2010 NFL Off-Season Rumors and Reports (Week 8)

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by ethat001

Still think Marko Mitchell would have been a more interesting move with more upside than these camp scrubs... Banks can run (4.25 speed), but is 5'7"... Too bad Mitchell couldn't play special teams. (as an aside, how do you NOT be able to play teams? How hard could it be -- it seems like it's just run down the field and knock people over... Geez)

Generally takes a different kind of mindset to play ST. You can't be soft because you know that you're going to run full speed into someone whether you're in on the tackle or not. Maybe Marko was too thin to hold up on teams? I have no idea, maybe he just had no instincts whatsoever, or maybe they just never game him the chance. I will say this, he doesn't seem like he's built like some sort of special teams maven, I could see him getting hurt trying to play teams.