jatfly
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Sorry guys I had to do the "Title" of the thread......
Really, how many times are we gonna see in print or on sportscenter this if this kid make a impact......
http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/articles/2007/05/raiders-ericframpton-headhuntingwithasmile070507.html
You wonder -- does the "character issue" ever work in reverse?
If players with obvious physical skills often slide down the draft ladder because of some transgressions in their past, does it follow that other players might move up based on their clean records?
Not a chance -- in the NFL, "character" is a one-way street. If the coaches really like you and you don't perform to their expectations, they may feel a little worse when they cut you.
Thus, fifth-round Oakland draft pick Eric Frampton will get no points for a glowing recommendation from Bill Doba, his coach at Washington State, who called him "a sweet kid."
A sweet kid who will knock your head off if he meets you on the football field.
Frampton explained that discrepancy in one of his pre-draft interviews, saying, "I really love people, until I get on the football field. Then it gets competitive."
A first-team All-Pac 10 pick at safety, the 5-foot-11, 205-pounder was being talked about as a second- or third-round pick prior to the NFL Combine. That changed after he ran a 4.64 in the 40 in Indianapolis, among the slower times of all the invited defensive backs.
Yet Oakland coach Lane Kiffin remembered Frampton's tenacious, physical play against his own star wideout, Steve Smith, at Southern Cal last season. Frampton had 13 tackles in that game.
A native of San Jose, Frampton is apparently a devout Christian kid who is nice to his parents and made 100 tackles last season. He saved his biggest performances for the biggest games, including 16 tackles against Oregon. He had five interceptions, returning one for a touchdown against arch-rival Washington, and eight pass breakups.
According to scouting reports, Frampton's forte is flying up to the line of scrimmage from his safety position and smacking people. What remains to be seen is whether he can cover pro receivers consistently.
Actually, that may not be a problem this season. With Darnell Bing moving back to safety to join Michael Huff and Stuart Schweigert, Frampton -- if he makes the team -- will probably see most of his action on special teams.
But then again, you never know. Frampton picked off five passes last season, and, as mentioned earlier, returned one 43 yards for a touchdown against Washington. And another point in his favor is that he never lost any playing time to injuries in college. Ever.
True, he's not that fast, as safeties go. But maybe he doesn't realize that.
And at least the other guys will probably like him
Really, how many times are we gonna see in print or on sportscenter this if this kid make a impact......
http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/articles/2007/05/raiders-ericframpton-headhuntingwithasmile070507.html
You wonder -- does the "character issue" ever work in reverse?
If players with obvious physical skills often slide down the draft ladder because of some transgressions in their past, does it follow that other players might move up based on their clean records?
Not a chance -- in the NFL, "character" is a one-way street. If the coaches really like you and you don't perform to their expectations, they may feel a little worse when they cut you.
Thus, fifth-round Oakland draft pick Eric Frampton will get no points for a glowing recommendation from Bill Doba, his coach at Washington State, who called him "a sweet kid."
A sweet kid who will knock your head off if he meets you on the football field.
Frampton explained that discrepancy in one of his pre-draft interviews, saying, "I really love people, until I get on the football field. Then it gets competitive."
A first-team All-Pac 10 pick at safety, the 5-foot-11, 205-pounder was being talked about as a second- or third-round pick prior to the NFL Combine. That changed after he ran a 4.64 in the 40 in Indianapolis, among the slower times of all the invited defensive backs.
Yet Oakland coach Lane Kiffin remembered Frampton's tenacious, physical play against his own star wideout, Steve Smith, at Southern Cal last season. Frampton had 13 tackles in that game.
A native of San Jose, Frampton is apparently a devout Christian kid who is nice to his parents and made 100 tackles last season. He saved his biggest performances for the biggest games, including 16 tackles against Oregon. He had five interceptions, returning one for a touchdown against arch-rival Washington, and eight pass breakups.
According to scouting reports, Frampton's forte is flying up to the line of scrimmage from his safety position and smacking people. What remains to be seen is whether he can cover pro receivers consistently.
Actually, that may not be a problem this season. With Darnell Bing moving back to safety to join Michael Huff and Stuart Schweigert, Frampton -- if he makes the team -- will probably see most of his action on special teams.
But then again, you never know. Frampton picked off five passes last season, and, as mentioned earlier, returned one 43 yards for a touchdown against Washington. And another point in his favor is that he never lost any playing time to injuries in college. Ever.
True, he's not that fast, as safeties go. But maybe he doesn't realize that.
And at least the other guys will probably like him
