UAZippers Posted February 16, 2016 Report Posted February 16, 2016 9 hours ago, zippy5 said: Shazier is 6'1" 230. Brown will have a spot somewhere That height and weight reminds me of another linebacker. He was pretty good. Quote
kreed5120 Posted February 16, 2016 Report Posted February 16, 2016 London Fletcher was a 4X Pro Bowler out of John Carroll and measured in at 5'10. Not saying Brown will be the next Fletcher as those would be some big shoes to fill, but if some team feels he can ball, they will find a spot for him. At worst a dude that can run a 4.47 40 with the tackling skills of a linebacker would have to seem like a valuable special teams player. Quote
skip-zip Posted February 16, 2016 Report Posted February 16, 2016 When making a comparison to someone as great as Ray Lewis, who was 6'-1", I'm just going to guess that NFL talent scouts see a big difference between 6'-1" and 5'-11" If they didn't, Jatavis is easily a First Round draft pick. Unfortunately, that height difference is just going to make him have to prove his playing ability in a camp. Quote
Dr Z Posted February 16, 2016 Report Posted February 16, 2016 46 minutes ago, UAZippers said: That height and weight reminds me of another linebacker. He was pretty good. Not me. Ray was 245 coming out of the U, and ready for the physical NFL game at the line of scrimmage. Oddly enough, all three LBs being discussed in this thread come from south Florida...one of coach Bowden's most emphasized recruiting areas. Quote
Dr Z Posted April 1, 2016 Report Posted April 1, 2016 "... a source told me that Akron linebacker Jatavis Brown has a visit scheduled with the Pittsburgh Steelers for April 6th..." 1 Quote
kreed5120 Posted April 1, 2016 Report Posted April 1, 2016 Please any team but the Steelers. I'd hate to have to root against him at the next level. Quote
zippy5 Posted April 1, 2016 Report Posted April 1, 2016 That would be awesome. Would love to see JB and Shazier fly around for a few years together after Timmons hangs 'em up 1 Quote
Section210Zip Posted April 1, 2016 Report Posted April 1, 2016 Pittsburg is really good at looking to the MAC to find talent. My father and I were just talking about how we wouldn't be surprised if he got signed by the Steelers. Quote
Balsy Posted April 1, 2016 Report Posted April 1, 2016 Pittsburgh is, which is good to see because it gives our players at least a chance. The Browns, unfortunately, have gone away from looking at ANY of the local schools for talent. The Clowns running that organization have forgotten that there are numerous D-I universities in their backyard that shouldn't be hard doing minor scouting at/following players. JB is the talent you should want to take a risk on, like the steelers have done so many times over the past couple of years. Quote
LZIp Posted April 1, 2016 Report Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Balsy said: Pittsburgh is, which is good to see because it gives our players at least a chance. The Browns, unfortunately, have gone away from looking at ANY of the local schools for talent. The Clowns running that organization have forgotten that there are numerous D-I universities in their backyard that shouldn't be hard doing minor scouting at/following players. JB is the talent you should want to take a risk on, like the steelers have done so many times over the past couple of years. In recent years (Akron specific), I can only think of Chisholm getting a chance with Pitt. As for the Browns, seems illogical to judge the current regime based on past regime's actions. Jatavis has or will have a visit with them. Local talent that has played for the Browns right off the top of my head is Charlie Frye, Josh Cribbs, and Abe Elam. Edited April 1, 2016 by LZIp 1 Quote
Dr Z Posted April 1, 2016 Report Posted April 1, 2016 1 hour ago, LZIp said: In recent years (Akron specific), I can only think of Chisholm getting a chance with Pitt. As for the Browns.... The Steelers have had a handful of Zips in camp throughout the years. They are very aware of MAC talent. The Browns once had Chase Blackburn in camp, and let him go. Zach D'Orazio had a tryout with the Browns last year, but didn't catch on. Quote
kreed5120 Posted April 1, 2016 Report Posted April 1, 2016 To be fair those 1-11 Akron teams didn't have much talent to look at. Some of Bowden's guys are just now coming thru the system and you definitely have seen more teams eyeing them. Quote
zippy5 Posted April 1, 2016 Report Posted April 1, 2016 The initial comment was MAC talent, not just Akron players. As kreed noted, we haven't had much talent until the past couple years Quote
InTheZone Posted April 1, 2016 Report Posted April 1, 2016 Arguably, the three biggest names on the Steelers are MAC guys: - Roethlisberger- Miami (OH) - Antonio Brown- Central Mich. - James Harrison- Kent St. Quote
Balsy Posted April 1, 2016 Report Posted April 1, 2016 I wasn't trying to judge the current Browns staff by the past Browns administrations. I'm pointing out one of the Problems with the Browns over the last near-two decades. Why shouldn't they take the change on players in the MAC where as the steelers are? Quote
Dr Z Posted April 7, 2016 Report Posted April 7, 2016 Jatavis officially visiting in Pittsburgh today. One of the questions he will surely be asked today, "how would you feel about playing safety for coach Butler?" Quote
skip-zip Posted April 7, 2016 Report Posted April 7, 2016 And this just came out today. Mayock now has him #5 at his position !!! http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000651172/article/mike-mayocks-2016-nfl-draft-position-rankings-30 Quote
MDZip Posted April 7, 2016 Report Posted April 7, 2016 20 minutes ago, skip-zip said: And this just came out today. Mayock now has him #5 at his position !!! http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000651172/article/mike-mayocks-2016-nfl-draft-position-rankings-30 But bizarrely in his write-up on him lists him as a day 3 or UDFA. I am certain he will have a NFL job somewhere next year. Quote
kreed5120 Posted April 7, 2016 Report Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) Those draft projections are based off of how he feels other teams view him, meanwhile, his position rankings are how he personally views the player. I view this as him saying that Brown will be a late round steal for someone. Edit: For the record I agree. He will most likely drafted. I'll say around round 4-5. Brown could provide instant impact as a special teams player and he can earn his way into a starting position. Edited April 7, 2016 by kreed5120 Quote
skip-zip Posted April 8, 2016 Report Posted April 8, 2016 Hey Guys, go back to that link again above. It was updated this evening with a video interview with Mayock, and he talks extensively about Jatavis. 1 Quote
K92 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Posted April 13, 2016 NFL Draft: Scouting Report for Jatavis Brown (Hopefully this has not been posted yet.) Quote
ZippyRulz Posted April 21, 2016 Report Posted April 21, 2016 https://nflmocks.com/2016/04/20/jatavis-brown-lb-akron-2016-nfl-draft-scouting-report/ Quote
MDZip Posted April 22, 2016 Report Posted April 22, 2016 18 hours ago, ZippyRulz said: https://nflmocks.com/2016/04/20/jatavis-brown-lb-akron-2016-nfl-draft-scouting-report/ And of course the old "level of competition" knock. Forgot he must have played most of his career at Morehead State. Never faced anyone like Pitt, Oklahoma, Penn State, Michigan ... 1 Quote
ZippyRulz Posted April 22, 2016 Report Posted April 22, 2016 2 hours ago, MDZip said: And of course the old "level of competition" knock. Forgot he must have played most of his career at Morehead State. Never faced anyone like Pitt, Oklahoma, Penn State, Michigan ... He will have to improve on his "got swallowed" stat to make it at the next level 1 Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted April 22, 2016 Report Posted April 22, 2016 Steelers' "Ideal 4th Round Pick" Quote
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