atljbo Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Dorsey s Knee Could Affect Draft StatusBy Thayer EvansTags: Adrian Peterson, chop block, Gil Brandt, Glenn Dorsey, N.F.L. draftNEW ORLEANS While the senior Louisiana State defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey is seemingly the front-runner to be the first overall pick in April s N.F.L. draft, his stock could be impacted by a right knee injury that he sustained earlier this season.The 6-foot-2, 303-pound Dorsey strained the knee during an Oct. 20 game against Auburn after enduring a chop block and was hampered by it the rest of the season. Yet he still won Nagurski Award, Lombardi Award, Outland Trophy and Lott Award this season.Gil Brandt, the former Dallas Cowboys executive and an analyst for nfl.com, said he expected Dorsey s knee to be heavily scrutinized by N.F.L. team doctors at the N.F.L. combine in February.Dorsey could find himself in a draft situation similar to Minnesota Vikings tailback Adrian Peterson, Brandt said. Many believed Peterson was the best prospect in last year s N.F.L. draft, but he was selected seventh over all because he was coming off a broken collarbone and had been hampered by injuries his previous two seasons. I would imagine that there s some concern with his knee, Brandt said of Dorsey in a telephone interview. The teams doctors, 25 of them might say, There s nothing wrong with this guy. He s in great shape. Seven might say, Well, I think he s a risk. But because Dorsey plays defensive tackle, a position more coveted in the N.F.L., his value may ultimately outweigh possible concerns about his knee, Brandt said. If he was the No. 1 overall pick in the N.F.L. Draft, he would be the first defensive tackle selected in that spot since the Cincinnati Bengals took Ohio State s Dan Wilkinson in 1994. He s a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful human being, Brandt said of Dorsey. He s a great, great person. He s one of the nicest, politest guys you ll ever meet in your life. The guy is unbelievable athletically. The guy s got everything you want in a good football player. So will Dorsey s knee injury negatively affect him in the draft? Will he be the first pick? Why or why not? If not, who will be?If we could get him with the 5th pick....thats a steal to meOther news that relates to this topicL.S.U. defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey is still undecided about playing in the 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsstomp Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 if his knee is a problem, who would want to take that chance with the money that he will be wanting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoaBeachFalcon Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 atljbo (1/10/2008)Dorsey s Knee Could Affect Draft StatusBy Thayer EvansTags: Adrian Peterson, chop block, Gil Brandt, Glenn Dorsey, N.F.L. draftNEW ORLEANS While the senior Louisiana State defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey is seemingly the front-runner to be the first overall pick in April s N.F.L. draft, his stock could be impacted by a right knee injury that he sustained earlier this season.The 6-foot-2, 303-pound Dorsey strained the knee during an Oct. 20 game against Auburn after enduring a chop block and was hampered by it the rest of the season. Yet he still won Nagurski Award, Lombardi Award, Outland Trophy and Lott Award this season.Gil Brandt, the former Dallas Cowboys executive and an analyst for nfl.com, said he expected Dorsey s knee to be heavily scrutinized by N.F.L. team doctors at the N.F.L. combine in February.Dorsey could find himself in a draft situation similar to Minnesota Vikings tailback Adrian Peterson, Brandt said. Many believed Peterson was the best prospect in last year s N.F.L. draft, but he was selected seventh over all because he was coming off a broken collarbone and had been hampered by injuries his previous two seasons. I would imagine that there s some concern with his knee, Brandt said of Dorsey in a telephone interview. The teams doctors, 25 of them might say, There s nothing wrong with this guy. He s in great shape. Seven might say, Well, I think he s a risk. But because Dorsey plays defensive tackle, a position more coveted in the N.F.L., his value may ultimately outweigh possible concerns about his knee, Brandt said. If he was the No. 1 overall pick in the N.F.L. Draft, he would be the first defensive tackle selected in that spot since the Cincinnati Bengals took Ohio State s Dan Wilkinson in 1994. He s a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful human being, Brandt said of Dorsey. He s a great, great person. He s one of the nicest, politest guys you ll ever meet in your life. The guy is unbelievable athletically. The guy s got everything you want in a good football player. So will Dorsey s knee injury negatively affect him in the draft? Will he be the first pick? Why or why not? If not, who will be?If we could get him with the 5th pick....thats a steal to meOther news that relates to this topicL.S.U. defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey is still undecided about playing in the 2008 Under Armour Senior BowlI've been thumping for us to go OT with the first pick, but if Dosey actually slipped that far we would be FOOLS not to jump at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishfalcon Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Regardless of where we draft (3rd, 4th or 5th overall), i would take Dorsey in a heartbeat.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherdome Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Glenn Dorsey should absolutely not play in any more games before the draft. He has nothing to prove. He should concentrate on workouts and the Combine. As far as I am concerned, I put Dorsey and Ellis on equal footing. I would draft either one with our first pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherdome Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Playing in the games simply allows scouts to judge prospects against a similar level of talent. The workouts will show them that his knee is sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snicker Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Unless he re-injures his knee, I don't see how he would fall out of the top 5. If the Falcons passed on him I would lose my sh%t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdmahn Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I may be way off base and the only guy in America who thinks this, but I'm not totally convinced Dorsey is going to be a great NFL player. He didn't impress me against Ohio State. Heck to me he didn't look like the best DL playing for LSU in that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formul8or Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Yeah Dorsey was getting double and triple teamed by the #1 ranked o-line in the nation and still managed to get a lot of penetration. He is the safest pick in this draft, barring his knees are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdmahn Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 grendel (1/10/2008)Birdmahn (1/10/2008)I may be way off base and the only guy in America who thinks this, but I'm not totally convinced Dorsey is going to be a great NFL player. He didn't impress me against Ohio State. Heck to me he didn't look like the best DL playing for LSU in that game.:w00t::w00t:Yes, I think you're the only guy in America who thinks that...Dorsey had a GREAT game and was dominating the LOS...Well dominating against OHIO STATE! hehe He could be the greatest thing ever, he just didn't overly impress me...and I wasn't even drinking :hehe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steakandpotatoes Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 knee injury or no knee injury i would take dorsey over any other player in this draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papikaika Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I`d take Sedrick Ellis over him, but just by a slight margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draftnut57 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 falconsstomp (1/10/2008)if his knee is a problem, who would want to take that chance with the money that he will be wanting? Same here. You don't want any questions with a top 5 pick, NONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draftnut57 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 A lot of people on here are saing that Dorsey is bigger than Ellis , no so my friends, go to College stats and check it out , Dorsey is 6-2 , 303 and Ellis is 6-2 , 305 . Plus dorsey's body fat is far greaterthan Ellis's . Plus some here don't know that Ellis is the strongest player in the draft . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDetecto Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Birdmahn (1/10/2008)I may be way off base and the only guy in America who thinks this, but I'm not totally convinced Dorsey is going to be a great NFL player. He didn't impress me against Ohio State. Heck to me he didn't look like the best DL playing for LSU in that game.He didn't look like the best DL because he was pretty much double teamed every play, freeing up the other D-lineman so they could be the "star". He still had something like 6 tackles, with 1 and 1/2 of those for a loss, and a sack, or something like that. And he's still not playing at 100% due to the cheap shot on his knee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidady Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Comments such as this article contains made more sense before the title game than they do after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-rod Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I agree.If Dorsey can take a chop block like that, and keep going for the whole season, he's clearly not injury-prone. If the knee checks out ok, I think that whole issue actually becomes a positive.As for the Ellis-Dorsey battle, they are both studs. I'll be interested to see how they weigh in and perform at the combine. I'll wait til then to make up my mind as to which I'd prefer. But either of them would be fine by me.I'd hate to see us pass up Jake Long, but Dorsey or Ellis, plus an OT in the 2nd, might put a smile back on my face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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