Myron Rolle

[OnlyOneBeerLeft]

Thoughts on him?

If he can still play like he did before going further into his studies as a Rhodes Scholar I think this guy is the best safety in the draft right up there with Berry. I haven't heard much talk from him and haven't seen him on many mock drafts... so where do you guys rate him?

 

[OnlyOneBeerLeft]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsn1aIaYj-Y"]YouTube- Myron Rolle on ESPN College GameDay[/ame]

 

[FirstTimer]

With the trash the Bears currently have at safety I'd love to see him fall to us in Rnd 3.

 

[Dez]

I remember Todd McShay saying Rolle is kickin ass (well not in those exact words lol) in the Senior Bowl practices despite him being out of football for a year. Would love to see him in Cowboy blue. I think he might be a 2nd-3rd round pick right now.

 

[OnlyOneBeerLeft]

I have a serious feeling he becomes a Cowboy... I really don't see him falling out of the 1st round, and if he does IMO he's a steal.

 

[Chrispy]

All i know is he is fuckin smart and can play ball.

 

[Archer]

All I know is going from Rolle to Gilyard lowered everybody's IQ a little (that's the order NFLN interviewed them in)

 

[Rayman]

No way in hell Rolle falls out of the first round.

 

[USCChifan]

No way in hell Rolle falls out of the first round.

How so? He's not a 1st round talent. He's an SS w/ good instincts who's good but not great in coverage. IMO he's a 3rd-4th round Safety w/ such a deep class this year.

 

[gaysex4lif]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpeCf2eKEcs"]YouTube- I Am What I Learn: Myron Rolle's Story[/ame]


Have a lot of respect for him

 

[hoodyallen]

If he's a student first then why in the world did he go to Florida State?

 

[1ke]

I think it said somewhere his mother is Doctor and his Father is a Lawyer. It may be the other way around....Anyway I heard him do a interview on the Jim Rome show, dude was so smart he made me feel dumb.

Football wise, he at his peak was a mid to late first round pick. After being out of football, there is no way in hell he goes before late 2nd round. I hope to Allah or Jupiter that he is there when the Berz have their first pick. I is instantly better that Manning, Afalava, Payne, Steltz and Bullocks.

 

[Archer]

No way in hell Rolle falls out of the first round.

I'd be shocked if he goes in the first round . Hell... I'd be kinda suprised if he went high in round two

 

[NAHSTE]

I have a serious feeling he becomes a Cowboy... I really don't see him falling out of the 1st round, and if he does IMO he's a steal.

He wasn't even a first rounder last year. He's gonna go 2nd or 3rd because of his instincts and awareness, plus he has good size, but his coverage ability is and was a question mark.

 

[Realist]

Roy Williams can cover better than him

Rolle wasn't ask to cover much at FSU.


Here is what I posted about him on another site about a week ago when I was asked:

Rolle is very serviceable. He reminds me a lot of Michael Lewis. Doesn't make many mistakes but isn't Eric Berry type flashy. With that said, I don't believe he will go in the 1st unless he slims down and improves his speed and even then it will be a long shot. Also being out a year will probably hurt his stock a bit although I hear he is playing in the Senior Bowl so maybe he can shake some of the rust off there. He's good in run support but not someone you can stick on a WR alone and say "cover him". FSU's defensive scheme is a lot of man to man with a lot of focus on the DB's controlling there assignments. Rolle's assignments, for the most part didn't involve him making INT's. With Rolle, Tony Carter(CB) and McClure(FS), and Everett Brown moved on last year, our secondary got torched this year. You really appreciate having a smart SS/FS and that's what Rolle is.

With that said, in the right scheme I believe Rolle can be a very good player. At the very worse, I can see him as a Mark Roman type player. Someone who wont make a lot of INT's but wont give up the big play often either.

 

[Rayman]

I think his coverage ability was fine.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I think teams see his instincts back there and his size and salivate. He won't be asked to do a lot of man coverage and even if he was, I think his issues with it would be correctable.


Maybe I jumped the gun saying he won't slip out of the first, but I think he's worthy of getting picked end of 1.

 

[NAHSTE]

I think his coverage ability was fine.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I think teams see his instincts back there and his size and salivate. He won't be asked to do a lot of man coverage and even if he was, I think his issues with it would be correctable.


Maybe I jumped the gun saying he won't slip out of the first, but I think he's worthy of getting picked end of 1.

He's not gonna run well, so at the least, we know he won't be in Oakland. But seriously, he's gonna be hard pressed to get drafted before Taylor Mays, Chad Jones or even Larry Asante in the next wave of safeties gone after Berry/Thomas.

First round is certainly a stretch for him because I don't think he'll have the speed to eliminate some of the other question marks associated with taking a year off. Especially when he wasn't considered a first rounder last year.

 

[Senser81]

I predict that Rolle is the #3 overall pick, right after Tim Tebow and Jimmy Clausen.

 

[SuperKevin]

His athleticism and intelligence will make him a very attractive prospect because he shouldn't have any issues adjuting to complex defensive schemes. With his solid Senior Bowl week and a good Combine I could see him in the late 2nd/early 3rd round mix

 

[jHammack]

Rolle wasn't ask to cover much at FSU.


Here is what I posted about him on another site about a week ago when I was asked:

I thanked you because Penny Hardway is my favorite NBA player of all time..

Anyways, if the Steelers don't take a safety in R1, I hope they would try to get this guy whether it's in the 2nd or 3rd.