***The Dee Ford Thread***

[Dante84]

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Sports Science: Dee Ford
*Spin Move Similar to Adrian Peterson!
*"Same class as Von Miller"

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[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by Kaepernick

Oh yeah, thanks for the extra 2nd rounder this year for Alex Smith. It is really going to come in handy. THANKS.

Also, when you see Tank Carradine doing his thing this season, don't forget that he was who we got with your first 2nd round pick last year for Alex.

So long, and thanks for all the picks!

You can go suck a big bag of dicks you ****ing meatpeeker.

And I say that nicely.

[Strongside]

To whoever said he needs to spend more time in the weight room, looks like he spends plenty:

[KevB]

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports the Falcons tried to trade back into the first round to draft Auburn OLB Dee Ford before he was selected by the Chiefs at No. 23.
GM Thomas Dimitroff desperately wants to upgrade his pass rush, but the cost of moving into the early 20s would have been mountainous. Defensive lineman was clearly Dimitroff's day-one preference, but he had to settle for OT Jake Matthews after Jadeveon Clowney and Khalil Mack came off the board in the first five picks.

[Discuss Thrower]

JFC

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by KevB

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports the Falcons tried to trade back into the first round to draft Auburn OLB Dee Ford before he was selected by the Chiefs at No. 23.
GM Thomas Dimitroff desperately wants to upgrade his pass rush, but the cost of moving into the early 20s would have been mountainous. Defensive lineman was clearly Dimitroff's day-one preference, but he had to settle for OT Jake Matthews after Jadeveon Clowney and Khalil Mack came off the board in the first five picks.

Ha! At least we screwed one team over. Probably two if you consider the Eagles.

[Kaepernick]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

Meet Dee Ford, the Chiefs’ first-round pick Meet Dee Ford, the Chiefs’ first-round pick
By TOD PALMER
The Kansas City Star

Chiefs first-round pick Dee Ford will arrive in Kansas City on Friday morning — and he can’t wait.

“I’m looking forward to seeing everyone, and I’m hoping everyone is looking forward to seeing me,” said Ford, a defensive end from Auburn. “We’re going to have some great times, man. I plan on being a Kansas City Chief forever, so no trading me.”

Ford’s enthusiasm was readily apparent during a conference call Thursday night after he was selected No. 23 overall by the Chiefs during the first round of the NFL Draft.

He was giddy talking about the phone call he received from Chiefs coach Andy Reid.

“I’m trying to not to be a fan of his,” said Ford, who watched the opening day of the draft with his family in Anniston, Ala. “He’s my head coach right now, but — good Lord — it’s Andy Reid. I was stunned, a man of character right there.”

He also was effusive in talking about the Chiefs’ fan base.

“I hear you all have the best fans,” Ford said. “I don’t know for sure, but I hear you all have the best fans in football. So, I’m definitely looking forward to that. I’m really humbled by this situation.”

Of course, Ford might have been most excited when he was asked about the prospect of replacing Pro Bowl outside linebacker Tamba Hali as a rush specialist in the Chiefs’ 3-4 scheme.

It wasn’t because Ford is eager to displace Hali, though.

“I love edge rushers,” Ford said. “I’m a big fan of Tamba Hali. I’m definitely a big fan of his.”

Instead, Ford is most eager to learn from Hali.

“I’m going to humble myself, learn from these vets and, man, we’re going to do some things,” Ford said. “I can’t measure what I’m going to do from what (Hali) did. He’s a dynamic pass-rusher. He’s so beyond me. I need to learn. That’s my No. 1 goal, be a teammate and learn.”

Asked what he needs to work on the most, Ford replied, “Everything. I’m not perfect in my pass rush or my run game. But let’s be honest, I played in the SEC and I was a starter for two years. You have to stop the run, and I was a starter. I was not a liability to my defense. I think sometimes, when your specialty is pass rush, the natural thing to do is question their ability to stop the run, because we’re getting off the ball.”

However, Ford — and Reid and general manager John Dorsey — shrugged off any concerns about his ability to handle the run-defense or pass-coverage demands of the outside-linebacker spot in the Chiefs’ system.

Ford said he spoke briefly with the Chiefs at the NFL Combine, but he hadn’t had contact beyond that and was surprised when Reid, Dorsey and defensive coordinator Bob Sutton called.

He wasn’t surprised to go in the first round, though.

“I had a great Senior Bowl, I had a great Pro Day, and things just worked out for me,” Ford said. “But I was confident I was going to be taken in the first round.”

Ford led Auburn, which won the SEC and reached the BCS National Championship Game, with 10 1/2 sacks and 14 1/2 tackles for a loss last season. He recorded 29 total tackles.

As a junior, Ford recorded six sacks and 34 tackles in 11 games after shaking off the injury bug early in his career.

Ford was limited to three games in 2011 with a back injury that required surgery and also suffered a left knee injury during the 2013 preseason.

Chiefs’ first-round pick

• WHO: Outside linebacker Dee Ford

• PICK: Round one (23rd overall)

• SCHOOL: Auburn

• HEIGHT: 6-2

• WEIGHT: 252

• 2013 STATS: Finished with 10 1/2 sacks and 14 1/2 tackles for a loss as a defensive end for the national runner-up, Auburn. Ford also racked up 29 total tackles and an interception.

• RED FLAGS: Ford won’t be able to drop into coverage without getting exposed — at least not without extensive coaching — and probably isn’t going to be great against the run, but he can get after the quarterback. He’s athletic, but he occasionally struggles to shed blocks and has a history of injuries.

• FUN FACT: Ford was a star at the Senior Bowl and also made waves when he declared that he is as good of a pass-rusher as South Carolina’s Jadeveon Clowney, who was the No. 1 overall pick by the Houston Texans. In fairness, Ford’s stats and measurable — 40-yard dash time, bench press, vertical and broad jump — are comparable to Clowney’s.

• WHERE HE FITS IN: Ford is a workmanlike edge rusher who played defensive end for Auburn. He’s a high-motor player with a great speed rush off the edge. Ford is the ready-made successor for Tamba Hali if his cap number becomes prohibitive looking toward 2015. He also provides some much-needed depth for Hali and fellow outside linebacker Justin Houston.

The young man has the perfect attitude you want in a player. Sounds like a solid pick.

[Baby Lee]

Judging from his style of play, and his strengths and weaknesses, a shit ton of Derrick Thomas footage needs brought out of storage

[Kaepernick]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

You can go suck a big bag of dicks you ****ing meatpeeker.

And I say that nicely.

Only if they are hanging from the limb of a flaming AIDS tree over a pool of antifreeze.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by Kaepernick

Only if they are hanging from the limb of a flaming AIDS tree over a pool of antifreeze.

Pool of antifreeze that has a garnish of your mother's pubic hairs and the essence of her herpes-laden uterus that spawned the walking filth that is you.

[mcaj22]

Originally Posted by Kaepernick

Oh yeah, thanks for the extra 2nd rounder this year for Alex Smith. It is really going to come in handy. THANKS.

Also, when you see Tank Carradine doing his thing this season, don't forget that he was who we got with your first 2nd round pick last year for Alex.

So long, and thanks for all the picks!

yea you have to hope he does something since your best pass rusher will be sitting at home on the couch so someone has to start in his position might as well be a guy that has yet to do anything in the NFL

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by Kaepernick

97% of all fan bases are spoiled, impatient, demanding, knee-jerk morons who have no clue how to actually build let alone run a professional sports team.

What makes you think the Chief's have a monopoly on idiotic fans. We have our share of them in the 49ers fan base as well.

That's why they call us "fanatics". We are unreasonable, demanding, spoiled and childish most of the time.

Looking at the Chiefs past success, their fans might not do bad running a team. Could not get much worse.

[OldSchool]

Looking at it from a strictly football perspective. We needed to improve our coverage ability over last season and it is unrealistic to expect us to be able to upgrade at every position in the secondary. The next best and most efficient way to improve it? Improve the pass rush.

Ford goes a long way towards accomplishing that with his natural burst and technique.

[Setsuna]

Easley is better. Just saying.

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by Setsuna

Easley is better. Just saying.

Easley, despite all of his burst and the fact that he had great talent around him in Florida, never had more than 4 sacks in a season or more than 8.5 TFLs. He also had 2 major knee injuries in college and doesn't play the same position that Ford does.

I don't know how you can honestly say that he is better.

[mszymko]

I absolutely HATE the pick! That is unless Hali is moving to DE which some have speculated on this board, in that case I suppose it would be pretty cool to have 3 more than capable pass rushers on our front 7. But if that's not the case, I F'n hate the pick!!!

I'm against trading and or replacing ANY of our pro bowl caliber players. Why would we want to do that WTF!? If we wanna save some money I think we can do some restructuring of contracts or trim some fat elsewhere.