04-06-2020, 06:53 PM
(04-03-2020, 07:15 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Study his tape," McShay said. "He’s the best player on the field on the defensive side for LSU just about every single down. Especially late in the year when they really needed him. I would take him late in the first (round) and be totally fine sleeping that night. If I got him early in the second, I would think it’s a steal. He’s going to start right away."
McShay also noted that if Queen gets drafted to a team with a skilled defensive line, it will only help to amplify his skill set.
"If you do things properly upfront, it’s going to allow him to run and chase and pursue, which he does best," McShay said.
(04-03-2020, 07:25 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Couple more guys that know a bit about player evaluation:
NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein: While other Tigers received more attention, Queen has some of the most eye-opening tape of the bunch. He plays fast, physical and with impressive field confidence for a one-year starter. His ability to diagnose and flow are both very rapid, and he operates with excellent body control and balance to gobble up runners as an open-field tackler. His inexperience will show itself in taking on blocks and finding optimal pursuit angles, but that will get cleaned up in time. Queen is next up from LSU's linebacker factory, possessing the same three-down ability to hunt, cover and tackle as those before him. He's an early starter with a sky-high ceiling.
ESPN's Mel Kiper: The more I watched LSU's defense last season, the more I liked Queen. He just constantly showed up on the film, making sure tackles and penetrating into the backfield. And he was great in the Tigers' two College Football Playoff games, with four tackles for loss and 16 total tackles. Queen is a run-and-hit middle linebacker who has some coverage skills, though he can still improve there. He'll be an instant starter as a rookie.
Well damn, just keep going back and forth on this guy...
(04-03-2020, 10:11 AM)BenZoo2 Wrote: The second round of this draft is going to be fascinating to watch as a bengals fan. Let’s assume for a moment that players I list are available:
Josh Jones or comparable ot
Queen or Murray
Mims or similarly graded wr
Ruiz
It seems to me that generally the bengals have opted for skill positions with their top picks and have generally pushed down other areas. I don’t know if that is a Mike brown thing or was a Marvin thing.
If it’s more of a Mike brown thing I would expect the ot or wr to be taken
Josh Jones would be ideal in my eyes then, need to protect Burrow and Jones seems to fit the style of directional drive
blocking we were seeing late in the year under Turner.
