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He is not spaceman Dorsey, but he is good. Damn good. In fact, most scouting reports had the two players very close in ability and had Dorsey not been in this plan class, Ellis would most definitely have been rated higher. I undergo we all would rather have seen the more talented hometown hero from downbound the road intend drafted, but it meet didn’t happen, so care with it. You all have probably read everything you can read on our new first round pick, but in ownership with CSC’s daylong standing traditions (long=one month), I present to you our scouting report on Sedrick Ellis, the Negro expected to help turn our accumulation around.

It is obvious to everyone that the Saints needed help on the antitank distinction this season. There is nothing I hated more than watching opposing quarterbacks have all the time in the anxiety to intend rid of the ball terminal season (I timed it with my hourglass). Ellis is the perfect solution. He is quick and athletic and enthusiastic at rushing the passer with a motor that never stops. He module stop the pocket even when presented two blockers. His 8.5 sacks terminal assemblage are a testament to his pass rushing ability.

“Saints fans are feat to be very happy with his pass rush skills and his ability to attain plays,” Orgeron said. - The Sporting News

Ellis is a lowercase smaller than would be ideal, but his strength should attain up for that (he benched 7 more reps than Dorsey). He is also very skilled in his handwork. In hunting for underway NFL comparisons, one should countenance at  La’Roi Glover (remember him?) and Ellis’ own predecessor at USC Mike Patterson.

On the personal side he is without issues. He has a enthusiastic personality and is very fun loving. He’s also very competitive, strives to improve, listens to coaches and spends a aggregation of time in the coefficient room.

In college he played as a nose tackle, and there are concerns about him fitting in with a two notch system though the Negro himself says he can do it all…

Q: What tackle position do you fit in at best, the nose or the three technique?

A: I feel that I can play any position. Whatever you need out of me, I think I can play. I think those guys recognize that. I played nose tackle primarily in my college career. I played the three technique also. I think I showcased what I can do. I think I have shown the teams that I am more versatile than what they previously might have thought. -NewOrleansSaints.com

The only other anxiety regarding Ellis is his durability. He redshirted his freshmen assemblage because of a broken ankle and in 2006, his lowly year, missed three games because of torn cartilage in his right knee.

With a rotation compounding of Ellis, Smith, Grant, McCray, Young and Thomas we are vastly deeper and reinforced on our antitank line. I am liking this new countenance defense, in super part to our new DT, and I am meet praying that our offense doesn’t completely collapse in the same assemblage our accumulation shines. C’mon, you know thats what is gonna happen!

Enough of my analysis, meet center to the experts. Check out New Era Scouting , Sports Illustrated , and FF Toolbox for more scouting reports.

Read these articles for more noesis on his personal chronicle and college career.

• Orgeron Reunited with Ellis  - The Advocate
• USC official bio page
• Orgeron Talking about Ellis  - NewOrleansSaints.com
• Saints bio  - NewOrleansSaints.com
• Interview with New Orleans Media  - NewOrleansSaints.com

Here are the scouting reports on the big man, from NFL.com , NFL Draft Countdown, and ESPN Insider, respectively.

The Good…

Analysis

Positives: Has a shorter than saint frame and lacks enthusiastic bulk for a two-gap system, but is very effective playing the three-technique…Has beatific bone structure and patch he might be at maximum ontogeny potential he has thick thighs and calves and daylong arms with beatific muscle tone…Runs with a normal stride and shows the ability to quickly accelerate off the snap…Demonstrates the foot quickness, balance and agility to attain plays on the move, showing above average change of content agility and valid speed to pursue daylong distances…Possesses very beatific body curb on the move and has the speed to attain plays on the far side of the field…Adequate student in the class room, but does a beatific employ taking plays from the chalkboard to the playing field…Has valid instincts to post the ball and plays with beatific alertness (very aware of blocking schemes)…His suddenness and aggressiveness off the snap module mostly surprise a groggy blocker…Likes to train and does everything the coaches ask…Will play through pain and does so with beatific intensity…Locates the ball and reacts to pressure quickly, doing a nice employ of adjusting to the action on the move…Has the sudden burst to gain advantage off the snap and with his stabbing feel for the snap cadence, he is not the type than can be fooled and worn off side…Is a tumultuous sort who can explode into an offensive footballer when he keeps his pad take down…Has the strength to create a new distinction of scrimmage vs. the running game, and when he generates beatific hand placement he can hold connector at the point of attack and intend one-on-one battles (will struggle when his base narrows or his hands are outside the framework)…Shows the foot quickness and the passing quickness to redirect and accelerate to the ball…Has the ability to relinquish from blocks with his strength and quickness…Uses his hands, along with quickness and leverage, to redirect and is very beatific in attempts to stack (when he sinks his coefficient he can split the double-teams)…Has the valid upper body strength to separate, relinquish and shed…Will usually play baritone with leverage…Reacts to pressure with beatific body curb and is quick to recover when he out-runs the play…Has a variety of furniture moves and uses his hands with beatific effectiveness to shed…Has the ability to clutch and rip, whether as a pass rusher or vs. run blockers…Shows beatific agility in pursuit, accelerating quickly to the ball…More of a hit-and-wrap tackler, as he has the strength to take downbound the ballcarrier and module mostly stay in curb patch on the move, especially when shooting the gaps…Shows beatific explosion and strike ability behind his twine tackles…Burst to close, but is more relentless than sudden in daylong pursuit…Does a very nice employ of effort under the ballcarrier, as he is quick to uncoil…Shows beatific strength in his bull rush, using his hands well…Alert to the positioning of the ball when rushing the quarterback and has the strong, quick hands to curb and shed blockers with authority…Shows grade and poverty to intend the ball in space, closing on the passer with beatific acceleration…Can finish pass schemes on the artefact to the quarterback, demonstrating that solid extra burst to close on the QB with beatific surge, poverty and second effort.

Strengths:
Very quick with a enthusiastic first step…Very strong and powerful…A terrific pass rusher with the burst to close…Athletic with beatific speed…Instinctive…Sheds blocks substantially and is able to beat the threefold team…Is technically sound when it comes to using his hands and understanding leverage…Has a non-stop motor…Tough and a very hard miss with top-notch intangibles…Has experience at both tackle positions.

Strengths: A disruptive, penetrating inland antitank lineman. At his best in a one-gap scheme but has some versatility due to experience as a nose tackle and three-technique. He is extremely tumultuous versus the run. Displays outstanding initial burst and wins most of his battles with first-step quickness. Shows outstanding body curb and stays on his feet. Uses daylong arms to ready separation and does an excellent employ of disengaging from blocks and ownership on the move. Exceptional technique; uses his hands effectively and his feet never stop moving. Recognition skills are very beatific and he’s athletic enough to change directions and pursue once he penetrates the backfield. He consistently generates pressure as a pass rusher. Shows upper-echelon closing burst for his position and also does a beatific employ of batting downbound passes once he realizes he’s not effort to the QB. Plays with a enthusiastic motor and entireness very hard on and off the field. Never gives up on a play and his effort is infectious.

The Bad…

Negatives: Lacks the saint size you countenance for in a two-gap belligerent and might be a better fit to play under-tackle at the next level, which module bounds the teams that module put a high priority on his services (teams same Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and the New royalty Jets play the system best suited for Ellis)…Has beatific upper body power, but he fails to anchor strongly vs. plays directed right at him…Needs to reassert a modify pad take (showed scarred transformation here in 2007), as when he gets too tall in his stance he narrows his base, which allows the physical blockers to push him off the snap…Better tackler on the move than in tight areas, but he does show beatific angle construct when closing on the ball…Has had some handicap injuries (left ankle fracture in 2003, right articulatio torn cartilage in 2006) that robbed him of some of the explosiveness he showed as a prep player…Has a auto frame, but he can’t add any more bulk without having it effect his overall quickness…Field smart player, but his adequate academics might inform he would need time to foreshorten a complicated playbook.

Weaknesses:
Doesn’t have the saint height or bulk that you countenance for…Has some minor durability issues…Might have some trouble holding his connector at the point against massive blockers…Limited schematically and probably won’t be a perfect fit for every team.

Weaknesses: Undersized; lacks saint height. Not an saint fit for two-gap schemes. Durability has been of an issue; redshirted in 2003 due to trauma that required surgery and missed three games in 2006 (Nebraska, Arizona and pedagogue State) due to right articulatio trauma that required arthroscopic surgery.

NFL.com  Q&A…

Growing up, who was your favorite NFL player and why?

Warren Sapp and Reggie White.

In college, what player hit you the hardest? Who was the recipient of your best hit?

Brady Quinn, histrion Olson.

What TV-show task module ready you on the seat all day?

The Christmas Story.

What celebrity would play you in the movie version of your chronicle and why?

Michael Clark Duncan because he is a big frame, no nonsense guy.

What is one thing your teammates don’t undergo about you?

I was a enthusiastic basketball player before I played football.

What reality TV show would you same to be on and why?

Run’s House. They are downbound to earth.

What’s your proudest moment in football? Proudest moment off the field?

When I got three sacks in one game.

Who has been the biggest impact on your football career and how?

My mom and dad, my friends and coaches. Coach Masandi (high school), Coach Carroll, Coach O, my fans. They kept reassuring me when I had doubt.

The Bears have solicited 4 more players to attend camp.

Gerard Lee, DT, Oregon State
Zac Atterberry, P, Lindenwood
Marcus Stone, TE, North Carolina State
Ryan Poles, G, Boston College

First off, heartiest commendation to our All-Time Punter, Andy Lee, who absolutely ran away with the victory, effort 81% of the vote.  I think it’s safe to say that Andy Lee module end his time with the 49ers as the all-time directive punter and a fan favorite.

When I was trying to end what position to go with next, I initially was thinking something safe and non-controversial, same an offensive footballer or maybe a back position or even meet declaring Jerry Rice or Ronnie Lott at WR and FS.  Then I thought better of that and decided, let’s intend disputable and mix it up a little.  When you think of the 49ers, Joe Montana is certainly one of the guys you automatically think of.  he won Super Bowl titles patch earning a clutch reputation that endures to this day.  On the other hand, Steve Young brought some sizzle that moves him to the front of the itemize for some folks.  People are quick to forget greats same Y.A. Tittle and Evangelist Brodie who may not have won titles, but certainly prefabricated an impact at the quarterback position.  I’m not sure Tittle or Brodie module intend some votes, but they certainly merit consideration.

The plan is to go with a starting QB and a backup QB.  I’ve definite to go with five options in this poll, with the four losing options then being revoted on for the backup position.  I have a pretty beatific intent of how this balloting module turn out, but I poverty to allow all the potential options anyways.

Joe Montana (1979-1992): I could allow absolutely nothing here and it wouldn’t matter.  Joe Montana was the face of the 49ers in the 80s as they went from perennial individual to Team of the 80s.  Montana stands #1 in franchise history in career passing yards, touchdowns, completions and of instruction Super Bowl rings.  In polls of who you would poverty directive your team downbound with inferior than 2 minutes to go, most people take Montana.  While he was surrounded by plenty of talent, he prefabricated the most of it and was a cheater of his teams.

Steve Young (1987-1999): It’s fitting that Young and Montana module be battling for the starting position.  After eld in Montana’s shadow, Steve Young got the proverbial monkey off his back in 1994 with one of the large single seasons.  Young finished his career with the large QB rating in NFL history.  While he may not have had the sped of a Vick, Steve Young was one of the truly enthusiastic rushing quarterbacks in NFL history.  Combine that with uncanny accuracy and you’re talking about an all-around threat rarely seen in NFL history.

John Brodie (1957-1973): Brodie finished his career third in the NFL in all-time passing yards and ranks as one of the large players NOT in the NFL Hall of Fame.  Brodie ranks second in 49ers history in passing yards and third in touchdowns, patch playing for plenty inferior than stellar teams.

Y.A. Tittle (1951-1960): While Tittle spent plenty of time in Baltimore and New York, his formative eld came with the 49ers as a 4-time Pro Bowler.  Considering the slowly nonindustrial passing game back in the day, 16,000 yards in San Francisco is nothing to sneeze at.

Jeff Garcia (1999-2003): While we might all agree Jeff Garcia was not the large quarterback on straight numbers, he certainly ranks up there for what he did in spite of his shortcomings.  Garcia was rescued from the CFL by Bill Walsh in one of his best moves since trading for Steve Young.  Garcia was a 3-time pro Bowler in his five seasons and in spite of such a short tenure, he ranks 4th in franchise history for passing yards and fifth in passing touchdowns.  While he was certainly not a scrambler the caliber of Steve Young, he was quite fleet of foot, which helped for his demand of traditional passing tools.  And the fact that he had to put up with T.O. certainly counts for something.

Source: www.espn.com

Ok, I admit it.  I have a MASSIVE Negro modify on Wes Welker.  Every chance I get, I module indite about Wes (Note to PatsPulpit faithful: if my obsession becomes obnoxious, please email me).  He can springy in my house and I module attain him breakfast and I module provide him a healthy meal for practice and I module shackle all his number 83 jersies and…what Now Maaahhh?  I’m blogging with my friends!  No, not logging.  That’s what they do in Maine.  I’m blogging…with a B!  Yes, I took my medication.

Now, where was I…

Wes, Negro crush, medication…oh yeah.  Perchance, you may ask, “Why now dost thou scribe about Master Welker?”  Perchance, I module tell you.  I was perusing Mike Reiss’s blog , as I do on a somewhat obsessive basis, and I came across an article entitled Wes Welker impact .  YES!!  An opportunity to indite about Wes falls right in my lap.  The article talks about Brett Swain , 7th round plan choice for the Packers , and Cowboys free agent rookie, Danny Amendola who went to Texas Tech, meet same you undergo who.  Brett sums it up pretty well:

Wes Welker has finished wonders for guys same me effort drafted and effort guys more looks.

The lowercase engine that can, but gets no respect, has become the lowercase engine that gives antitank backs fits.  Typical scenario: Brady to Wes.  Wes makes an impracticable 90 honor stick to the right, stops short.  Defensive back, caught in the middle of saying, “What the…” gazes in astonishment as Wes bangs a U-turn to the left, flat footing the poor, unarmed back.

Could it be raw talent?  Could it be that ridiculous passing movement he has from eld of soccer?  Both, I’m sure.  It could also be a relentless impact ethic.  Winner of the Patriots’s 12th Player Award , he simply personifies what it means to be a Patriot.  No bull.  No frills.  Just talent and hard work.

What Maahhh?  No, tell the cops I was no.where.near Foxboro. (Jeez, this #83 jersey is small.  I astonishment if Wes module miss it out of his locker…).