Brandon Marshall

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(09-04-2019, 11:50 AM)SadFaceBengal15 Wrote: preston brown is about as slow as they come running at 4.86.  coney ran a 4.72.  and instincts make up for in game speed alot.  hence burficts speed wasnt much of an issue until he was showing up out of shape.  and a 2 down thumper sounds about right in the afc north. with guys like vigil evans pratt and brown on the roster their in no excuse not to bring in coney...simply no excuse.  and we are always trying to draft speed at the linebacker and how does that work for us.  they all blow.  their obsession with speed has led us to some terrible picks including our #9 pick in john ross.  quit trying to draft guys that fit one narrative epsecially like speed just draft guy and sign guys who play the game at a high level.  forget the damn combine and watch the damn game tape imo.  

I get all that. I'm just trying to provide some logic as to why they might not have gone with him. He's not overly athletic or fast and he doesn't make a lot of splash plays. He was a very sound tackler and leader at ND though.
But if you want a 2-down thumper, you might as well go with Teo, who is also still available.
Teo performed better than Coney in college and is still only 28 years old.