Quinton Coples seen as enigma entering NFL draft

Posted Apr 25, 2012
Is Quinton Coples more the player who displayed flashes of dominance during his years at UNC? Or is he more the player prone to taking plays off, or to disappear for long stretches? Which is the real Coples, and which version will show up in the NFL? Todd McShay, the ESPN NFL draft analyst, recently described Coples as “one of the toughest evaluations I’ve had to make in the 2012 class.” (Raleigh News & Observer)

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