Official NFL Combine Thread

[Assface]

Joe Burnett (looked bigger than I thought) - 4.49

Put up a respectable 22 bench reps. I really want this guy as our nickel. Did you see his backpedal drill? I tuned in just after he ran it.

 

[Assface]

I will agree that the amount of blue chip guys is down, but it does have some depth. A lot of the prospects are evenly graded.

I feel a little bad for Detroit, there's no one that really screams "1st overall pick" in this draft. Stafford could be good but he doesn't strike me as a Manning or Ryan type prospect. The #1 LT ranking keeps changing, there's a lot of solid pass rushers but not 1 guy who really jumps out. No shutdown corner.

 

[abomb]

I feel a little bad for Detroit, there's no one that really screams "1st overall pick" in this draft. Stafford could be good but he doesn't strike me as a Manning or Ryan type prospect. The #1 LT ranking keeps changing, there's a lot of solid pass rushers but not 1 guy who really jumps out. No shutdown corner.

If I am them, I take Curry and I dont look back.

 

[anks106]

6-4, 212 isn't big for a corner?

We are talking about Alphonso Smith right? He is 5'9" 193

 

[Shzm13]

Word. Curry seems to be the safest pick

 

[Goober Man]

If I am them, I take Curry and I dont look back.

If I were them I would have them take Stafford because they defiently need a QB and there is signficant drop off after him and Sanchez while the LB postion has several nice prospects such as Rey Mauluga (who they could possibly get in with their 2nd 1st round pick) and a couple others.

Also if I were them I would trade down and stock pile a bunch of picks because they have several holes to fill.

 

[binkar]

I think Shogun is talking about Sean Smith.

My bad. I thought he was referring to Alphonso Smith from Wake Forest.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

all the weed he smoked probably affected his reaction time.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

the track has to be slower this year. It may only be slightly slower but 1/10 of a second slower is enough to make the guys seem like they're not running good times. We'll have to see the following years times equate. It's hard for me to believe that this years class is that much slower than last years. Sure some guys still ran fast but nothing like last year. I would subtract about 7/100 to 1/10 off everyones time when comparing it to last year. Plus Maycok kept saying the scouts hand timed 40's were alot faster. Maybe the new electronic timer is a little more sesnitive at the starting gate . It's like Deion said, Washington's vertical and broad jump just doesn't equate to his 40 time. He kept saying something was wrong.

 

[DoTheDew]

the track has to be slower this year. It may only be slightly slower but 1/10 of a second slower is enough to make the guys seem like they're not running good times. We'll have to see the following years times equate. It's hard for me to believe that this years class is that much slower than last years. Sure some guys still ran fast but nothing like last year. I would subtract about 7/100 to 1/10 off everyones time when comparing it to last year. Plus Maycok kept saying the scouts hand timed 40's were alot faster. Maybe the new electronic timer is a little more sesnitive at the starting gate . It's like Deion said, Washington's vertical and broad jump just doesn't equate to his 40 time. He kept saying something was wrong.

Pro day will tell us.

 

[Brewster10]

Jenkins ran great in the other drills.. I could care less what his forty was, put on game film and he plays as fast as any CB in CFB

 

[Goober Man]

Jenkins ran great in the other drills.. I could care less what his forty was, put on game film and he plays as fast as any CB in CFB

Anybody could look fast playing in the Big Ten

What I would like to know is how did he far against teams like LSU,USC and Texas.

 

[Shogun]

Pro day will tell us absolutely nothing about their real speed.

Fixed.

 

[Skkorpion]

the track has to be slower this year. It may only be slightly slower but 1/10 of a second slower is enough to make the guys seem like they're not running good times. We'll have to see the following years times equate. It's hard for me to believe that this years class is that much slower than last years. Sure some guys still ran fast but nothing like last year. I would subtract about 7/100 to 1/10 off everyones time when comparing it to last year. Plus Maycok kept saying the scouts hand timed 40's were alot faster. Maybe the new electronic timer is a little more sesnitive at the starting gate . It's like Deion said, Washington's vertical and broad jump just doesn't equate to his 40 time. He kept saying something was wrong.

Maybe a good observation. We won't know for sure for a long time.

 

[Brewster10]

Anybody could look fast playing in the Big Ten

What I would like to know is how did he far against teams like LSU,USC and Texas.

Right cause you could never learn anything watching him face the likes of Mario Manningham, Steve Breaston, Jason Avant, Regis Benn, Devin Thomas, Deon Butler, Derrick Williams, etc...

Anyway, Texas didnt even throw the ball at him.. he got beat once in a zone vs LSU and had a pick. Vs USC he was beat a couple times by Patrick Turner for first down passes, but nothing else.. had a few excellent run stuffing plays in that game..

Malcolm is a legit player, and regardless of opponent he has excellent game speed. You want to knock a guy like Laurinaitis for being successful cause he was in the B10 then fine, but Jenkins is on another level as a prospect

 

[Shogun]

Right cause you could never learn anything watching him face the likes of Mario Manningham, Steve Breaston, Jason Avant, Regis Benn, Devin Thomas, Deon Butler, Derrick Williams, etc...

You list those guys as if that's an impressive list. Only three of those guys were/are really impressive in college - Manningham, Benn, and Thomas.

I'm not arguing for or against Jenkins in this little spat, but I'm just saying...

 

[Dr. Jones]

Jenkins ran great in the other drills.. I could care less what his forty was, put on game film and he plays as fast as any CB in CFB

Deion mentioned a few times that Jenkins was having a bad day from a footwork perspective. I trust Deion.

And if Rey M. falls to #31 (someone mentioned he might move to 2nd round status) we better draft him. The dude is going to be better than Tatupu IMO.

 

[Brewster10]

You list those guys as if that's an impressive list. Only three of those guys were/are really impressive in college - Manningham, Benn, and Thomas.

I'm not arguing for or against Jenkins in this little spat, but I'm just saying...

My point is who do you want him to face? Give me a CB that has faced a bunch of guys who are gonna be stud NFL wideouts?

 

[Shogun]

My point is who do you want him to face? Give me a CB that has faced a bunch of guys who are gonna be stud NFL wideouts?

Morgan Trent, but he was completely unsuccessful in those efforts.

But yeah, I think Jenkins will be fine in the pros.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

My point is who do you want him to face? Give me a CB that has faced a bunch of guys who are gonna be stud NFL wideouts?

Going back a few years, i remember Chris Gamble had covered the likes of Andre Johnson, Braylon Edwards, Lee Evans,and other top shelf WR's. He shut them all down except for one play on Evans.But ran a slower combine time than was expected and slid down to late 1st.

 

[Shogun]

Going back a few years, i remember Chris Gamble had covered the likes of Andre Johnson, Braylon Edwards, Lee Evans,and other top shelf WR's. He shut them all down except for one play on Evans.But ran a slower combine time than was expected and slid down to late 1st.

Yup. Chris Gamble was a problem on both sides of the ball.

 

[Goober Man]

I also think Jenkins will be fine in the pros. I was just making a lil joke about how people think the Big Ten is slow. No need to take it seriously

 

[DoTheDew]

Fixed.

No, when comparing the pro days this year to the pro days last year, it will tell us if they are slower or not.

 

[WildBB]

Pat white and Brian Robiske were named outstanding athletes at the 2009 Scouting Combine.

I know we're probobly not going to pick White, but he falls at about 65 on the big boards. He's an intruiging prospect. He's gonna make some GM a genius.

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=9753&draftyear=2009&genpos=QB

 

[Unsterblich856]

Pat white and Brian Robiske were named outstanding athletes at the 2009 Scouting Combine.

I know we're probobly not going to pick White, but he falls at about 65 on the big boards. He's an intruiging prospect. He's gonna make some GM a genius.

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=9753&draftyear=2009&genpos=QB

He looked better than Sanchez throwing the ball. He's one guys I'd be very excited to have. Put him in special packages (wildcat, etc.), have Kurt teach him the intricacies of being an NFL QB, and when Warner retires and if Leinart falters, we'd have a backup plan. The biggest concern I've read about him is his size, which doesn't concern me when QBs like Drew Brees are putting up 5k yard seasons.