Meet Nick Reed
by abender20 on Apr 29, 2009 8:45 AM PDT
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PrintNick Reed was one of the three 7th round compensatory picks for the Hawks on Sunday. Since Reed may make the roster, it is certainly a good idea to learn a little about him. The Oregonian has a nice piece on the 250 pound defensive end.
Reed enjoys living in the Northwest and even wanted to become a Seahawk:
"Living in Oregon, I have been to Seattle a few times," he told reporters during a conference call Sunday. "I always really liked it up there. I love the Northwest, and it's great for me to stay in this area. If I had my pick, I would have picked Seattle, so it was picking a college again, I kind of got my way."
Despite being linebacker sized at 6'2" and the aforementioned 250, Reed will continue to play as a down lineman, coming off of the end.
"I'm very excited; they run a 4-3, and they're looking at me as a defensive end," he said. "A lot of teams weren't looking at me as a D-end, they wanted me to play linebacker. But, I think my best asset is as a pass rusher, and I think I will be able to bring a lot to the table in that area."
Not only does Reed have the comfort of playing near his former school in a region he likes, but he'll have a few ex-Ducks around to keep him company, including Max Unger. Should he need a mentor, Darryl Tapp would make a perfect role model. Tapp came out of school at 6'1", 255 and has developed into a nice passrushing end. The Seahawks should end up a nice fit for Reed, then. As an undersized end with reasonable speed, good quickness, and a feel for timing, the Hawks may have just found themselves a bargain Tapp. Welcome to Seattle, Nick Reed. I hope you stay long enough to make a difference.
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True, but I believe JJ Redick and then Tyler Hansbrough
held the ACC scoring record.
Let’s hope Nick Reed can adjust better to the NFL than most people think. If not, Tapp version 2.0 is ok with me.
McCoy McCoy 2010, also acceptable, Russell Okung, Ndamukong Suh, Dez Bryant, Ciron Black, Trent Williams, Miles Austin, and Sam Bradford.
i think Tapp 2.0 is almost 'best case'
right?
btw i love the amount of line flexibility we have been stockpiling. occasionally seeing some kind of “four aces” front four with Reed-LoJack-Kerney-Tapp would be exciting.
3rd and 15+ situations then?
Better than blitzing on 3rd and 8 I suppose.
McCoy McCoy 2010, also acceptable, Russell Okung, Ndamukong Suh, Dez Bryant, Ciron Black, Trent Williams, Miles Austin, and Sam Bradford.
No kidding.
I really hope Redding will be a DT instead of a DE, like the rumors state. We need to shore up our run stopping abilities.
The demise of the Broncos in '09 is our future. Pray hard.
by Nick Andron on Apr 29, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Redding as a DE
on run-downs would shore up our run-stopping abilities more than having him at DT. He’d be more of a pass rusher/one-gap type of DT.
well right
it would have to be situational, should have clarified.
Yeah, since Tapp was a 1st day pick
and Reed is a 7th day one. But I’m hopeful.
McCoy McCoy 2010, also acceptable, Russell Okung, Ndamukong Suh, Dez Bryant, Ciron Black, Trent Williams, Miles Austin, and Sam Bradford.
Well..
I think Reed has a good chance to be as good as Tapp as a passrusher and even worse against the run, as he is about 20 pounds lighter. Still, this will make it unnecessary to resign Tapp and therefore save a ton of cap space because Tapp will be an FA next offseason. Tapp isn’t so horrible against the run and Reed is likely to be, but if Jackson or Atkins can improve then this won’t matter as much.
I don’t think Reed is a sure thing to make resigning Tapp unnecessary, but for a 7th rounder he gives us a good chance to save a lot of cap space, and also adds depth and help on S/T. He also might be able to help as a 5th down lineman in extreme passing downs.
by michaelfox99 on Apr 29, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Tapp was no bigger
When he came in. He is now, and has worked hard to make himself a possible starter somewhere…or at least a lot closer than the 250 lb DE he started out as.
Now he’s what, 270ish?
Which is why I wrote:
Tapp came out of school at 6’1", 255
More on Nick Reed:
A lot of teams saw him an a 3-4 OLB prospect. I think 4-3 OLB is a bigger stretch. Check out this
Just to ground this in reality.
There’s a better than 50% chance Reed never plays a professional down. Tapp is way more athletic than Reed.
If I don't put on my rosey glasses for these, they get significantly less interesting. Let's try a re-write.
Meet Nick Reed
Nick Reed was one of the three 7th round compensatory picks for the Hawks on Sunday. Since Reed will probably not make the roster, it is certainly a marginal idea to learn a little about him. The Oregonian has a nice piece on the 250 pound defensive end. However, John Morgan over at Field Gulls had this to say:
There’s a better than 50% chance Reed never plays a professional down. Tapp is way more athletic than Reed.
That was Nick Reed. Tomorrow we’ll meet Wallace Tronkerson, one of the Qwest Field post-game garbage collectors.
by abender20 on Apr 29, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Way to spoil it JM.
Here’s more reality:
2005
5th round pick: Jeb Huckeba DE from Arkansas
6th round pick: Tony Jackson TE from Iowa
7th round pick: Cornelius Wortham LB from Alabama
McCoy McCoy 2010, also acceptable, Russell Okung, Ndamukong Suh, Dez Bryant, Ciron Black, Trent Williams, Miles Austin, and Sam Bradford.
Forgot 7th round compensatory pick
Dough Nienhaus OT from Oregon State.
McCoy McCoy 2010, also acceptable, Russell Okung, Ndamukong Suh, Dez Bryant, Ciron Black, Trent Williams, Miles Austin, and Sam Bradford.
i don't think ruskell ever expects anything out of 7th rounders
he drafts a lot of fast guys that are small for their position but have good work ethics. they go on the pile to compete for special teams jobs and then get replaced over a few years by the newer batches of small, fast overachievers. the fans get jacked up every year by looking at college clips of those guys, but they never develop into actual players.
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