Darren Howard

[diehardskin2982]

Originally Posted by That Guy

freeney is WAY WAAY faster and slightly stronger than tapp.

Tapp is also a rookie comming out of college who's play you are only talking about in 1 game. He was a dominating force in the college game and usually players like that make it far in the league

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by diehardskin2982

Tapp is also a rookie comming out of college who's play you are only talking about in 1 game. He was a dominating force in the college game and usually players like that make it far in the league

like desmond howard? like any of the 200 QBs (akili smith, ryan leaf, tim couch, etc)...

when he played better competition he had problems. He was in the right place, but he's short (for deflecting passes) won't win foot races (so no, i don't think he'll ever play OLB) and he got pushed bac a lot (though that's an easy problem to fix). He could be successful, but i highly doubt it'll be this season or even the next. He probably needs to bulk up too.

also in my last post that you quoted i didn't say anything negative about tapp, just the fact that freeney IS much faster and a bit stronger than him so that projecting one's success on the other is a huge mistake.

[shallyshal]

Originally Posted by That Guy

like desmond howard? like any of the 200 QBs (akili smith, ryan leaf, tim couch, etc)...

when he played better competition he had problems. He was in the right place, but he's short (for deflecting passes) won't win foot races (so no, i don't think he'll ever play OLB) and he got pushed bac a lot (though that's an easy problem to fix). He could be successful, but i highly doubt it'll be this season or even the next. He probably needs to bulk up too.

also in my last post that you quoted i didn't say anything negative about tapp, just the fact that freeney IS much faster and a bit stronger than him so that projecting one's success on the other is a huge mistake.

things run in cycles.. like large receivers now.. guys like freeney are rare. just because someone like tapp is similar in size does not mean he will end up the same player

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by shallyshal

things run in cycles.. like large receivers now.. guys like freeney are rare. just because someone like tapp is similar in size does not mean he will end up the same player

grr, i wish people read better. I was saying not to project him as the next freeney cause I had seen other people saying that in the media and in forums. freeney works on pure speed, something tapp doesn't have, hence a huge difference that renders that sspecific comparision worthless.

[diehardskin2982]

Originally Posted by That Guy

like desmond howard? like any of the 200 QBs (akili smith, ryan leaf, tim couch, etc)...
also in my last post that you quoted i didn't say anything negative about tapp, just the fact that freeney IS much faster and a bit stronger than him so that projecting one's success on the other is a huge mistake.

First~ Your comparing offensive failures to a defensive player. If I would compare him to anyone, it could be people like Zach Thomas, David Pollack, Kenechi Udeze,Troy polomalo Dwight Freeny... Players on defense who were undersized at their position and had the reputation similar to Tapp in college. ~Hard workers with high motors that always produced.

Second~ Dwight Freeny is 6-1 268, and has played in the NFL for 4 years ofcourse he is stronger and faster its a step up! At Syracuse Freeny emassed 34 sacks in college career. Tapp has 29.5 only, Freeny only has 4.5 more sacks than Tapp. To think Tapp was in the stronger division ACC and did this is a true accomplishment. These guys are very comparable especially given that Tapp has posted a 4.75 40 time. Is Tapp going to do what Freeny has done? I have no idea, but Tapp is worth a nod during draft time.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by diehardskin2982

First~ Your comparing offensive failures to a defensive player. If I would compare him to anyone, it could be people like Zach Thomas, David Pollack, Kenechi Udeze,Troy polomalo Dwight Freeny... Players on defense who were undersized at their position and had the reputation similar to Tapp in college. ~Hard workers with high motors that always produced.

Second~ Dwight Freeny is 6-1 268, and has played in the NFL for 4 years ofcourse he is stronger and faster its a step up! At Syracuse Freeny emassed 34 sacks in college career. Tapp has 29.5 only, Freeny only has 4.5 more sacks than Tapp. To think Tapp was in the stronger division ACC and did this is a true accomplishment. These guys are very comparable especially given that Tapp has posted a 4.75 40 time. Is Tapp going to do what Freeny has done? I have no idea, but Tapp is worth a nod during draft time.

they may be comparable in records, but not in projected success. Freeney is VERY fast, tapp can't make up ground on qbs, he's very average speed. Freeney posted a 4.38 40 time, thats a world of difference. Freeney has the speed to play safety, tapp would struggle at OLB (he's got a good initial burst though). Pollack and udeze have had average stats at best (and that being generous), and i would definately NOT classify those two as always producing. There's a reason he's not a first round pick, he's not terrible, but comparing him to freeney is insane though. freeney works on pure speed, something tapp just doesn't have.