The 2011 NFL Combine Discussion Thread
 

surprised this wasn't already up

gonna post some PFT links up of things that've happened so far

[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/26/rams-scout-arrested-in-indy-for-public-intoxication-public-nudity/]Rams scout arrested in Indy for public intoxication, public nudity | ProFootballTalk[/url]

[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/24/tyron-smith-is-a-physical-freak-and-other-combine-weigh-in-notes/]Tyron Smith is a physical freak, and other Combine weigh-in notes | ProFootballTalk[/url]

[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/26/tyron-smith-drops-out-of-combine/]Tyron Smith drops out of Combine | ProFootballTalk[/url]

[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/22/cam-newton-sees-himself-as-football-player-entertainer-icon/]Cam Newton sees himself as football player, entertainer, icon | ProFootballTalk[/url]

[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/25/ryan-bartholomew-leads-the-way-with-34-bench-press-reps/]Ryan Bartholomew leads the way with 34 bench press reps | ProFootballTalk[/url]

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Also, link to watch combine activities as well as schedule.

[url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/live?icampaign=HP_Combine_trafficdriver]2011 NFL Combine Live[/url]

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A scout for the Rams pissing on a building and showing his junk to a female cop? Ahhhh, the NFL ladies and gentlemen.

I freaking love the combine. Watching live right now. Sunday is always the best when all the skill position guys workout.

Virgil Green, the TE from Nevada, is putting up Vernon Davis-esque numbers right now. Sheesh. 43 inch vert, 10ft 10inch broad jump, and says he expects to run a 4.4. And he's 250lbs. These guys are freaks.

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Love it cant wait to see QBs throw

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[quote=GMScud;786314][B]A scout for the Rams pissing on a building and showing his junk to a female cop?[/B] Ahhhh, the NFL ladies and gentlemen.

I freaking love the combine. Watching live right now. Sunday is always the best when all the skill position guys workout.

Virgil Green, the TE from Nevada, is putting up Vernon Davis-esque numbers right now. Sheesh. 43 inch vert, 10ft 10inch broad jump, and says he expects to run a 4.4. And he's 250lbs. These guys are freaks.[/quote]

Gotta love it.

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[quote=GMScud;786314]A scout for the Rams pissing on a building and showing his junk to a female cop? Ahhhh, the NFL ladies and gentlemen.

I freaking love the combine. Watching live right now. Sunday is always the best when all the skill position guys workout.

Virgil Green, the TE from Nevada, is putting up Vernon Davis-esque numbers right now. Sheesh. 43 inch vert, 10ft 10inch broad jump, and says he expects to run a 4.4. And he's 250lbs. These guys are freaks.[/quote]

For the life of me I don't understand why anyone would watch football players do olympic type stuff. I tune in too but after a few minutes I have to turn it. It's just too painful to watch.

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The NFL Combine makes for great theatre. The obsession over physical testing numbers and information gathered has little relevance in determining the finished product when it comes to one's ability (or lack thereof) to play the game of football. Football players can only be judged by playing the game, coupled with their commitment and dedication both on and off the field.

Much of what I would want to know about a football player could never be revealed in the NFL setting known as the Combine. Athleticism is the only visible characteristic available.

[url=http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2010/02/23/the-nfl-combine-the-joke-thats-no-longer-funny/]It Is What It Is » The NFL combine: The joke that’s no longer funny[/url]

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The combine really is a joke. Amazing how great FOOTBALL players like Emmit Smith slip in the draft because of a less than exceptional 40 time.

I like this from your article^

"40-yard dash:

• Vital for knowing how a WR might perform when running go-routes [B]without being covered[/B], provided they still don’t throw him the ball.
• Extremely valuable for predicting performance for a kickoff coverage member if he’s unblocked and allowed to run in an unfettered straight line due to the ball being kicked out of the end zone for a touchback.
• Other than these two examples … this test is useless track-porn.
• The most egregious character is the fat fella who boldly goes not only shirtless but also strips down to nothing but tight compression shorts. Some misguided soul inevitably does this every year, as if putting a spoiler on a UPS truck does anything except look ridiculous. The millisecond in drag it may shave off your time seems eminently less important than unveiling an empty chasm where common sense should reside.

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[url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-newtonmallettinterviews022611]Combine focus: Mallett melts, Newton shines - NFL - Yahoo! Sports[/url]

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I really wanna go defensive in the draft, but if Von miller, Marcell Darius, Robert Quinn, and the two top corners are gone at 10 I really hope we trade back and draft Tyron Smith. I think the dude would be perfect for the zone blocking scheme, and we would have bookend tackles for years.

He weighed in at 305, hes 6' 5", has great footwork, long arms, and huge hands

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[quote=skinsfan69;786329]For the life of me I don't understand why anyone would watch football players do olympic type stuff. I tune in too but after a few minutes I have to turn it. It's just too painful to watch.[/quote]

I usually just listen to it really. Love listening to Lombardi break stuff down.

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[quote=skinsfaninok;786337][url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-newtonmallettinterviews022611]Combine focus: Mallett melts, Newton shines - NFL - Yahoo! Sports[/url][/quote]

While I'm not a Mallett supporter by any stretch, that basically came off as a "kiss Newton's ass" piece more than anything. It was almost as though the writer had an agenda. I agree Mallett would do himself a world of good being candid and contrite, did anyone really expect him to wow people with his interviews? And did anyone really expect Newton to do anything other than interview well?
Nothing has changed in my mind, pass on both.

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Julio Jones is fast. Way faster than Mayock predicted (4.52).

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Cam Newton is a physical specimen, jumping 10' 6". Julio Jones looking good on the gauntlet drill after a running 4.39/40.

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Mallet knows how to lead a WR.

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Mallet throws a pretty ball no doubt

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Mallett = Ryan Leaf

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[quote=DGreene28;786396]Mallett = Ryan Leaf[/quote]

Dude cmon really. I was thinking Mallet = Rivers. He throws a tight ball

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Cam ran a respectable 4.58/40.

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Locker 4.52 40 yard dash.. Pretty good

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[quote=skinsfan69;786329]For the life of me I don't understand why anyone would watch football players do olympic type stuff. I tune in too but after a few minutes I have to turn it. It's just too painful to watch.[/quote]

Well I'm really big into fitness, so that aspect is very cool to me. Plus obviously I love football.

Torrey Smith (WR-Maryland) ran a 4.37. Solid.

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Julio Jones just broad jumped over 11 feet. That's crazy.

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J jones is a beast. ..... But I'd hate to take a WR at 10

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[quote=SOUL-SKINS;786398]Dude cmon really. I was thinking Mallet = Rivers. He throws a tight ball[/quote]

I'll repost this link. I don't any part of Ryan Mallet. Not even a little bit.

[url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-newtonmallettinterviews022611]Combine focus: Mallett melts, Newton shines - NFL - Yahoo! Sports[/url]

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[quote=GMScud;786405]I'll repost this link. I don't any part of Ryan Mallet. Not even a little bit.

[url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-newtonmallettinterviews022611]Combine focus: Mallett melts, Newton shines - NFL - Yahoo! Sports[/url][/quote]

I'm not saying I want him but I just changed my draft. J Jones at in the 1st and Ponder in the 2nd. Disregard my earlier post about not taking a WR at 10.

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[quote=GMScud;786405]I'll repost this link. I don't any part of Ryan Mallet. Not even a little bit.

[url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-newtonmallettinterviews022611]Combine focus: Mallett melts, Newton shines - NFL - Yahoo! Sports[/url][/quote]

Jake Locker !

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[quote=GMScud;786405]I'll repost this link. I don't any part of Ryan Mallet. Not even a little bit.

[url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-newtonmallettinterviews022611]Combine focus: Mallett melts, Newton shines - NFL - Yahoo! Sports[/url][/quote]

So ill say Newton does do a great job speaking and interviewing as shown in you link. But I don't think Malletts interview was bad at all. Obviously a player or person doesn't want to focus on drug use in the 5 mins or so they talk so I don't think the way he handled the situation bad at all. He definitely doesn't have nearly the charisma Newton had though. Although I don't think Brady or Manning are very charsimatic either.

I personnel don't want either of them espicially at 10. It would be a huge reach for both in my opinion

[url=http://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-bulldogs/2011/2/27/2018023/ryan-mallett-drug-rumors-nfl-combine-interview-press-conference]VIDEO: Ryan Mallett Drug Rumors Keep Popping Up In NFL Combine Interview - SB Nation Atlanta[/url]


Also to me, just by looking at him and hearing him speak he does come across as the type of guy that does drugs.

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[quote=mlmpetert;786412]So ill say Newton does do a great job speaking and interviewing as shown in you link. But I don't think Malletts interview was bad at all. Obviously a player or person doesn't want to focus on drug use in the 5 mins or so they talk so I don't think the way he handled the situation bad at all. He definitely doesn't have nearly the charisma Newton had though. Although I don't think Brady or Manning are very charsimatic either.

I personnel don't want either of them espicially at 10. It would be a huge reach for both in my opinion

[URL="http://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-bulldogs/2011/2/27/2018023/ryan-mallett-drug-rumors-nfl-combine-interview-press-conference"]VIDEO: Ryan Mallett Drug Rumors Keep Popping Up In NFL Combine Interview - SB Nation Atlanta[/URL]


[B]Also to me, just by looking at him and hearing him speak he does come across as the type of guy that does drugs[/B].[/quote]

Based on what exactly?

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[quote=mlmpetert;786412]So ill say Newton does do a great job speaking and interviewing as shown in you link.[B] But I don't think Malletts interview was bad at all. Obviously a player or person doesn't want to focus on drug use in the 5 mins or so they talk so I don't think the way he handled the situation bad at all. [/B]He definitely doesn't have nearly the charisma Newton had though. Although I don't think Brady or Manning are very charsimatic either.

I personnel don't want either of them espicially at 10. It would be a huge reach for both in my opinion

[URL="http://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-bulldogs/2011/2/27/2018023/ryan-mallett-drug-rumors-nfl-combine-interview-press-conference"]VIDEO: Ryan Mallett Drug Rumors Keep Popping Up In NFL Combine Interview - SB Nation Atlanta[/URL]


Also to me, just by looking at him and hearing him speak he does come across as the type of guy that does drugs.[/quote]

Sure he doesn't want to talk about it, but the rumors have been there for a while. Like the one reporter said, he's going to have to address it at some point, so he might as well just answer the questions. I mean, Cam Newton knows he's going to get grilled about his red-flags. You simply have to man up and answer the tough questions. That what these interview sessions are all about.

Plus, how about his smart-ass, arrogant response to questions about his on the field decision making:[I] “Seven thousand-plus yards and 60 touchdowns in two seasons. That’s how I respond to that.”[/I]

Really, Ryan? That's very mature of you.

Side note- A friend of mine who is also a co-worker is an Arkansas native/alumnus. He told me over a year ago about the rumors that Mallett is a big fan of the nose candy. This stuff has been floating around about him for a while.

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I dunno I thought Mallett handled himself well. He wanted to discuss his situation with his potential employers first, rather than dealing with the mediots. I get that.

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[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/27/ryan-mallett-gets-rave-reviews-for-combine-effort/]Ryan Mallett gets rave reviews for Combine effort | ProFootballTalk[/url]

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[quote=Mattyk;786422]I dunno I thought Mallet handled himself well. He wanted to discuss his situation with his potential employers first, rather than dealing with the mediots. I get that.[/quote]


Out of curiosity, I viewed the Mallet interview and came away with a favorable impression.

Some people love to jump on the band wagon of flaming the rumors about drug use. The print media is so jacked-up about Cam Newton that they will do anything to discredit any other QB.

I would take Mallet any day over Newton. Cam is a good actor and should pursue a career in acting after his football stay.

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[quote=GMScud;786421]Sure he doesn't want to talk about it, but the rumors have been there for a while. Like the one reporter said, he's going to have to address it at some point, so he might as well just answer the questions. I mean, Cam Newton knows he's going to get grilled about his red-flags. You simply have to man up and answer the tough questions. That what these interview sessions are all about.

Plus, how about his smart-ass, arrogant response to questions about his on the field decision making:[I] “Seven thousand-plus yards and 60 touchdowns in two seasons. That’s how I respond to that.”[/I]

Really, Ryan? That's very mature of you.

[B]Side note- A friend of mine who is also a co-worker is an Arkansas native/alumnus. He told me over a year ago about the rumors that Mallett is a big fan of the nose candy. This stuff has been floating around about him for a while.[/B][/quote]

The Matt Jones Arkansas connection?

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[quote=SOUL-SKINS;786398]Dude cmon really. I was thinking Mallet = Rivers. He throws a tight ball[/quote]

Mallett has a very fine arm. But I don't see Shanny drafting him due to his lead feet.

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[quote=Lotus;786427]Mallett has a very fine arm. But I don't see Shanny drafting him due to his lead feet.[/quote]

He's not a Shanahan type of QB that's for sure. He's going to be a statue in the pocket. But at least he's big enough to take the punishment, and he should be able to muscle his way out of some sacks.

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I want nothing to do with Mallett dude is a problem waiting to happen

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@ Matty, I dont really know how to explain why but he just seems like he has the type of attitude or personality of people I've know that drugs. This is the only interview I've ever seen of him though, but he just seems like a dude that likes to party.

@Gmscud, yeah I thought that comment really made him come across as a douch bag

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[quote=mlmpetert;786433]@ Matty, I dont really know how to explain why but he just seems like he has the type of attitude or personality of people I've know that drugs. This is the only interview I've ever seen of him though, [B]but he just seems like a dude that likes to party.[/B]

@Gmscud, yeah I thought that comment really made him come across as a douch bag[/quote]

Like 90% of guys his age? lol

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[quote=skinsfaninok;786432]I want nothing to do with Mallett dude is a problem waiting to happen[/quote]

Ryan Spleef=Ryan Leaf, also another Ryan Spleef.

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Acho gives Orakpo props. Very articulate young man, not an embarrassment behind the mike.

[url=http://www.hogshaven.com/2011/2/26/2016901/combine-texas-de-sam-acho-gives-orakpo-a-lot-of-praise]Combine: Texas DE Sam Acho Gives Orakpo A Lot of Praise - Hogs Haven[/url]