A Year To Himself

[theFlock]

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What do you think it will feel like when you get the call telling you that you are being picked?

It will surely be a huge rush. Celebrating with my family will definitely add to the emotion, but I deal with big events pretty well, so you may not even see me react to it, or even hear me make a sound. Over the course of my rookie year, I will be pinching myself every time I wake up, though.

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What other safeties in this draft do you think will be successful?

Man, I love the competition in this draft, but if you're going to ask me, I've got to give you the best at each position.
At Free Safety, you can't go wrong with the Sure Handed Center Fielder, Mayran Jackson. The guys got glue on his hands! He would've been better at Receiver the way he hauls in QB's deep balls. I loved watching tape on him when he flies around back there.
At Strong Safety, I know you guys don't talk about him much, but Mike McNoodle is so strong inside the box. He reminds me of the Landry Brothers. Dawan was so smart inside the box, and could cover well, and LaRon was so physical and strong. I feel like Mike just brings such a good run stopping presence to the Safety position. Don't sleep on my man!

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Which QB are you most excited to get an INT on?

After the Bowl game, it was VD. I saw how patient he was in his reads, I was just hoping he'd throw the ball to me for once. After the article on the QB Camp, I can only imagine how much I'm going to hate Bercovici. I want to be the player that breaks him. I want to not only intercept his pass, but run him over on my way to the endzone. Just thinking about it brings a smile to my face.

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Who is the hardest player to cover in the draft?

This is a tough one. There are so many aspects to think of. If I have to cover a deep ball, I'm hoping King Bronko doesn't run by me a single time. If I have to provide help in the redzone, Christmas is a nightmare matchup for defense. Of course you have to throw Garden into the mix, as he is definitely NSFL-ready, and will make an impact immediately.

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Who inspires you the most?

If you want the Sappy answer, its my Dad. Grew up without him most of my life, and when he finally came back in, I saw how hard he was working to provide for me and my brother. I want to be that great of a man one day.
As far as athletes, Ed Reed is one of the greatest to ever do it. I want to emulate his play, and make sure I'm remembered like him. I got a chance to meet him at a Ravens camp one year, and he was one of the most down-to-earth Superstars I'd ever met. I never got to speak with Ray Lewis, Jamal Lewis, Joe Flacco, or Terrell Suggs, but Ed Reed was walking back to the lockers when I was sitting down relaxing, and he walked right up to me and we chatted for 10 minutes before he got ushered along. One of the greatest experiences of my life.
Ed Reed story is a true story :stoked: