2020 6th round pick is Evan Weaver ILB

[BullheadCardFan]

Let's not forget that we led the NFL last year in missed tackles.

Good point.

 

[GoldGloveschmidt]

Weaver remind me a lot of Hicks to be honest, just a slightly more limited athlete. This is good insurance for a Hicks injury.

 

[Veer]

I also don't get the bad athlete opinions. Just look at his combine numbers and compare. About average at the ILB position. That's enough for me paired with his football IQ and work ethic. Similar athletic profiles are solid starters at the NFL Level right now. This is a guy you at the very least know he will kill it on special teams and what else could be expected in the 6th round?

 

[football karma]

perennial grudge holder who lives to prove people wrong.

this I like

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

I also don't get the bad athlete opinions. Just look at his combine numbers and compare. About average at the ILB position. That's enough for me paired with his football IQ and work ethic. Similar athletic profiles are solid starters at the NFL Level right now. This is a guy you at the very least know he will kill it on special teams and what else could be expected in the 6th round?

he doesn’t LOOK LIKE A ATHLETE

 

[Dante]

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[football karma]

another team captain

 

[Dr. Jones]

Interesting...... Captain #5

 

[Solar7]

I'll take it this late. What more can you expect? Still a swing at Eno left, although I'll admit I might have been mistaken with his upside. Now it's more of a hope the local kid gets drafted.

 

[DVontel]

“Old school, smash-mouth, tackling machine” perfect description in the year of 1997.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Eno is trash ppl. Move on.

he can’t catch or pass block and he’s a below average 3rd string NFL runner

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

“Old school, smash-mouth, tackling machine” perfect description in the year of 1997.

they still tackle in the nfl

at least last time I checked

 

[CardNots]

I’ll be on this kid’s bandwagon, I like his grit...

 

[Krangodnzr]

“Old school, smash-mouth, tackling machine” perfect description in the year of 1997.

I'm ok with a player like this in round 6.

He gives a crap about football.

 

[Minski]

I actually really like this pick, something tells me he is the sleeper in this draft. He may not look like an athlete but get him defined and a few pounds lighter in a workout programme and he could be better. He is hungry and aggressive.

An enforcer over the middle, make people pay on those runs up the middle and the shallow crossing routes

 

[Redsz]

Perfect pick for the 6th round.

 

[DVontel]

they still tackle in the nfl

at least last time I checked

That pretty much translates to:

“Good in 1993. Bad in 2020. Will never have the angle due to lack of athleticism. Special teamer before being off the team in 2-3 years”

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Lol...Trey Wingo just quoted Evan’s mother on Evan’s rambunctiousness as a child, “If he would’ve been our first child instead of our last, he would’ve been our only child.”

 

[DVontel]

I'm ok with a player like this in round 6.

He gives a crap about football.

I would have much rather gone Quartney Davis or Myles Bryant.

They at least have some upside.


Maybe we can still get them though.

 

[Card'em]

At linebacker instincts and angles mean a lot. It's why Reddick was an abject failure at the position. Weaver is "gifted" with instincts and angles, not footspeed.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Kevin Minter ish.

His instincts need to be off the charts. And he needs a WILB like Simmons to accentuate his positives.

 

[Solar7]

That pretty much translates to:

“Good in 1993. Bad in 2020. Will never have the angle due to lack of athleticism. Special teamer before being off the team in 2-3 years”

He's a 6th round pick. This is a pretty hard stance man.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

He has some closing speed when he tackles.

 

[Dante]

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[FB94]

“Old school, smash-mouth, tackling machine” perfect description in the year of 1997.

Would you rather have an athletic LB who is out of position or doesn’t know his assignment ( Reddick ) or someone who is a notch below athletically but makes the dam tackle vast majority of the time. I’ve seen enough of Reddick and others to let this kid come in and show what he has. I bet as a 6th rounder he will be better than 1st rounder Reddick

 

[DVontel]

He's a 6th round pick. This is a pretty hard stance man.

Exactly.

The later rounds is where you go for guys with upside.

He has none.

Not that bad I guess. Just a 6th rounder.