Reuben Foster's stock is dropping

white1 wrote:This kid sounds poisonous to me right now.  Totally the reverse of Tunsil, who was the victim of a last-minute attempt to sabotage him with the video and his hacked twitter account.

I wouldn't touch him.  I'm hoping OJ Howard or Njoku fall to us, and we pull the trigger.  Sounds like both of them are going to be beasts.

DolFan 316 wrote:

Degarmo wrote:Yeah, Tunsil was a kid, and I don't think he's failed any drug tests, so . . . I remember doing dumb shit as a kid too.

He was tested by Ole Miss. You could snort coke every day and not fail a drug test they gave. This is the same school whose coach is now pretending he had no idea they were cheating like crazy even by SEC standards.

DolFan 316 wrote:The ONLY way I can excuse this Foster incident is if the hospital worker tried to fondle his balls or something similar to that.

HalCHorn wrote:I kmow we need lots of D but really liking the idea of Forrest Lamp at 22.

JMP wrote:

HalCHorn wrote:I kmow we need lots of D but really liking the idea of Forrest Lamp at 22.

Wouldn't surprise me at all to see the Phins pick Lamp.  I really don't like taking OL in round one, but he does look like a helluva player.  

Everyone seems to think this is a bad draft for OL, but I see a lot of good guard prospects.  

Birdmond wrote:Foster's shoulders worry me more than his combine tirade.  You want your LB's to be crazy but you gotta have healthy shoulders.  

Batian wrote:The Miami Dolphins punctually believed they got the steal of the draft last year when former Ole Miss offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil fell to them following some character concerns due to a video posted on social media the night of the draft. The Dolphins got the last smile, as they got a top-five talent at pick number 13. The end result was Tunsil having a phenomenal rookie season.

Could the same synopsis play out for Miami this year with University of Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster? The player many views as the top-rated linebacker in this draft and an expected top-10 or top-12 pick had an unfortunate occurrence last week at the NFL combine. Getting into a heated altercation with a medical worker, Foster was sent home from the combine, an event which brings up some red flags less than two months before the draft, especially for teams in the top 10.

rightchea wrote:Well someone think Miami should go after Foster......

Batian wrote:The Miami Dolphins punctually believed they got the steal of the draft last year when former Ole Miss offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil fell to them following some character concerns due to a video posted on social media the night of the draft. The Dolphins got the last smile, as they got a top-five talent at pick number 13. The end result was Tunsil having a phenomenal rookie season.

Could the same synopsis play out for Miami this year with University of Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster? The player many views as the top-rated linebacker in this draft and an expected top-10 or top-12 pick had an unfortunate occurrence last week at the NFL combine. Getting into a heated altercation with a medical worker, Foster was sent home from the combine, an event which brings up some red flags less than two months before the draft, especially for teams in the top 10.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/miami-dolphins-could-lucky-once-162355344.html

This is interesting option for Miami. IMO, does Gase really want another trouble maker in his ranks

white1 wrote:I'm really hoping a good de is available when our pick comes up

From the moment the pre-draft process started, it was nothing like Reuben Foster imagined.

A much-talked about moment at the Scouting Combine involving a hospital worker, rumors about the progress of his surgically repaired shoulder that won't die, questions about his childhood friends -- it has all gotten to the highly touted Alabama linebacker.

"Hectic, stressful, very stressful," Foster said over the phone to NFL.com, after concluding roughly 20 team visits. "It's like the devil is coming after me."

And now comes the latest.

Last month, Foster was notified that his urine sample obtained in Indianapolis during the combine was reported as dilute. Based on the provisions of the NFL's policy and program for substances of abuse, "this will be treated like a positive test."

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As for why the test came back dilute, Foster explained in detail. He said he was sick before the combine. He was throwing up, had diarrhea, couldn't keep anything down and was cramping. One adviser offered to have a doctor put him on IVs to hydrate, but he didn't want that. He saw a doctor, got some medication and started hydrating himself.

Foster believes it was food poisoning.

"I couldn't eat much, but I had to drink water and Gatorade," said Foster, who began the process as the consensus top linebacker based on his game tape and measurables. "Then a few coaches said something about me being too light. And I'm a coach-pleaser. I don't care what everybody thinks, but I care what coaches think. So I drank and ate as much as I could without throwing up. Then I went in there, drinking and drinking water, trying to flush out my system from whatever was making me sick and trying to keep my weight up and took the test."

The result was the diluted test, Foster says.

And more stress, along with questions about his draft stock. Foster knows this will likely negatively affect where he's selected.

"If it's first round, second round, whoever takes me will get a good football player and an All-Pro," Foster said. "I hope I go on Thursday, but I can't control that."

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Of course, this was far from the only thing he dealt with during the process. The star inside linebacker on Alabama's vaunted defense, Foster had surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff after the season. At combine rechecks, doctors found it was on schedule, though there have been media reports that he may need a second surgery (which has frustrated Foster).

"I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do, but no matter what I do, it doesn't come out right," he said.

In Indy, Foster got into a heated altercation with a hospital worker and was sent home prior to completing his medical exam. He later sent a letter to teams apologizing for his dismissal. Foster had been waiting an extended period of time.

"I apologized for that, I've learned from it," Foster said. "That's in the past and it won't happen again." Foster spoke right before addressing his former Bama teammates about the pre-draft process and what it's been like.

Some teams also had questions about the company Foster keeps, though as he says, "I came from a rough environment, I'm my own man. Growing up, those were the people from my neighborhood. At college, my teammates became my family."

DolFan 316 wrote:The ONLY way I can excuse this Foster incident is if the hospital worker tried to fondle his balls or something similar to that.

Birdmond wrote:Really if your going BPA the pick would have to be a corner or safety. But since Branch is rumored to be a hot commodity Miami may have no choice.