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*Hobbs Goes to Portland - evryday - 07-10-2018 As one mock draft predicted, defensive back Shannon Hobbs was drafted by the Portland Pythons. It took eight picks for him to finally hear his name and he, surprisingly to him, was not the first defensive back off the board, that honor went to Lucari Felix, who was also selected by Portland. “I do think I deserved to be taken first round. The fact that I wasn’t will just fuel the fire. I’ve heard it all. ‘You’re too small. You’re too weak. You’ll never make it in the pros.’ So this is nothing new to me. I play with a chip on my shoulder and I wouldn’t have it any other way.” Hobbs wasn’t the only prospect to fall in the draft, though. The only linebacker in the draft, Dick Cheese, was expected to be sought after and fell to the last pick in the third round. “The draft went a little strange. Cheese was a guy I had pegged to be a top pick. Odell Marrett got picked before Ryland Morley which I definitely did not expect. And back to back running backs at two and three were surprises as well. It was really hard to predict what was going to happen aside from Oles at number one. Probably the biggest surprise was Juan Atatyme being Mr. Irrelevant. He’s had off the field issues, though, so that must be why that happened but I think he’s a high risk, high reward type of player.” Going into Monday night’s draft, everyone had Kazimir Oles pegged as the unanimous first overall pick in the draft. It was pretty much a foregone conclusion. Well, almost. “I don’t really get all the hype surrounding Oles. A wide receiver alone isn’t going to save that team. He can’t catch passes if there’s no one to throw to him. I just can’t understand it. I guess we’ll see when K.C. and Portland square off. I think Felix and I are going to shut him down. He won’t stand a chance against our secondary.” Oles was touted as the top prospect in the draft and Hobbs is a relative newcomer. He may want to watch to make sure his mouth doesn’t write a check that his play can’t cash. The Coyotes will travel to Portland in week two of the preseason so that will be our first taste of this matchup. *Hobbs Goes to Portland - iamslm22 - 07-10-2018 I'm super excited to see what Hobbs can do! *Hobbs Goes to Portland - evryday - 07-10-2018 Didn't realize Showbiz would still be the QB at the time of this article. |