Derek Barnett Pro Day Results

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(04-01-2017, 01:25 PM)Whatever Wrote: There are other questions that get raised by his workout, however, besides the poor numbers.  If you have watch the video from his 40, there's a couple of concerns that pop up.

http://sports.yahoo.com/video/derek-barnett-runs-40-yard-153606563.html

The first is that he's carrying a lot of bad weight around his belly, and he's undersized for a 4-3 DE already.  That combined with his poor bench press performance and the lack of play strength exhibited on his film brings into question whether he has the size, strength, and conditioning necessary to be an immediate starter as a rookie, or if will just be a 3rd down specialist.  In our case, you have to wonder if the #9 pick is worth a rotational DE.

Second, one of the other posters pointed out that he had bad form when he ran the 40 at the combine, and expected him to improve his form and his time at his Pro Day.  He still has terrible form, however.  That indicates that he's either lazy and didn't work on it or he doesn't absorb coaching well, or both.

Also, if these ailments are a smokescreen, than that means Barnett is a guy who would rather make excuses for poor performances rather than work to address issues and improve.

I realize full well that there are lots of busts that posted great combine/pro day numbers.  However, there are also lots of guys who broke production records in college that didn't amount to anything in the pros. With a top ten pick, I feel you should look at guys who have a combination of good athletic ability and production rather than just taking a raw athlete and hoping you can coach him up or taking a below average athlete and hoping his production somehow translates over against superior competition.

I'm just not a fan of Barnett, but I've sort of resigned myself to him being the pick, given the emphasis they're placing on DE. Either him or Thomas, who I like a bit more, though I'm not sure of Thomas as a 4-3 DE. I think there's more value in some of the top offensive weapons available at 9.