UDFA - DISCUSSION Thread

Every year these guys face staggering odds of even making a roster. Many are simply camp fodder. I give these guys credit for chasing their dream. This isn't some singing contest where your ego may get hurt. Alot of these guys suffer significant injury. Yet somewhere in the NFL each year a Victor Cruz or Tony Romo emerges from the UDFA's and fame and fortune soon follow. Its the American dream from rags to rich's. I think when a team gets an Arian Foster or a Victor Cruz its bigger than most first round picks. Its the kind of thing that can really help put a team on top. I love it and I hope Jerry Reese can get lucky again.

been signed by anyone?

Check out the site below. You can search for it there by pressing CTRL + F.

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Here's some info from the website linked above:

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TFT Agency says: April 28, 2013 at 1:34 pm Kenny Tate to Saints�.Good Luck! Reply TheAman says: April 28, 2013 at 2:03 pm I�m hearing that this isn�t true, and he�s not going to sign with any team for a while. Reply

Nice highlight video

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S/LB, Alonzo Tweedy, Virginia Tech LB, Etienne Sabino, Ohio State TE, Chase Clement, LSU DB, Charles James, Charleston Southern LB, Charles Dieuseul, Mount Union RB, Kenny Miles, South Carolina WR, Marcus Davis, Virginia Tech

Info in Davis:
Marcus Davis, WR, Virginia Teach - 196th ranked prospect according to cbssports.com

Still out there?

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against Virginia
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Faulk signed with the Browns I believe. Too bad I was really hoping we would get him and Bailey.

Cleveland Browns:

Jamaine Cook, RB, Youngstown State
Dave Kruger, DT, Utah
Josh Aubrey, DB, Stephen F. Austin
Braxston Cave, C, Notre Dame
Chris Faulk, OL, LSU
Perez Ashford, WR, Northern Illinois
Justin Staples, DE, Illinois
Caylin Hauptmann, OL, FIU
Ryan McWethy, S, Wisconsin-Platteville
Cordell Roberson, WR, Stephen F. Austin
Garrett Hopkins, TE, Eastern Michigan
Martin Wallace, OT, Temple
Travis Tannahill, TE, Kansas State
Ricky Tunstall, DB, Delaware
Aaron Adams, OT, Eastern Kentucky
Keenan Davis, WR, Iowa
Dominique Croom, WR, Central Arkansas
Zach Anderson, DE, Northern Michigan (Tryout)
Mike Niam, LB, Wofford (Tryout)

Pete from Woodstock
Mr. Nickels (had him for the comp pick in the 7th)

Sy'56 wrote this about him on 12/28/12

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#7 Marcus Davis � WR � 6�4/228 Has been a disappointment. Has some freakish workout numbers. Strong, hard body that runs a legit sub 4.4. Not the kind of player that gets the most out of his natural ability though. Low football IQ. Often that target of QBs and coaches for running wrong routes. Lack of hustle as a blocker on a weekly basis. I think he gets drafted based on upside, but nothing before round 6 because he is a big time underachiever.

And then there are these dissents from BigBlueDownTheShore:

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Marcus Davis can't cach. He is Tim Carter! All the BigBlueDownTheShore : 3/21/2013 9:02 am Athletic talent and speed but can't put it all together. I'm a Hokie fan and I can't stand him. He is the only player I have ever hated.

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Pete in Woodstock BigBlueDownTheShore : 3/14/2013 3:22 pm As a devoted Hokie fan that has watched everyone of Marcus Davis' games... I want no part in Marcus Davis at all. He is Tim Carter part 2. He can't catch at all. He is awful. Honestly I never hate any Hokie player, and I hate him. He gets thrown perfect balls and drops every one of them. Everyone has always been infatuated with his athletic ability, but his catching skills suck!

pick up Reddick, could be a good move but he obviously slipped so far for a reason

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Cowboys give UDFA LB Brandon Magee more guaranteed money than any seventh-round pick received in 2012 http://wp.me/p14QSB-8ykt

If he can play like this on ST, it'll help the cause....


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We still need another starting quality LB to supplement the draft picks and these UDFAs.

do we even have cap space for a player like him?
He can play all three spots.
100 solo tackles and 9 PDef last year.

Gerald McCrath

Dansby won't cost much at this point. Probably a little over the veteran minimum at this point. I'd make an educated guess that at MOST, the cap hit for a player like him would be somewhere between 1.5 and 2 million bucks. It's a buyet's market to begin with, and if you add in the fact that the draft is over, there are even less available jobs now then there were a few days ago. The supply of players (I mean veteran free agents) FAR exceeds the demand, thereby driving down their negotiating power--not that they had much to begin with at this stage of the game.

S/LB, Alonzo Tweedy, Virginia Tech
LB, Etienne Sabino, Ohio State
TE, Chase Clement, LSU
DB, Charles James, Charleston Southern
LB, Charles Dieuseul, Mount Union
WR, Marcus Davis, Virginia Tech
RB, Jeremy Wright, Louisville


As per this Vachiano tweet, Kenny Miles is not going to sign with the Giants, Instead, he's going to sign with the Redskins:

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Nope. Signs with Washington jeff57 : 11:07 am Ralph Vacchiano �@RVacchianoNYDN 36s South Carolina RB Kenny Miles did NOT sign with the Giants, per his agent. He's headed to Redskins rookie camp instead. #NYG Source: http://corner.bigblueinteractive.com/index.php?mode=2&thread=471030&posted=1#end