Thanks for the feedback, Leonardfan. In a very rare instance, it seems like one of Weenieworld's writers was fairly complimentary towards a white defensive tackle. But notice at the end, however, he/she/it claims Ray needed to continue to impress even more, after a strong ACC career, in order to get looks as a draftable prospect? According to ESPN's Sean McDonough, as I noted above, Boston College's defensive coaches told him in no uncertain terms Ray was a draftable prospect? I guess that's meaningless, as it's more important that a Net Caste clown like Lance Zierlein or nerdy Weenieworld founder Gregg Rostenthal deem him "draftworthy"?
Actually in the end, they will probably be proven correct due to the Caste system, which overtly discriminates against white defenders. A few years back I remember how impressed I was with Wisconsin nose tackle Beau Allen, who looked to me like a sure fire 4th round pick (even with the Caste system), at the very least. Allen was selected in the 7th round, and only because for a brief period the Eagles were not totally hostile towards whites due to Chip Kelly at head coach. If Beau lasted to round 7, Ray would be very lucky to be drafted at all, mostly due to racial reasons.
Nice Zach Allen post, Shadowlight. Isn't it weird that obviously talented prospects like Allen and Sam Hubbard are downgrading, in large part, due to their 40 yard dash times? Wasn't the 40 originally intended (back in the 1960?) to judge a special team gunner's ability to get down field in order to cover a typical (at that time) 40 yard NFL punt? I can understand why it might also be somewhat important for receivers, defensive backs, tailbacks and perhaps even tight ends and linebackers, but for offensive and defensive lineman? How often will they need to run 40 yards down field to make a tackle or score a long touchdowns on a turnover? I would think vertical leap, short area quickness and explosion (shuttle and cone times) might be deemed more important in a sane world. Particularly for an extremely agile and athletic defensive end that is a few large pizza's away from 300 pounds.
One other quick note: Ironic you are bringing up a safety named Johnson? I remember earlier this decade the Dallas Cowboys selected a safety named Matt Johnson from Eastern Washington in round 4. So what, you might say? Per my recollection, no one here at Caste Football even knew he was on the NFL's radar. Believe it or not, we only found out about him being a serious prospect on draft Saturday. Needless to say, that was a huge (pleasant) surprise to all us. Who knows, perhaps lightning will strike twice and Chris Johnson will also be selected in round 4? Actually, 4th round seems to be where NFL teams are allowed to begin chasing lesser known, white safety's. Chris Prosinski, Matt Giordano and Brannon Condren (sp?) (Colts) are other examples. By the way, Matt Johnson looked like the real deal for the Cowboys. They were very high on him and saw him as a starter, but he kept having leg issues (hamstrings) and was eventually pushed out of the league too soon. Let's hope fellow 4th ound pick Troy Apke doesn't go down that road with never-ending hamstring problems.
