2011 NFL Draft and Offseason

he's 6-1, 239 and was expected to be drafted in the late rounds

out of high school, he was a USA Today second team All-American, Rivals100 (#78), Rivals #6 OLB, and had offers to Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Penn State, Michigan, Iowa, etc

at Iowa, he was 2nd-Team All-Big Ten (coaches), a three-year starter, and put up these numbers:

2010: 90 tackles
2009: 89 tackles (in Iowa's 2009 Orange Bowl victory, he had 6)
2008: 80 tackles
2007: 10 tackles

he has two twin children (born 2008), and his close high school friend was killed not too long ago:

 

these three have elite speed. here are their measureables from their combine/pro day:

Fayson -- 4.38 forty at 6-0, 207 (21 reps in the 225 bench press, 39 inch vertical leap)

Morgan -- 4.38 forty at 6-1, 189 (10 reps in the 225 bench press, 36.5 inch vertical)

Chiles -- 4.42 forty at 6-1, 212 (9 reps in the 225 bench press, 39.5 inch vertical)

compare to the best Reggie Bush and Noel Devine did at their combine/pro day:

R. Bush -- 4.37 forty at 5-11, 201 (24 reps in the 225 bench press, 40.5 inch vertical)

N. Devine -- 4.43 forty at 5-8, 179 (24 reps in the 225 bench press, 35.5 inch vertical)


--Fayson was a Rivals100 recruit (#47), Rivals #5 ATH, Scout #3 WR and had offers to Florida, Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Miami, Oklahoma, Southern Cal, West Virginia

--Chiles was a Rivals100 recruit (#31), Rivals #2 ATH, Scout #4 WR and had offers to Texas, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, etc

--Morgan was a Rivals 2-star

 

JonVilma51 Jonathan Vilma
I feel bad for @drewbrees and the saints offense, they'll b da first offense I beat up this yr...Can't! Wait!

lol

Drew's response:

drewbrees Drew Brees
Everybody come out for our training camp practices and watch us beat the brakes off @JonVilma51 and our defense

JonVilma51 Jonathan Vilma
Definitely can't wait for camp now! @drewbrees is talkin trash, but deep down he's SCARED of my saints D!

 

Craig "Buster" Davis cut......

 

Great pickup with Sproles..waiting to see what the contract details are because I thought we could've brought in Noel Devine for great value

 

it's being reported that the Saints got FS Jonathon Amaya from Miami as part of the Bush deal

he was #1 on the Dolphins with 15 special team tackles last year

he came out of college (Nevada) in time for the 2010 Draft, but wasn't drafted, although some had him projected as high as 5th Round

at his 2010 pro day, he ran a 4.43 forty at 6-1, 203 but wasn't very strong, only being able to do 8 reps in the 225 bench press

 

Saints sign RB C.J. Gable out of USC

coming out of high school he was a Parade All-American, Rivals100 (#23), Rivals 5-star (#3 ATH with a verified 4.6 forty), ESPN150 (#52), Scout 5-star

at USC he had 1,549 career rushing yards on 308 attempts (5.0 YPC) and 1,196 career yards on 51 kickoff returns (23.5 avg)

at his pro day he ran a 4.58 forty at 5-11, 212 and did 22 reps in the 225 bench press

 

another reason this guy didn't get drafted:

"McDaniel carried a third or fourth round value in the April draft, but a wrist injury (broken scaphoid bone) torpedoed his draft stock. ... McDaniel also has some maturity questions and a domestic violence arrest in his past."

 

Saints sign CB/FS Josh Gatlin out of North Dakota State, who some had as high as 6th Round. at his pro day he ran a 4.38 forty at 6-1, 196 (was only able to do 8 reps in the 225 bench press)

Gil Brandt, NFL.com:

 

Saints sign OLB Dwight Roberson out of Oregon State (6-0, 224). Pac-10 Conference Honorable Mention (coaches) last year and led the team in tackles with 88, and had 216 career tackles at Oregon State. only ran a 4.71 forty at his pro day and only did 19 reps in the 225 bench press. most likely a camp body, but good luck to him