Bill Bentley

[sportsfanatic21]

I aint too bad on river predictions either. Had to toss that little grenade in there. While I LOVE to stretch my arm out patting myself on the back, the real point that should be made is how good Benltey really is & how much can this guy elevate his level of play? Thanks Turbine for the reminder of what I posted. Now, I'm mad at myself for not absolutely guaranteeing that this guy would be a top draft pick & possibly the first CB to be taken in this draft. I am not surprised at all by what Bentley is doing at the combine. I am upset at myself that I didn't tout him harder, because thinking back on it, it was obvious. I just didn't want to sound like I was going overboard, but this guy was, is & will be all that for any team that drafts him. I would love to see this guy at FS for the Saints.

Well done on the predictions BWK. But I must say that there is ZERO chance Bill will be the first CB taken. Morris Claiborne will be a top 5 pick possibly, and Dre Kirkpatrick will probably be a top 10 pick. Also, Bentley is a pure CB, and not a safety. First, he's too small to play safety in the NFL, second, it would be a waste of his skill set, and 3rd (and they discussed this during the combine), tackling is definitely not one of his strong suits. They said he's adequate, but safeties MUST be able/willing tacklers.

That said, I'm anxiously awaiting your practice report(s). I enjoyed them last year, and I'm sure I will again.

[Chop]

Im sure the FS thing had to be a typo.
No way in heck Bentley could or would ever play safety.
And no way in heck Bentley will be picked higher then the 3rd CB in the draft.

His ceiling is late 1st round.

[MetryCajun]

I say we replace Tracy Porter with Bentley and Dave Thomas with Green.

Can I get an amen?

Both of these guys will be long gone by the time the Saints address those positions.

[Bandwagon King]

You make good points about his competition which I haven't studied, but I disagree with you about him playing or being able to play free safety. I think he'd be an outstanding free safety. He has the four greatest attributes it takes to be a great free safety. He is fearless. He has great recovery speed. He has great instincts for the ball. He is also willing to do what it takes to help make his team better. Those are character traits that make you valuable in the NFL at any position. Just think. Back in the day. Before the internet & mass social media, guys like Bentley could go through a 12 round draft & never be chosen. This should be a lesson for all who don't want to make evaluations on players & don't want anyone else to do it either. The idea that someone has to be appointed a guru by the NCF East network is attrocious & dates back to monarchs & dictators.

[Chop]

You make good points about his competition which I haven't studied, but I disagree with you about him playing or being able to play free safety. I think he'd be an outstanding free safety. He has the four greatest attributes it takes to be a great free safety. He is fearless. He has great recovery speed. He has great instincts for the ball. He is also willing to do what it takes to help make his team better. Those are character traits that make you valuable in the NFL at any position. Just think. Back in the day. Before the internet & mass social media, guys like Bentley could go through a 12 round draft & never be chosen. This should be a lesson for all who don't want to make evaluations on players & don't want anyone else to do it either. The idea that someone has to be appointed a guru by the NCF East network is attrocious & dates back to monarchs & dictators.

That would be like saying Robert Griffen would be a great WR because he is tall and fast so lets convert him to WR.
Bentley will never play safety.
I dont care how many attributes he has that would translate into safety.

[Bandwagon King]

That would be like saying Robert Griffen would be a great WR because he is tall and fast so lets convert him to WR.
Bentley will never play safety.
I dont care how many attributes he has that would translate into safety.

He may or may not ever play safety, but he certainly has all the attributes to be safety. If he were playing free safety for the Saints that would free up Jenkins to play strong safety & not have to play single deep, which would then allow the Saints to cut bait with an EXTREMELY overrated Roman Harper. This move by itself would probably guarantee that the Saints go atleast one game deeper into the playoffs, since the sorry a$s play of Harper was a major contributor of our Seattle & San Fran losses.

[sportsfanatic21]

You make good points about his competition which I haven't studied, but I disagree with you about him playing or being able to play free safety. I think he'd be an outstanding free safety. He has the four greatest attributes it takes to be a great free safety. He is fearless. He has great recovery speed. He has great instincts for the ball. He is also willing to do what it takes to help make his team better. Those are character traits that make you valuable in the NFL at any position. Just think. Back in the day. Before the internet & mass social media, guys like Bentley could go through a 12 round draft & never be chosen. This should be a lesson for all who don't want to make evaluations on players & don't want anyone else to do it either. The idea that someone has to be appointed a guru by the NCF East network is attrocious & dates back to monarchs & dictators.

I don't want to get into any deep debate about this because it's totally hypothetical, and a waste of time, but just as a follow up...being fearless and willing doesn't make up for lesser run stopping and tackling abilities and a lack of size to play certain positions in the NFL. And again, it would be a complete waste of Bentley's skill set. He is a pure CB, and I think he'll be a damn good one in the NFL. Former CBs that become safeties in the NFL are usually due to a lack of the necessary speed and quickness to play corner, and these converts are mostly very good, physical tacklers, and are always guys that are bigger than 5'10 and 180 lbs. Remember, safeties now have to cover this new brand of TEs that have burst on the scene. Can you imagine 5'10, 180 lb guys covering Jimmy Graham, Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez, Jermichael Finley, Brandon Pettigrew, etc.? They get thrown around like rag dolls.

Do you plan on posting a practice observation today? Again, I'm really looking forward to reading what you see. And thanks in advance for doing it.

[Chop]

Why take a prototypical corner and make him a non-prototypical safety.

Makes less then zero sense.

[CajunsHat]

Bentley was getting some good talk from nfl network guys as soon as he ran his first 40 time. One guy said for sure 2nd round. How awesome would it be Bentley and Green to go first 2 rounds!

[I_Bleed_RED]

And of course they get Bill's 40 time wrong on the website. They said he ran a 4.43 and they said Ron Brooks ran a 4.37. Bentley ran the 4.37 and Brooks ran a 4.35.

[wcd35]

He did run a 4.43. That's his official time. All times they show during the broadcast are unofficial hand timed. Once everyone's done, they post the official numbers.

[Boomer]

Again I ask about your prediction of the Defensive linemen that were freshmen this year---Weren't they right on the money???