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They're bringing in a CB! YAY! And, even better... one Martz knows and likes!
Fantasticness.
MORE EXCLUSIVE BREAKING LIONS INFORMATION: CB TRAVIS FISHER FROM THE RAMS IS IN ALLEN PARK TODAY
By Hondo S. Carpenter Sr.
Fisher and the Lions do not have the deal done, but look for it to happen soon. Sources close to both parties say that it is close. Look for Fisher to fit well into the Tampa 2 defense and fit well as a nickle back.
Read Mike Martz original comments about Fisher when he drafted him for the Rams: http://www.stlouisrams.com/article/21645/.
By Hondo S. Carpenter Sr.
Fisher and the Lions do not have the deal done, but look for it to happen soon. Sources close to both parties say that it is close. Look for Fisher to fit well into the Tampa 2 defense and fit well as a nickle back.
Read Mike Martz original comments about Fisher when he drafted him for the Rams: http://www.stlouisrams.com/article/21645/.
QUOTES FROM MIKE MARTZ & CARLOS MAINORD ON CB TRAVIS FISHER
Saturday, April 20, 2002
RAMS HEAD COACH MIKE MARTZ:
On drafting CB Travis Fisher: “This is an exciting pick for us. This is a pick that we had unanimous support on, we’re very excited. (Secondary coach) Carlos (Mainord) worked Travis out and came back very pleased with the workout. Obviously (defensive coordinator) Lovie (Smith) and all our scouts, (general manager) Charley (Armey), we’re very excited about this guy. There’s a couple dimensions of this guy that are very exciting – great speed in the secondary. He’s a pretty stout kid, and physical…he played against good competition down there with Clemson and some of those other schools. He’s lined up against good people, bigger receivers and jammed them. Very impressive in his press coverage at the line of scrimmage with his hands and his ability to jam bigger receivers and redirect. Great feet. This is a value pick for us, obviously. We’re really pleased. Good cover corners like this are extremely hard to come by, and here’s an opportunity for us to add him to our roster and our defense.”
Does Fisher play taller than his actual height? “When you look at the average height of the corners in this league, it’s gotta be somewhere around 5-10, 5-10 1/2. He’s 5-9 1/2 I guess. His height is not unusual for corners in this league necessarily. What is unusual for him in this league is his great speed, his ability to stop and go out of his back-pedals. Those kinds of guys are obviously hard to come by.”
Does Fisher play one side more than the other? “Well that’s a good question. I’ll let Carlos talk more about that. The other advantage of him is that he’s a high energy guy, which fits the type of people we like to have in our program. The other value to Travis is that we think he’s a dynamite special teams player as well, and we think we can get some play out of him as a rookie there as well.”
More on Fisher: “Let me just say this about Travis, I’m not sure that we’ve had a pick with our scouts, Charley, and our coaches on defense felt so overwhelmingly in support of as Travis.”
On Fisher’s experience: “He’s played. He’s started and played against excellent competition and had great success at it. There’s lots of tape on him. He is not a projection, as in a lot of respects (former Rams CB) Jacoby (Shepherd) was, just because of his great numbers. We just feel like Travis is a solid pick in that respect.”
Saturday, April 20, 2002
RAMS HEAD COACH MIKE MARTZ:
On drafting CB Travis Fisher: “This is an exciting pick for us. This is a pick that we had unanimous support on, we’re very excited. (Secondary coach) Carlos (Mainord) worked Travis out and came back very pleased with the workout. Obviously (defensive coordinator) Lovie (Smith) and all our scouts, (general manager) Charley (Armey), we’re very excited about this guy. There’s a couple dimensions of this guy that are very exciting – great speed in the secondary. He’s a pretty stout kid, and physical…he played against good competition down there with Clemson and some of those other schools. He’s lined up against good people, bigger receivers and jammed them. Very impressive in his press coverage at the line of scrimmage with his hands and his ability to jam bigger receivers and redirect. Great feet. This is a value pick for us, obviously. We’re really pleased. Good cover corners like this are extremely hard to come by, and here’s an opportunity for us to add him to our roster and our defense.”
Does Fisher play taller than his actual height? “When you look at the average height of the corners in this league, it’s gotta be somewhere around 5-10, 5-10 1/2. He’s 5-9 1/2 I guess. His height is not unusual for corners in this league necessarily. What is unusual for him in this league is his great speed, his ability to stop and go out of his back-pedals. Those kinds of guys are obviously hard to come by.”
Does Fisher play one side more than the other? “Well that’s a good question. I’ll let Carlos talk more about that. The other advantage of him is that he’s a high energy guy, which fits the type of people we like to have in our program. The other value to Travis is that we think he’s a dynamite special teams player as well, and we think we can get some play out of him as a rookie there as well.”
More on Fisher: “Let me just say this about Travis, I’m not sure that we’ve had a pick with our scouts, Charley, and our coaches on defense felt so overwhelmingly in support of as Travis.”
On Fisher’s experience: “He’s played. He’s started and played against excellent competition and had great success at it. There’s lots of tape on him. He is not a projection, as in a lot of respects (former Rams CB) Jacoby (Shepherd) was, just because of his great numbers. We just feel like Travis is a solid pick in that respect.”
Fantasticness.
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