Evaluating Oliver, though, is different. The former Westfield and University of Houston star is rare, not fitting the cookie-cutter prototype for an elite defensive lineman as he prepares for Thursday night’s first round of the NFL draft where he’ll likely have his name called anywhere between the third and 10th overall picks.
“Wow, it’s a lot like watching Aaron Donald play,” said an NFL scout who has extensively studied Oliver. “This guy is incredibly disruptive and fun to watch. You can tell he loves football and he’s definitely got a real nasty streak.
“Ed is just a different breed of defensive lineman. I know he doesn’t fit every kind of scheme because of his size, but there are so many ways you can use a guy like this. What I see are so many possibilities.”
I think you’d be hard-pressed to find any kids in this age group who don’t love video games–for better or worse.
If this is true, it sounds like they were just trying to get a rise and see how he (and Guice) responded–some sort of interviewing hapkido (or so they think).
A little life update. I’ve accepted a full time position with Cintas and I’ll be working in Round Rock starting in June. Also I felt cute in this pic so I had to share