Rasul Douglas sounds pretty good

[Eagle60]

http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2...rginia-profile

[ThoughtProcess]

http://www.espn.com/blog/philadelphi...at-hunger-odds

T. McManus

When the call came in, Rasul Douglas kept the news to himself at first.
It was Day 2 of the 2017 NFL draft, and Douglas was at his grandmother’s house in East Orange, New Jersey, surrounded by friends, family and a couple of his former coaches. To pass the time as Round 2 and most of Round 3 came and went without his name being called, the group began playing cards. Late in the third round, Douglas answered his phone and had a brief conversation, but did not reveal who it was or what was said. Curiosity started creeping in.
“His aunt was like, ‘He got the call,’” his East Orange High School football coach, Marion Bell, said. "But we didn’t know who, because he didn’t say anything."

The Miami Dolphins were on the clock, and the group began finding reasons why they would be a good fit. Warm weather. A chance to train outdoors year-round. But the Dolphins took fellow cornerback Cordrea Tankersley of Clemson.
The Cardinals were next. He’ll be teamed up with Patrick Peterson! But Arizona went with Grambling's Chad Williams.

Finally, one of Douglas’ friends guessed right.

“He said, ‘My boy 'Sul is going to be an Eagle,'" Bell said. "So then he turned around and said, ‘Yep, I’m going to be an Eagle.’ That’s when they announced it. And everybody just went crazy. It almost brought tears to my eyes.”

Some stood up and gave speeches, according to Bell, but not Douglas.
“He was just smiling.”

Douglas was still wearing that smile -- along with a black tuxedo vest, bow tie and a fresh new Eagles cap -- when he addressed the Philadelphia media the next day, even as the conversation turned to some of the darker days in his life.

“When you’ve got to walk to McDonald’s in the snow, order five things, and you eat two of it at 12 o’clock, and you save the other dollar-menu [items] for later in the day, I think [those were some] of my craziest days,” he said.
“I always think about it. Every time I eat, I always think I’m making up a meal that I missed in junior college or something like that. ... It definitely fuels me all the time, just thinking about what I went through, practicing on an empty stomach, going to school on an empty stomach. You can’t even focus. So that definitely makes me want to play all-out all the time.”

Guilliam helped make sure Douglas was taken care of the best he could, including by getting him a job at a summer camp so he had a little money in his pocket.
“We would do what we would have to do to help the young men,” Guilliam said. “It’s kind of tough in certain situations, but guess what, that hunger makes him better. I’m a big believer of that. That hunger is what kept him driving and pushing to where he is at now.”
That tenacity is what stood out to Eagles vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas when he got an up-close look at him at the Senior Bowl.
“You saw it the entire week," he said. "Every rep was like the last rep he was playing. I love the way this guy competes.”

[taz]

I like the Kid real good production in college, his only wart is long speed, which could be a factor at times. I think he has a ton of Bobby Taylor in him.

[ThoughtProcess]

I like the Kid real good production in college, his only wart is long speed, which could be a factor at times. I think he has a ton of Bobby Taylor in him.

Interesting pro comparison. I can see how you got there. Hopefully he does for them now what Taylor did for the team in his tenure.

The article did mention that he is definitely a bigger CB. Bigger than Sherman in the opinion of his ex-coach.

At 6-foot-2, 209 pounds, Douglas is not your average-sized cornerback; he has at least 2 inches and 10 pounds on every other corner currently on the Eagles' roster. Because of that size, Bell, who continues to train Douglas, had a tough time coming up with an appropriate NFL comparison.

“He’s so big, man, I can’t even say Richard Sherman, because I think he may be a little bit bigger than Richard Sherman," he said. "More like a Kam Chancellor playing corner to me. And I told him, 'Eventually, you’re going to move to safety so just be prepared for it.' He’s going to wind up being a safety, because the more you eat, you get stronger, you get bigger.”

IMO theyre about the same. Sherman is about 6'3" and 195 lbs. Douglas is 6'2" and 210.

[Eagle60]

I don't mean to disrespect anybody but I think player comparisons are silly unless a guy walks, looks or runs like somebody. I keep hearing about Wentz could be another Roslingsburger. What??? I can't see any 2 players more different than those two. I just hope this kid doesn't remind anybody of Ed Reynolds to tell you the truth.

[NoDakIggle]

Some take those memories of the hard times and use them to motivate themselves for success. Some get their first contract and sit back to piss on the memories-- F that I won't be hungry now. Generally those guys are hungry again. I hope this kid uses the memories well.

[taz]

I don't mean to disrespect anybody but I think player comparisons are silly unless a guy walks, looks or runs like somebody. I keep hearing about Wentz could be another Roslingsburger. What??? I can't see any 2 players more different than those two. I just hope this kid doesn't remind anybody of Ed Reynolds to tell you the truth.

I get it, when I compare I more compare for productively and less about he throws like Favre or runs like Cunningham.

Bobby Taylor was a solid solid corner who shut down bigger WR. He did have his issues with smaller quicker guys. So that is where I think Douglas is going to be.

[Eagle60]

I get it, when I compare I more compare for productively and less about he throws like Favre or runs like Cunningham.

Bobby Taylor was a solid solid corner who shut down bigger WR. He did have his issues with smaller quicker guys. So that is where I think Douglas is going to be.

Bobby was a great corner for us. The sad thing is he and Dawk just always remind me of the Philly curse whenever I hear Bobby's name. I remember the Championship game against Carolina when Delhomes lobbed that long bomb up in the air and either one of them could have broken it up or intercepted it but lost the ball and just stared at each other while the receiver made the TD catch. Can't get it out of my mind when I think of Bobby. Just the Philly curse rearing it's ugly head again.