Well, I guess ColtPlay was kind of right. The Browns did get Josh Gordon, and the Colts did get Larry Lumpkin, but who would have guessed the Browns would give up a second, or that the Colts could sit on their hands throughout the supplemental draft and still come away with the guy they wanted?
Lumpkin's a good prospect. He had impressive numbers at his recent workout (including a 4.69 forty under poor conditions, he's said to have run a 4.57 in the past), and was productive in college.
The concerns with him are immaturity and a lack of discipline. Jay Martin, his position coach at Alabama A&M (where Lumpkin started his collegiate career), pointed out that Lumpkin would be late for meetings and frequently miss practice, but was still a standout on the field. Lumpkin's coaches at Carson-Newman have said that he's matured and put that stuff behind him.
Let's hope, for the Colts' sake, that he has.
He'll land in a fairly shallow pool of inside linebackers. The top three (Pat Angerer, Kavell Conner and AJ Edds) seem to be set, the others at the position are far from it. Lumpkin would be wise to keep his head down, work hard, and show up early for everything.
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Lets hope he can behave himself like a professional on and off the field, and contribute.
He seems immature, but not a criminal. Children grow up. Maybe he will realize he has the opportunity of a lifetime, with not much in the way of leeway to misbehave.
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