McKinney paying dividends
One of the pleasant surprises for the Ravens has been defensive tackle Brandon McKinney, a reserve who has eight tackles this season. He is now in the rotation with Justin Bannan, Haloti Ngata and Marques Douglas.
"He is big, stout and a rock of granite in a position where we've had some great run stoppers like Tony Siragusa, Sam Adams, Haloti and Kelly Gregg," Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said. "George Kokinis [director of pro personnel] does as good a job as anybody in the league in keeping track of players, talking to teams and keeping an emergency list. To get a tackle like McKinney and [for him to] play like he is playing is like acquiring a first- or second-round draft pick."
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"George Kokinis [director of pro personnel] does as good a job as anybody in the league in keeping track of players, talking to teams and keeping an emergency list. To get a tackle like McKinney and [for him to] play like he is playing is like acquiring a first- or second-round draft pick."
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So how come we never get these type players at say Wide Receiver??? In fact we get actual 1st and 2nd round picks on WR, QB, and OL and they are usually out of the league in 3 years.
Posted by: Dorian | October 30, 2008 2:50 PM