Safety/Linebacker Hybrid

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(03-22-2020, 07:43 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Here's where my team building philosophy deviates from the numbers that you have listed.  I would take Jeremy Chinn, all day, every day, over those guys for a few very specific reasons.  Body size is the first, 6'3" 215 with 32.125" arms, and still ran a 4.45. That frame and length can't be duplicated in a smaller bodied player, and I don't think that he's done growing yet.  Secondly, he was a big fish in a small pond at Southern Illinois, he was likely bored and didn't get the advanced development from playing in a major program, meaning that the sky is still the limit as this guy develops into a grown man's game.

If the Bengals are serious about 3-4 hybrid defense, this is the guy I want developing into that "Star" position player.  

For me, I might gamble on a guy like Chinn on day 3.  However, since off-season programs are likely going to be limited due to COVID-19, I would not be spending day 2 picks or multiple day 3 picks on project players from small schools.  I would also be avoiding guys with write ups that include descriptions like "low football IQ", "bad instincts", and "plays through a straw".  Chinn is both.