Pick #207: Myron Rolle, S, Florida State

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  1. TitanJeff

    TitanJeff Kahuna Grande Staff

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    http://www.nfl.com/draft/2010/profiles/myron-rolle?id=494303

    Strengths
    Rolle has outstanding size and strength for the safety position and maintains an incredibly high conditioning level. Plays with terrific intelligence and shows good instincts coming up in run support and against the pass in zone coverage. Is a highly-competitive and productive player who was very durable in college.

    Weaknesses
    Rolle missed entire 2009 collegiate season studying in Oxford (Rhodes scholarship), raising questions about his long-term desire to play football. Is only an average overall athlete for the position, who showed some hip stiffness in college but answered some questions in this area at the Senior Bowl.
     
    #1 TitanJeff, Apr 24, 2010
  4. Raistmagic

    Raistmagic Starter

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    Love love love this pick.
     
    #2 Raistmagic, Apr 24, 2010
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  7. TitanJeff

    TitanJeff Kahuna Grande Staff

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    The steal of the draft if he's dedicated to it.
     
    #3 TitanJeff, Apr 24, 2010
  10. Deuce Wayne

    Deuce Wayne NOW Y'ALL GET THE MESSICH?!

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    The best part?

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    F YOU PEYTON MANNING!!
     
    #4 Deuce Wayne, Apr 24, 2010
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  13. Titanup1982

    Titanup1982 All-Pro

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    Great pick. I wanted this guy in the 3rd or 4th.

    He will bring some exposure to TN..
     
    #5 Titanup1982, Apr 24, 2010
  16. xpmar9x

    xpmar9x The Real Slim Shady

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    This made up for a not so great day 3.
     
    #6 xpmar9x, Apr 24, 2010
  19. turf

    turf Practice Squad

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    i really like this pick. stunned to see him still on the board this late.
     
    #7 turf, Apr 24, 2010
  22. Jwill1919

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    to think this guy was in as good of shape as he was after a year away from football is amazing. Just think what an NFL strength and conditioning program will do for him! I love this pick, too bad we wasted the previous one on a Practice Squad arm.
     
    #8 Jwill1919, Apr 24, 2010
  25. TorontoTitanFan

    TorontoTitanFan Pro Bowler

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    I am ecstatic over this one. I love this guy. His story has the potential to be so great for the league.
     
    #9 TorontoTitanFan, Apr 24, 2010
  28. NewsGrabber

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    Rhodes Scholar Rolle ready to play

    [​IMG]NASHVILLE. Tenn. -- Bill Bradley told him not to get fat. Pat Haden said be ready to be treated like the locker room’s Supreme Court Justice.

    Florida State safety Myron Rolle got advice from a couple other Rhodes Scholar athletes before he headed for Oxford, passing on a final year of college football.

    After he was drafted in the sixth round at No. 207 by the Tennessee Titans, he shared some of the details in a conference call with reporters who follow the Titans.

    He did his best to eat well while following a training plan set forth for him by Tom Shaw. And when he joins the Titans for minicamp work next weekend, he’ll accept that his new teammates may ask him to be the “absolute arbiter” of any in-house dispute.

    As for the idea that skipping a year to be a Rhodes Scholar created some questions about his football commitment, an absolutely ridiculous line of thinking in my eyes, he said:
    “I had a lot of options, to go to medical school, to get (another degree) at Oxford, to enter politics now or keep my foundation going strong. There are so many different avenues I can take right now. The fact that I choose football, something that academics and people in the education realm, can’t really understand, I think shows my testament. I gave up a lot, I sacrificed a lot in my Rhodes Scholarship experience, to stay in shape, to make sure I was ready for this moment right here.”

    “When my classmates were frisking at the pubs at 1:30 in the morning or traveling to different parts of the EU, I was working out, training, going to sleep, resting my body and making sure I was ready to compete. I love this game, I love this sport, I want it to be my vocation for the next 10 years.”​
    Does that fire you up? It certainly worked on me.
     
    #10 NewsGrabber, Apr 24, 2010
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