With the 157th overall pick the Eagles select CB Victor Harris
by JasonB on Apr 26, 2009 3:07 PM EDT
in News
50 comments
With the 21st pick in the 5th round the Eagles take corner back Victor "Macho" Harris from Virgina Tech.
Harris is 5'11 198 and served as Virgina Tech's punt returner. He also was used as a wide receiver and even halfback at times in 2007. The NFL draft guide said this about Harris.
First and foremost he's a shutdown cornerback. To that end, he and Wake Forest's Alphonso Smith both did their best to rewrite the ACC record books during their college careers. Both players tied the ACC career record by returning four INTs for touchdowns. Harris gained 278 yards on his 15 INTs(3rd most in school history), which ranks third in league history. Smith managed to generate 254 yards, finishing 7th on the ACC chart.
Mocking the Draft had Harris projected as 2nd round pick.
6'0, 194 pounds | Virginia Tech | Cornerback
Strengths: The first thing to notice about Harris is his plus height for the position. He can matchup with big receivers and is a factor on jump balls. Prefers to play off the receiver, which could make him a better fit in the cover-2. Closes quickly on the ball. Has very good hands, finishing his career with 15 interceptions and 22 passes broken up. Has a cocky, almost egotistical, quality to him. Has added value as a return man.
Weaknesses: Harris struggles at times when he has to line up directly against a receiver. He spent most of his career playing deep off. In man coverage, Harris has some trouble with quick receivers when he doesn't have a cushion. Poor tackler with little technique. Tackles with his helmet down, which allows opponents to bounce off him. Needs to get stronger.
Final word: Harris played in Tech's zone scheme where he was something of a cornerback/safety hybrid. Unless he gets drafted by a cover-2 team, Harris could be moved to free safety. Somewhat similar in play to former Hokie Jimmy Williams, who has had his shortcomings in the NFL. A starter for three years. Submitted his name to the NFL Draft Advisory committee following the 2007 season and received a third-round grade.
0 recs |
50 comments
|
Email
Print
Comments
He is tiny
"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 26, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For a big dude like me
/flex
Watching his highlight videos he looked tiny.
"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 26, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sheldon
seems like the eagles want him out
Representing CANADA eh?
by awat5 on Apr 26, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
Sheldon Brown = FAIL
Boy, what, he thought he had pocket aces?
by AshburnAlley on Apr 26, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mel is calling him a safety
"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 26, 2009 3:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he’ll be a special teamer
Representing CANADA eh?
by awat5 on Apr 26, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Makes sense, since the knock on him is speed.
Plus he’s constantly discussed as a cover-2 cb, only underscoring speed concerns
by HoosierPop on Apr 26, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bye bye Sheldon
You dont have all the cards, Ellis Hobbs Starting corner and you just fell down the depth chart, sorry and see ya.
by soflaeagle on Apr 26, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hard to trade
a guy with 4 years left on his contract
D.C. YATES
by dcyytexas on Apr 26, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
jackasses
you all are monrons .. cut sheldon? hard to trade? hes a top 15 corner .. wow the level of intelligence is funny
by jack is better than asante on Apr 26, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Top 15?
And that gets you somewhere in life? C’mon man, lighten up. Sheldon’s on the wrong side of 30, doesn’t have a real highlight since the Reggie Bush hit, and is now playing with a 4 year starter breathing down his neck.
And btw, if you want to question intelligence, I’d suggest spelling moron correctly. Makes you look sort-of like an idiot when you go after someone’s intelligence yet you cannot spell a 5 letter word.
Just sayin’.
by AshburnAlley on Apr 26, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
bs
sheldon out played asante last year .. hes shut down .. now you all want to trash him because he speaks his mind .. looks like hes getting traded now .. we have too many corners .. hanson better play well for all that money
by jack is better than asante on Apr 26, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm..
If he was so shut down, don’t you think the Eagles would get a ransom for him?
The correct answer is: he isn’t “shut down”, and the Eagles won’t get “jack” for him (to borrow your sn).
Do you watch the same games as everyone else?
by AshburnAlley on Apr 26, 2009 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sheldon Brown didn’t allow a touchdown until the NFC Championship game. Just throwing that out there.
Moo.
by Imp on Apr 26, 2009 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but..
In no way does that not mean he’s shut down. The Eagles are known for their bend-but-not-break mentality, and the scheme does that just as much as he does. And quite frankly, I think Hanson could have had a similar result.
by AshburnAlley on Apr 26, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ask steven jackson
if sheldon brown can still deliver a “real” highlight hit.
and he didn’t allow his receiver to score a single TD last year. and we all know dawk isn’t the centerfield patroller like he used to be. sheldon is a good corner, but his age kills his value.
i wish he would just shut up and play and try to get a new deal in a year or two (do we really have to say that 2 years in a row?), but it looks like he’ll be gone. sheldon should bring more than lito, but not a whole lot more. i’d be thrilled with a third rounder.
http://poorsportsblog.blogspot.com/
by PoorSports on Apr 27, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't want Sheldon traded ...
… but I do want the Hobbs signing and Harris drafting to make him come to his senses/back off his demands or whatever and play.
I have no knocks on Sheldon’s play and would much prefer he start for us, with Hobbs and Hanson battling for nickel duties or Hobbs relegated to 4th corner/kick returns. However, if something happens with Sheldon, we now have Hanson and a guy with experience starting for an SB winner. It’s a no-lose situation.
I love that Hobbs and Harris can both play special teams as well as add corner depth.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
by D3Keith on Apr 26, 2009 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sheldon For Scheffler?
What do you think?
Astra Inclinant, Non Necessitant
by EagleGreeninMD on Apr 26, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
give them Schobel too and us a 6th.
Astra Inclinant, Non Necessitant
by EagleGreeninMD on Apr 26, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's not a good trade ...
… even though I’m in favor of bringing Scheffler here, he can be had for less.
Our best course of action is to have the presence of Hobbs and Harris force Sheldon’s hand, but toward staying. We are not obligated to trade him and most certainly shouldn’t give him away just because he’s more expendable than he was yesterday.
We’re still better off with Sheldon Brown than without him, unless he’s dead-set on this mutiny act.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
by D3Keith on Apr 26, 2009 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is insane
sheldon for a back up te? thats a joke .. hobbs wouldnt start over hanson .. sheldon may be traded .. but hanson starts .. and this pick sucked .. clemmons was still on the board .. this guy has a hard time making this team .. practice squad player
by jack is better than asante on Apr 26, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what
hanson makes starter money .. he starts over hobbs .. scheffler is one dimensional .. a celek type back up .. ingram has potential to be dominante .. and the abudance of dbs means he has to make it as the fourth saftey or practice squad .. cuz sheldon wont be given away
by jack is better than asante on Apr 26, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think Clemons is any better and I think Harris is likely good enough to be the 3rd safety and a Special Teams star
by Cormican on Apr 26, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no way
mikkell demps and jones .. so at best hes the 4th saftey .. and clemmons is a natural saftey .. i dont like it .. not that hes bad .. we just have too many corners now thats all and hes not a natural saftey
by jack is better than asante on Apr 26, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He can beat out Jones and Demps. Besides, DBs change positions in the NFL fairly often. If anything, Harris is a more natural Safety than Corner.
by Cormican on Apr 26, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
if ur saying he beats out demps i laugh at you hahaha demps is the best saftey on this roster and going to blossom into a stud
by jack is better than asante on Apr 26, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We do have 6 corners ...
… one more than most teams normally keep (and we’ve gone with 4 before)
But given that Hobbs can return kicks and Harris can return punts and Ike is developmental and supposedly a first-round talent, we might want to keep them all.
The problem is Ike and Harris might be too good to practice squad. I could see one or both deactivated some games, if Samuel, Brown, Hanson and Hobbs are all still here and active.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
by D3Keith on Apr 26, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hobbs can start in the superbowl for the Pats but he can’t start over Hanson?
by JasonB on Apr 26, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
are u kidding me
the patriots have never had a good secondary .. they played troy brown there .. a converted wr .. hobbs is a nice dime corner .. hes not a starter .. and a huge drop off from sheldon brown .. sheldon stays .. but if he does go .. hanson is the starter .. why did they pay him big bucks? to play
by jack is better than asante on Apr 26, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that would be
an intersting trade and keep that 3rd ound pick next year
D.C. YATES
by dcyytexas on Apr 26, 2009 3:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sheldon for scheff
are u kidding me! thats stupid .. scheffler is back up te .. sheldon is a top tier corner!
by jack is better than asante on Apr 26, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If Sheldon refuses to man up and play, I can see him getting dealt midseason after someone else gets hurt.
by FredEx on Apr 26, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is a terrible trade ...
… as I said above, just because Sheldon is more expendable than he was yesterday doesn’t mean you give him away. Things aren’t that bad that he urgently needs to be off this team, and even if they get that way, we might be better off doing what we did with T.O. (letting him stew publicaly, but stay on the Eagles roster) than outright granting him his freedom.
Based on last season and expected future production, he does have a fair amount of value still. We should be able to get a better deal than we got for Lito.
Bottom line is the birds called Sheldon’s bluff and don’t have to do, er, jack, to satisfy him now. So he either plays, doesn’t play or comes up with some other crazy strategy to take this thing further. Which would suck, no doubt.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
by D3Keith on Apr 26, 2009 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good Pick
As a VT alumni who is extremely familiar with Macho Harris, this is a fantastic pick.
Before the workout season started, he was projected to be a firm 2nd rounder and ranked as one of the top several DBs in the draft. Macho was a shutdown corner in college and has the ability and intelligence to play any DB position. The guy is a gamer- always around the ball and willing to step in wherever necessary to help the team (he returned kicks and lined up at receiver for Tech as a senior).
I understand we have exceptional DB depth now in Philly, but Macho can only help. I am amazed he dropped this far after such a dominating college career. Seems to be classic NFL draft folly where the guy falls 2 rounds for running a 4.67 or whatever it was (Note: I believe he ran a 4.46 at Tech’s pro day). He’s an intense, high-character guy and even if he only helps us this year on special teams and returning kicks, I know he’ll bring a good attitude to make himself and those around him better.
I might be biased due to my VT ties, but in college his performance was every bit as impressive at D’Hall, Vincent Fuller or any of the other 5 or so VT DBs kicking around the league today. He’s going to kill himself to earn playing time on Sundays. Anytime you can add the heart and soul of a 4 year top-10 D1 defense, especially in the 5th round, it’s a good move.
by Novembre on Apr 26, 2009 3:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Im a senior at VT now
after having season tickets all 4 years here, and seeing him every game i totally agree with everything you said about him. he is a great player with great character. he has a nose for the ball and reminds me of samuel a little with how he jumps routes from time to time. great pick! i was calling the eagles to pick him, just like i was for them to get Eddie Royal last year, and you see how he did.
"You always hear about ballplayers buying numbers from other players for five figures. When this .300 lifetime hitter was in Philly, he traded his number to Mitch Williams for two cases of beer." - Stuff Magazine on John Kruk
by BadCo'09 on Apr 26, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude survived a fire too ...
… I don’t know how his off-field character is as much as the Tech fans probably do, but I think he’s one of those guys that plays with a little extra motivation.
(wow, really hard to type that without using the cliche “with a fire burning inside.”)
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
by D3Keith on Apr 26, 2009 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and a shooting if i remember correctly
someone fired shots into his apartment he shared with another player, but no one was hurt
"You always hear about ballplayers buying numbers from other players for five figures. When this .300 lifetime hitter was in Philly, he traded his number to Mitch Williams for two cases of beer." - Stuff Magazine on John Kruk
by BadCo'09 on Apr 26, 2009 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he'll be a special teamer
he played at VATech, who arguably has the best special teams in the NCAA, Beamer. we need a gunner like him, we’ll make a roster spot for him. looks like both of our Browns are gone.
by eaglemaniac814 on Apr 26, 2009 3:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hesitant to make the comparison...
And I am in no way implying his career will ever approach this level, because there is maybe a 1% chance of that happening.
…but if we were looking for a fiery, emotional type who is going to come running out of that tunnel, ramp up teammates on the sidelines and elevate the play of those around him a la Dawk, Harris could be it. That’s exactly the role he played at Virginia Tech. Hard-working, unquestioned team leader with both his head and heart in the right place.
The potential is there… just sayin’.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/08/AR2005090801820.html
I know I’m coming off as a total fanboy here, but as a die-hard Eagles fan like everyone here, I am just ecstatic with this pick.
by Novembre on Apr 26, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I've seen him play ...
… and remember him all the way back to Highland Springs.
I love this pick, although even if it I had never seen him and it were just projected 2nd rounder in the 5th, I would.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
by D3Keith on Apr 26, 2009 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great value!
And looks to be a heck of a player! Very excited to see this guy in camp! Looks like a real ball hawker w/ the ability to lay the freaking wood on people. Return guy as well w/ great speed and the ability to make guys miss! Unreal pickup here! What a draft we’ve had this year! I’m crazy impressed with what Reid and the boys have done. They really steped it up.
Loooooook here brotha'.....who you jivein' with that Cosmic Debris!!!???
by OkieEagle on Apr 26, 2009 7:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Profile on Macho Harris
Here’s a link to a profile on Macho I did for a Dolphins blog recently. I’ve followed him since he was in high school and blogged about him many times.
http://www.thephinsider.com/2009/3/26/810711/scouting-the-draft-macho-h
by hokieg on Apr 27, 2009 8:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
Related FanPosts on Bleeding Green Nation
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2010 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
