off your soap box

Oh that's absolutely brilliant. At least he led with his shoulder when destroying a defenseless teammate. Rock on, buddy.

I will and you keep chiming in with your ridiculous call outs my friend....its what you live for on this site.

[chimesAU 89]

I love any guy that puts it on the line for Auburn, whether it works out prodessionally or not. Give the university all you have on and off field, and I'm in your corner. Mincy is one of those guys, but he's not an NFL CB. I'd love to be wrong. From what I saw in his four years, he just lacks the length and physicality to be an imposing guy and lacks the hips and burst to be a pure cover guy. I don't see it.

Again, really hope I'm wrong. Good dude and a guy that will give you 110 every day.

How's this for physicality??? :hellyeah:/>

Don't really understand why you're applauding that play. He absolutely crushed a defenseless player during an intrasquad game. It's bush league and you should feel bad for posting that.

He led with his shoulder for one so why don't you get off your soap box

Oh that's absolutely brilliant. At least he led with his shoulder when destroying a defenseless teammate. Rock on, buddy.

you keep chiming in

ISWYDT :hellyeah:/>

[JamesG 0]

I have a question for any Steelers fan or someone who follows the team. I was a little confused as to why they drafted Sammie. Not that he wasn't worth the pick, but they already have one of the best WR in the game in Antonio Brown, Martavious Bryant (who physically is the same type of player as Sammie) who had a MONSTER rookie season last year. They also signed Darius Heyward-Bey in free agency. Sammie is really going to have fight for catches. Just seems like they would have some other needs to fill with such a valuable pick. (Yes I consider 3rd round picks valuable). I was just hoping Sammie would get drafted by a WR starved team so he could really have a chance to shine early.

[NoALtiger 3,850]

I have a question for any Steelers fan or someone who follows the team. I was a little confused as to why they drafted Sammie. Not that he wasn't worth the pick, but they already have one of the best WR in the game in Antonio Brown, Martavious Bryant (who physically is the same type of player as Sammie) who had a MONSTER rookie season last year. They also signed Darius Heyward-Bey in free agency. Sammie is really going to have fight for catches. Just seems like they would have some other needs to fill with such a valuable pick. (Yes I consider 3rd round picks valuable). I was just hoping Sammie would get drafted by a WR starved team so he could really have a chance to shine early.

The pick is probably based off looking to the future, not just this season- I have no idea about the contract structures of the other wideouts, but they are looking long term I'm sure. Of course, the simple answer is they thought he was the best available player at the time so they took him.

[McLoofus 35,182]

I have a question for any Steelers fan or someone who follows the team. I was a little confused as to why they drafted Sammie. Not that he wasn't worth the pick, but they already have one of the best WR in the game in Antonio Brown, Martavious Bryant (who physically is the same type of player as Sammie) who had a MONSTER rookie season last year. They also signed Darius Heyward-Bey in free agency. Sammie is really going to have fight for catches. Just seems like they would have some other needs to fill with such a valuable pick. (Yes I consider 3rd round picks valuable). I was just hoping Sammie would get drafted by a WR starved team so he could really have a chance to shine early.

He might be better off not having to learn on the job immediately, but I might be wrong. And the Steelers are a great organization to work for. As for why they took him in the third, a friend of mine who is a Steelers fan said they look for a certain kind of guy off the field- i.e., good dudes- and they want to be able to move Brown inside and keep 2 legit downfield threats. They probably bought Heyward-Bey for a song and you do need depth at the position, especially since Brown and Bryant, as you alluded to, might be asking for a lot more money whenever their contracts are up.

[autigeremt 6,599]

I have a question for any Steelers fan or someone who follows the team. I was a little confused as to why they drafted Sammie. Not that he wasn't worth the pick, but they already have one of the best WR in the game in Antonio Brown, Martavious Bryant (who physically is the same type of player as Sammie) who had a MONSTER rookie season last year. They also signed Darius Heyward-Bey in free agency. Sammie is really going to have fight for catches. Just seems like they would have some other needs to fill with such a valuable pick. (Yes I consider 3rd round picks valuable). I was just hoping Sammie would get drafted by a WR starved team so he could really have a chance to shine early.

He might be better off not having to learn on the job immediately, but I might be wrong. And the Steelers are a great organization to work for. As for why they took him in the third, a friend of mine who is a Steelers fan said they look for a certain kind of guy off the field- i.e., good dudes- and they want to be able to move Brown inside and keep 2 legit downfield threats. They probably bought Heyward-Bey for a song and you do need depth at the position, especially since Brown and Bryant, as you alluded to, might be asking for a lot more money whenever their contracts are up.

Pretty much what was said above. The Steelers had scouts in town three times since Pro Days looking at Sammy and Dismukes and they had a plan to get him in the third. Worked to perfection.

Dismukes might be in the Burg for a minute.

http://pit.247sports.com/Bolt/Which-Steelers-UDFAs-have-a-chance-at-making-the-roster-37289395