Jordan Poyer, Philadelphia Eagle

Started by PhillyPhreak54, April 27, 2013, 06:06:01 PM

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PhillyPhreak54

Nice pick.

Another PAC-12 guy and ex-Chipwich opponent.

PhillyPhreak54


Don Ho

I didn't know they had a PAC 12 All Star game coming up at the Novacare.
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Feva

Really like this pick. Would have even liked him in the 5th round.
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BigEd76

Oregon State bio

NFLDraftScout:
QuoteStrengths: Balanced athlete with good closing burst. Tough and competes with very good eye discipline. Sets the edge and works hard to shed, playing stronger than he looks. Gets physical and matches up well with bigger receivers. Nice job reading the eyes of the quarterback and puts himself in position to make a play on the ball.

Willing run defender and throws his body around, taking accurate angles. Quick learner as a former safety, moving to CB in 2010 and starting the past two seasons. Good experience in zone coverage, often moving inside to cover the slot receiver. Leader of the secondary and a fiery player. Extensive special teams experience on kickoff and punt returns. Former Oregon State baseball player.

Weaknesses: Leaner frame with limited bulk, probably will never be able to gain 190+ pounds. Not a quick-twitch athlete and lacks natural explosion. Plays too far off the line of scrimmage to protect against speed, allowing too much of a cushion and conceding underneath throws.

Tends to bite on fakes and gets overaggressive at times. Streaky tackler and often lowers his head and whiffs in the open field. Can get caught with his eyes in the backfield too much and struggles to recover after false steps. Reliable return man, but not a dynamic performer in this area. Some minor character concerns after an arrest last May for a bar fight.

OregonLive.com
QuoteKelly, who took former USC quarterback Matt Barkley with the first pick of the fourth round Saturday morning, has always spoken highly of Poyer. Friday night at Oregon State's spring game, Poyer laughed when asked if he thought there was a chance Kelly would draft him.

"We'll see," Poyer said. "I wouldn't be surprised if he did. Chip Kelly's a great coach, and I'd be happy to go play in his system. There's no hate toward him or toward that university. We'll see what happens."

Initially projected as a second or third round pick after the 2012 season, Poyer slipped to fourth round projections after the NFL Combine and Pro Day. Many were shocked that he dropped all the way to the seventh round -- at one point Saturday afternoon Chris Burke of Sports Illustrated tweeted, "Jordan Poyer's a real person, right?"

On air, Stanford coach David Shaw called Poyer "one of my favorites," and praised Poyer's skill.

"As long as a guy's not slow he doesn't have to be blazing fast," Shaw said. "This young man can play the ball in flight ... you're not getting behind him."

Roob
Quote"It wasn't a fight, it was more just me being dumb," Poyer said. "I wasn't 21, going into a bar, kind of refused to leave, got kicked out of the bar, wasn't allowed to come back. And I came back, and it was just a bad situation.

"The media kind of blew it up like it was a fight, but it wasn't. I don't know. It was just kind of a dumb situation to be in. I put myself in a bad situation, but I learned from it. A lot of teams asked me about it, but I explained it."

Oregonlive.com reported in July that charges were dropped after Poyer wrote a letter to the victim, presumably the security guard he didn't have a fight with.