Todd McShay Gives the Titans Nick Fairley on SportsCenter

by Jimmy on Mar 23, 2011 5:00 PM CDT in NFL Draft

Todd McShay was on SportsCenter this morning and had the Titans taking Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley with the 8th overall pick. Here is what he had to say about the pick:

Defensive tackle is a major need for them. If they cant get their quarterback- Nick Fairley is an option- has some character risk, some work ethic issues but he is a phenomenal talent.

It is funny how a guy goes from being the almost consensus first overall pick in February to possibly the 8th pick in March.

Here was the top 10.

1. Carolina- Marcell Dareus, DT, Alabama
2. Denver- Von Miller, OLB, Texas A&M
3. Buffalo- Blaine Gabbert, QB Missouri
4. Cincinnati- A.J. Green, WR, Georgia
5. Arizona- Cam Newton, QB, Auburn
6. Cleveland- Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson
7. San Francisco- Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU
8. Tennessee- Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn
9. Dallas- Tyron Smith, OT, USC
10. Washington- Julio Jones, WR, Alabama

Video after the jump.

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Seems like..

we get him in every mock draft lately. Almost guarantees we end up with someone else on draft day. Too bad, he was a beast last year.

by upnorth on Mar 23, 2011 5:15 PM CDT reply actions

What happened?

How did Fairley go from an almost consensus #1 to just a top 10? It’s not that big of a drop, but still…

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by MattBen on Mar 23, 2011 6:39 PM CDT reply actions

Think of it this way

He went from the first defensive lineman taken to the second taken. Not exactly spiraling down the draft board.

by WX_Man on Mar 23, 2011 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions

true

I’m just curious if it was something Nick did or just perception of “experts”/Carolina’s preferences/other guys having a better offseason.

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by MattBen on Mar 23, 2011 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm biased (Auburn fan)

But I think he dropped because he came to the combine smaller than advertised and Dareus is simply a beast. Also, Nick Saban has credibility with his defenses that Auburn lacks (but will hopefully get back).

by WX_Man on Mar 23, 2011 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Also

they’ve been saying he doesn’t use his hands right. He stands too high. There might be a learning curve with him. On the Titans website there’s a good video explaining why.

http://www.titansonline.com/media-center/videos/Scouts-Take-Dareus-vs-Fairley/7bc83372-b23f-4718-bc5f-3b3cdc909874

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by JustinS on Mar 23, 2011 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Hands, lack of physical body definition (yes I'm aware of how utterly stupid this sounds), only one good year of tape, history of being a dirty player

Some combination of the above is hurting his chances.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Mar 23, 2011 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions

This actually makes me a tad nervous.

I would love the pick for the most part.

But even the biggest and strongest players that play too high and don’t have good hands are not going to make it against NFL guards and centers. And of course, you could argue those things are coachable, but he’d have his same D-line coach from Auburn…

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by TennesseeTyrants on Mar 24, 2011 12:54 AM CDT up reply actions

when you reevaluate Draft needs

as well as al the posibilities.
if you have the #1 pick and you need a OT then thats what you need, even if the BPITD (Best player in the draft) are all available to you, if you have a solid Young D-Line you dont need fairley, just as an example

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Mar 23, 2011 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions

I guess everyone sees the next Haynesworth and its too easy to just give him to us.

Never mind that we jettisoned Haynesworth for a reason.

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by BonzosMontreaux on Mar 23, 2011 6:42 PM CDT reply actions

we didnt jettison Haynesworth

He left us after his contract was up for $100 million, i would leave too.
with what $41 mill guaranteed!

plus, he said he was about to sign the contract when the Redskins called and made that offer

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Mar 23, 2011 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions

politics

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by Chris Faulkner on Mar 23, 2011 6:42 PM CDT reply actions

WOW

THE POLITICS!

THE OTHER POLITICS!

SOME MORE POLITICS!

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Mar 23, 2011 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions

WOW

I MESSED UP

SOME MORE POLITICS!

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Mar 23, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions

I'd feel better

if I hadn’t been scratching my head when I cilcked on that link

by WX_Man on Mar 23, 2011 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions

hahaha

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Mar 23, 2011 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Am I the only one who wants Amukamura for the first round?

My reasoning is: you just don’t find many shutdown corners with his potential in college any more

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by NJD28 on Mar 23, 2011 7:04 PM CDT reply actions

He's a good choice

But we have three better than solid corners already. We lack a linebacker or two, and we may need a defensive end. A defensive tackle would help a lot too. He’s not too important to us.

It's all fun and games until someone gets a concussion from a stray flying footbal. *cough* Kerry *cough*

by MikeGriffFan27 on Mar 23, 2011 7:34 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

We're pretty set at CB, I'd rather trade down if it comes down to him.

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by ronburgundy7427 on Mar 23, 2011 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Yes you're alone

Bigger concerns need to be met

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by JustinS on Mar 23, 2011 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Your not alone

I’m with you, look at my sig.

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by Josh Baker on Mar 23, 2011 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions

i really dont think dt is one of our biggest problems

Tony brown, senderrick marks, Jason Jones. When they get injured like last year it hurts, but we need help in other positions regardless of health.

by mattd97 on Mar 23, 2011 10:52 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

unfortunately Tony Brown is ALWAYS injured!

and marks is still not solid. we need more playmakers there.

by criollo_pcg on Mar 24, 2011 7:44 AM CDT up reply actions

you can never have too many DL....

but he’s starting to make me worried. i was incredibly impressed watching him in the championship game. and even thought “man, the Titans could draft him…”. however, i also realized i’d never heard of him before this year. and while some of his hits were not “dirty” in college, he’d have been flagged all over the place in the NFL. perhaps he can turn that off, but it may take a while.

add to all that the talk about his hands/posture, and the fact that his competition will be much fiercer, it may not be a great pick. but then, i’ve been wrong before. :D

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by Evanbio on Mar 24, 2011 6:34 AM CDT reply actions