Redskins Sign 5th Round Pick MLB Robert McCune

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Originally Posted by davy

Time to play Devil's Advocate.

People are getting way too excited about McCune. Every report I have read about him suggests that although he is a great physical specimen he isn't a natural football player and the NFL scrapheap is full of guys like that. His performance at the combine is always getting rave reviews, saying how much bigger, stronger and faster he looked compared to the other guys there, but as he was 3 or 4 years older than everybody else it would have been surprising if he didn't stand out. Right now I put him at the bottom of our LB depth chart and personally I expect him to stay there.

Good points Davy. In a certain sense, I agree that people are getting way too excited about McCune; measureables are only 1/2 the battle - the intangibles are what really matter. And let's not forget, McCune was a 5th round pick, not the 5th overall pick.

However, beyond his incredible strength and blazing speed, McCune has a reputation for being a guy with tremendous character with a work ethic to match. Additionally, teammates at Louisville raved about the McCune both as a player and as a person. Moreover, McCune loves to play special teams and his presence there will likely be immediately felt.

Basically, McCune has the character, work ethic, and physical potential to become a stud. If his "football smarts" ever come close to matching his raw talents, he'll be a force. A reason to believe in his future with the team is that we have among the best defensive minds on staff to tutor him.

My bottom line, albeit early, prediction: McCune becomes racks up the most tackles on special teams in his rookie season, cracks the defensive lineup in his sophomore season, and becomes a solid starter by the third and final year of his contract.