I am Sorry, I had to post this

[lwd8ball]

Originally Posted by pure_raider

I'm sorry but I can't get excited about an unsigned/undrafted rookie free agent, no matter how big and fast he is. Who knows he may make the team, if he does I'll get excited then.

is it that youa re fooling yourself about not getting excited about a specific player, or youa re trully not. Because i dont get excited about them for example, umm Chaz Chillens i truly dont think he will make th team, but this guy is a dam freak. I think he is bionic

[ismail86]

I'm sorry but if you're 6'4 240 lbs, run a 4.42 and don't make Al Davis's team...you must be a horrendous wide receiver. I personally hope he does because to say he could be a red zone threat is an under statement.

[OTF]

Nice find! If he can show he deserves to play in the Silver & Black he could be a great find. Imagine him lined up as a 2nd TE with Bush & McFadden in the backfield. Talk about mismatches...

[JRaider17]

Would be nice to find a gem...hopefully he makes the team!

[hanuma]

Plenty of stuff about him on google.

Three of his best friends -- his "big brothers," he says -- make up the band The Federation, bearers of the "hyphy" movement in hip-hop culture.

"I've been around the music business my whole life," Reece said. "My uncle -- my mentor -- he manages a lot of West Coast artists."

His uncle is D'Andre Green. Reece lived with Green last year while attending El Camino College in Torrance, Calif.

He met Chaka Khan at a recording studio and became fast friends with the R&B legend. He got to know The Federation's Goldy, DoonieBaby and StresMatic through Green and quickly became the jock of the rap group.

[JayCee]

Looks like a fast Warren Sapp
Cool clips

[Metalmilitia]

Nice looking plays, but from those films, doesn't run a whole lot of routes and depends purely on his speed to beat the coverage. He won't be able to do that in the NFL, maybe if they can teach him routes and more recieving techniques, he will make the team.

That is just my observation from that little bit of highlights, so maybe the coaches will see more out of him than I did, and he will make the team. Best of luck to him.

[Rayderfan77]

Originally Posted by Metalmilitia

Nice looking plays, but from those films, doesn't run a whole lot of routes and depends purely on his speed to beat the coverage. He won't be able to do that in the NFL, maybe if they can teach him routes and more recieving techniques, he will make the team.

That is just my observation from that little bit of highlights, so maybe the coaches will see more out of him than I did, and he will make the team. Best of luck to him.

Ditto

[hanuma]

Best profile yet;
2008 Draft - Marcel Reece | NFL Football at CBSSports.com

Analysis
Positives: Well-built athlete with long arms, broad shoulders, tight abdomen, thick thighs and calves … Has the frame to add needed bulk without any drop-off in quickness, for a possible move to the backfield as a fullback or to be used as a motion tight end/H-back … Physical position blocker who has nimble feet and does a nice job escaping the jam to get into his routes … Has excellent lateral agility and uses his hands well to lock on and ride the defender wide … Demonstrates fluid change- of-direction agility and shows good hip snap while combating for the ball over the middle … Catches well in the short area and has an explosive initial burst off the snap to gain advantage over a lethargic defender … Uses his upper-body power well to get a good push off the defender to escape the jam … Stays low, extends his arms and keeps his feet shuffling in pass protection along the edge and has shown good angles getting to the second level in attempts to cut block … Shows no hesitation attacking and neutralizing linebackers and keeps his pads down while showing the quickness to hook defensive ends inside on sweeps … Has a good feel for the soft areas in the zone, using his frame well to shield the ball from the defender in man coverage … Extends his arms to catch away from the framework of his body and appears to have the natural pass-catching skills to adjust to low passes … Won't hesitate to sacrifice his body to get to passes in a crowd … Maintains balance when engaging defenders and has the short-area speed to line up in a variety of spots … Shows the leg drive to drag a defensive back after the catch … Searches out defenders to deliver a crunching block for the ground game on the short pulls along the outside … Looks in the routine pass, making proper jumps to get to the ball at its high point … Possesses the valid speed to threaten the seam.

Negatives: Has limited starting experience at the major-college level and no experience as a lead blocker for the running game (most are on sweeps or outside runs) … Has a strong hand punch to stop the bull rush, but will sometimes lean into the defender and bends at the waist trying to recover … Not shifty running after the catch, and is really a one-cut runner, but has the valid burst and leg strength to break arm tackles … Does not always run pass routes with urgency … Effective pass blocker, but does not hit on the rise or roll his hips properly for in-line blocking situations, making him a work in progress for any potential move to fullback … Shows good power as a blocker and when engaging defenders coming off the snap, but will sometimes lunge at the man and is slow to recover.

Compares To: SHANNON SHARPE-ex-Denver … The ideal role for Reece might require bulking up a bit, but get him with a team using the West Coast offense and make him an H-Back or tight end in motion and he might be a find. He could also be effective as a slot receiver in that offense, as his size will create mismatches against safeties and cornerbacks. The party line is that he is being looked at as a fullback, but Reese has too much speed to be relegated to blocking duties and has never played that position. Aligning Reese at fullback would be placing a Mona Lisa in the garage. Put him front and center, with a role in the receiving unit, and you might just unearth one of the sleepers of this draft.

I also found something somewhere where he said he'd heard all the stuff about being converted to H-Back, and that he was fine with it and that he likes blocking for the team, but he would prefer to play on the outside.

[pure_raider]

Originally Posted by lwd8ball

is it that youa re fooling yourself about not getting excited about a specific player, or youa re trully not. Because i dont get excited about them for example, umm Chaz Chillens i truly dont think he will make th team, but this guy is a dam freak. I think he is bionic

lol bionic. Sarcasm aside the guy may look good in a video but he obviously doesn't have much of a shot. 252 players were drafted two weeks ago, the Raiders then signed 12 undrafted rookies. Let's assume that all other teams signed 12 rookie free agents. That leads to a total of 636 drafted or signed rookies and this Reece guy wasn't one of them. I read the minicamp recap article and it sounded like Greg Knapp let him keep his helmet as a parting gift. Do you think the coaching staff gave McFadden a helmet to take home with him to Arkansas?

[The Judge]

In Lofton I trust. Keep him on the practice squad and let's see what the kid can do.

[pure_raider]

I stand corrected, Reece was signed by the Dolphins but was then released by the Dolphins after their minicamp last weekend.

Dolphins Sign Two; Release Four - NEWS: Top Story Presented by WACHOVIA - MiamiDolphins.com

It's not a good sign when a team gets a good look at a guy then determines that he is not good enough to even make it to training camp.

[Raider Ran]

Originally Posted by pure_raider

I stand corrected, Reece was signed by the Dolphins but was then released by the Dolphins after their minicamp last weekend.

Dolphins Sign Two; Release Four - NEWS: Top Story Presented by WACHOVIA - MiamiDolphins.com

It's not a good sign when a team gets a good look at a guy then determines that he is not good enough to even make it to training camp.

Sometimes guys just do not fit teams and fit others. This may be the case of he is just not talented enough to be in the NFL. I will let our coaching staff make that decision.


Dolphins Sign Two; Release Four - NEWS: Top Story Presented by WACHOVIA - MiamiDolphins.com
Also on Monday, the team waived defensive lineman Derreck Robinson, linebacker Abraham Wright, cornerback Aaron Lane and wide receiver Marcel Reece. Both Robinson and Wright were with the club last year, while Lane and Reece were signed as undrafted rookie free agents last Thursday.