Sleeper Sims?

Riffing off an earlier post tied to a Paul Zimmerman article that says Ernie Sims could be a sleeper first round LB pick, it is fair to ask “how much of a sleeper?” and “does Dr. Z read his own publication’s mock draft board?”

 

According to the most current SI mock draft, Ernie Sims would be the 2nd LB taken (by the Eagles). AJ Hawk would be the first LB taken. How much of a "sleeper" is that? Other LBs taken in mock 1st round are Greenway (Iowa, 23, bucs), Bobby Carpenter (Ohio st., 25, giants), and DeMeco Ryans (Alabama, 28, Jax).

 

So according to SI, Sims is such a sleeper that he is the 2^nd LB taken, well ahead of three other prospects who supposedly are in front of Sims in some personnel evaluations.

 

Perhaps Sims is the kind of talent – small but quick – the Eagles prefer at LB over these other names? No one says. (And then there is the terrible thought of Eagles fans that Sims is this year’s Matt McCoy, an undersized but speedy LB project who can develop, eventually, into a starter.)