Duke LB Vincent Rey to meet with 49ers
by David Fucillo on Mar 25, 2010 11:07 AM PDT
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PrintThe folks at National Football Post are reporting that Duke linebacker Vincent Rey will be meeting with the 49ers next week in North Carolina. Rey isn't a high profile linebacker, but the inside/middle linebacker could be a late round option for the 49ers. He has not been mentioned here at the site, but I did find another SB Nation site with a scouting report on Rey. The folks at Big Cat Country indicate he's a small guy who's relied on his athleticism to succeed in college. Generally it sounds like he's a guy who probably won't be a big-time impact player, but could be a standout on special teams.
I rarely post about pre-draft visits, particularly when it involves a player who probably will be primarily a special teams player. However, I wanted to use this post to announce something a bit more important. If you check out the National Football Post link, if you look at the top of the page on the right side, you'll see something that says "In Association With" and then has the SB Nation logo.
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Why? I dont get this at all
We already have Scott McKillop and Wilhelm for that… this news unnerves me a bit.
Too many freaks, not enough circuses.
me too
if neither of those two are projected to take over for Spikes then one of them should go at the end of camp. Otherwise why look at ILB’s? Especially late round guys who don’t figure to have an impact?
"If I were to walk down a dark alley in a bad part of town, I'd want Ray Brown with me. And if I were to have a nice dinner at a fine restaurant, I'd want Ray Brown with me." The Late Great McKittrick
Agree...
with both of you. I don’t think there’s any need to draft an ILB this year. If you wanna bring in a UDFA to compete, fine, but don’t blow a pick. Plus, if he’s undersized, then why are we even bothering? No special teamers that don’t at least have a possibility to contribute and see playing time after a couple years.
by 9thevolution on Mar 25, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Good point about the UDFA
since their board is set, maybe they are targeting guys that could come in as UDFA’s now to compete and drive the level of competition up. If this is a high motor guy, he could be brought in to drive up everyone else’s motor. I didn’t even think of it in that light.
Too many freaks, not enough circuses.
I would rather bring in a CB, WR, OL, S, or return guy… or a combination of any of those. I really question even wasting the time to go to N. Carolina to scout a player from Duke. I think Wilhelm is an adequate enough back up until next year when we can draft an ILB higher and get quality.
Too many freaks, not enough circuses.
im not a big fan of scott mc unless he's on ST
other than hes kind of short and slow if we were going 2 get a slow ILB i would rather draft brandon spikes in the 4th rd his up-side is better than all 3 of them scott,wilhelm,and this duke LB by the way i hate anything duke.
by jayjonna415 on Mar 25, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
But drew his stock has been falling since the combine and pro-day espicially
since he ran a 5+ 40 time then theres the eye goughing incident but drew you don’t think he’ll slip
by jayjonna415 on Mar 25, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree
he’ll be gone in the 3rd, maybe late 2nd
Member of the legendary David Carr thread, 6 March 2010
Wow thats not 2 bad hey drew could you do me a small favor and post your top.5 ILB in this room
i would really appreciate it.
by jayjonna415 on Mar 25, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Well mel kiper ' The hair '' just said on NFL live that he's brandon spikes
stock is falling since the combine 2 were he had slotted at a 2nd or 3rd round to falling now 2 the 5 or 6 rd, now i know this is how the game goes but when i was estamating the 4th rd doesn’t seem that far off and at the 5th rd he’s a steal i don’t know if ya’ll watch NFL live but it came on the show today kiper might have it on espn.com or his blog.
Boy that extra yr really hurt brandon spikes draft pick he would
of been a top 10 pick if he would of left 2yrs ago but even with a slow 40 time he’s a natural play-maker and i do think he will have success in the NFL.
no thanks to the Duke guy
"All during film, I'm calling him Bam-Bam, like from 'The Flintstones,' because he hits everything. He is the truth" - Chad Ochocinco on Patrick Willis
don't need too, all I need to see are the words Duke
"All during film, I'm calling him Bam-Bam, like from 'The Flintstones,' because he hits everything. He is the truth" - Chad Ochocinco on Patrick Willis
btw i'm not being serious. I hate Duke, but more so the basketball team then the football team
and if he is a good player I wouldn’t be opposed to having him just because he’s a Dookie
"All during film, I'm calling him Bam-Bam, like from 'The Flintstones,' because he hits everything. He is the truth" - Chad Ochocinco on Patrick Willis
I'm a Tar Heel fan so I'm with you on that
I hate Duke!
haha yeah I'm a Tar Heel fan as well
Go Heels!
"All during film, I'm calling him Bam-Bam, like from 'The Flintstones,' because he hits everything. He is the truth" - Chad Ochocinco on Patrick Willis
hell yeah tar heels
I’m from durham and I’ve never heard of the guy…can’t be a good sign
by foosball4949 on Mar 25, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Got fam down there 2 and been rolling with carolina since 1985 i don't
do any duke yea it stated from hoop but if you hate duke ‘’you hate duke ’’ point blank well thats how i feel not 2 mention i roll with butch davis he’s a way better college coach than he was in the NFL.
true dat
we gonna have a great d next year
by foosball4949 on Mar 26, 2010 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I second that opinion and not that this has anything 2 duke but could our team
doing a ‘’ hard knocks documentry ’’ we can start the show off with those famous 3 words ‘’ i want winners ’’ that right there will shut-it-down and we got characters takeo,vernon. clements we got swag coming out the (bleep) i could really seeing HBO coming after us espicially if we have a successful season.
I dont have HBO right now, but if that happened, I’d pay for it just so I could DVR those.
Too many freaks, not enough circuses.
I signed up for HBO
just for their new mini-series The Pacific
Member of the legendary David Carr thread, 6 March 2010
Is this guy even projected to be drafted?
If not we shouldn’t worry about it. Looks like more work put in to wrangle us a few quality UDFA’s. Also, I know Mckillop and Wilhelm are young, but are either of these guys projected to become more then special teams gurus or an occasional back up for us? Not that an UDFA would have much of a shot at becoming that important, but the Niners might not be comfortable with what they have on the team right now.
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
I like this guy
He’s from Gangsterville and has a nonstop motor also
“At just under 6’1, Rey has relied on his athleticism and speed to make plays from sideline to sideline. Rey impressed scouts at his pro day by putting on a show that would’ve even raised eyebrows at the combine. His 4.54 40 time would’ve had him tied with Jamar Chaney for the fastest time at the combine if he had received an invite. "
Projected Round: 6th-UDFA
pretty impressive tape
albeit not too many plays. This guy is very, very athletic, puts his helmet on the football, great tackler, runs sideline to sideline. I would not be upset at all to have this guy as our 6th round compensatory pick selection
Sounds good to me
At worst he can be signed to the PS and eventually brought in to compete for Takeo’s position with McKillop. Takeo will be an older UFA and our trend as of late has been to at least be not so quick to re-sign them (Bly, Harris). Wilelm could re-sign too but I don’t see him as a full-time guy.
What is it with Singletary and linebackers?
Soon we’ll be departing the 3-4 and operating the 0-7 defense.
LondonNiner - member of the legendary David Carr thread, 6 March 2010.
by LondonNiner on Mar 25, 2010 1:41 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
7 roving linebackers?
that could be interesting.
Member of the legendary David Carr thread, 6 March 2010
Oh what the hell ...
… let’s forget the secondary and play 11 of ‘em. It’s what Coach Sing would have wanted. Linebackers were our future.
LondonNiner - member of the legendary David Carr thread, 6 March 2010.
So singletay would be '' The Don Nelson '' of football instead he would have a team
full of LBs while don nelson has a team full of guards.
I think he could lose ten pounds
and be a great Strong Safety, he seems very fluid and good in space, yet unafraid to get his hat in there.
Michael Lewis without the concussions.
They're called RUNS for a reason.
240 lbs isn't a deal breaker for LB prospect
Add 10 lbs and he is average sized. The Bears have a couple Pro Bowl linebackers that entered the NFL in the 240 lbs range.
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