** Official 2014 NFL Scouting Combine thread ** (2 Viewers)

[MoveToSkypager]

Cooks looks head and shoulders quicker than anyone else doing the gauntlet drill.

 

[lod01]

Coverage sucks as usual. On NFL.com, they blabber and show pictures of players while drills are being run. Or they just show themselves. Jesus a split screen camera and on one is billick and on the other is 2 other jabronies while drills are run way in the backbround.

 

[MoveToSkypager]

No wonder Billick is on the sidelines. He's an idiot.

Thank you for the entire post, but this part was the best. I wish Billick would go away forever.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Still can't get over how impossibly deep this class is -- everyone is confirming or bettering what was expected going in. It's going to be like 2008 was for RBs -- where you have elite talent still available into the 3rd round of the NFL draft -- except for both RBs and WRs.

Will want to wait for final times and measurements to be posted, but at this point FF rookie drafts are going to be 20-25 deep. With the chaff thrown into the mix you could still be looking at decent prospects through 30-35 picks.

 

[Xue]

I don't see any reason to get excited about the unofficial times. Why even talk about them until we know what the official times are? You can almost always add .1 to those unofficial NFL Network times.

Exactly.

I just measured Evans' second run, here are my splits:

10: 1.67

20: 2.70

40: 4.60

 

[MAC_32]

Cooks looks head and shoulders quicker than anyone else doing the gauntlet drill.

check out his tape, excellent high pointer, huge for a little guy.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Big Cooks fan, I don't have him very far below Beckham.

 

[Xue]

I don't see any reason to get excited about the unofficial times. Why even talk about them until we know what the official times are? You can almost always add .1 to those unofficial NFL Network times.

Exactly.

I just measured Evans' second run, here are my splits:

10: 1.67

20: 2.70

40: 4.60

Just went over Evans' 1st run, ran a lot better:

10: 1.67

20: 2.67

40: 4.49

 

[jurb26]

Martavis Bryant should be on the radar. Looks like a future stud to me.

Reports are that he will declare after the game.

Interesting. I figured him to go back as he was overshadowed by Watkins all year. He could be the guy next year. I guess he's a Jr so leaving makes sense. Look for him to blow up the combine. Rumor at Clemson is he runs a sub 4.3 forty. He's 6,5" and can jump as well.

Posted this in another thread a while back.

Bryant looks pretty damn good so far. Curious to get others thoughts. How much can he move up?

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Only 34" vert for Watkins, surprising.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Benjamin looks stiff and awkward as hell. Advertises his breaks and just generally runs sloppy. Gets off the line slow. Evans looking like twice the natural athlete and receiver today.

 

[lod01]

Big Cooks fan, I don't have him very far below Beckham.

The guy can catch but will absolutely need an accurate QB. He would not be much with Gomer Manning.

 

[KellysHeroes]

Johnny can run

 

[Xue]

My Official time for Brandin Cooks:

10: 1.60

20: 2.60

40: 4.37

 

[MoveToSkypager]

The WR coach addressed one of the WRs screwing up the out and up. He turned to the rest of the group and said "I know some of you don't have degrees, but at least you can count to 5"

 

[IHEARTFF]

Marquise Lee broad and vert look awesome. Might not be historically great, just shy of 10' and 38"

 

[lod01]

No wonder Billick is on the sidelines. He's an idiot.

Thank you for the entire post, but this part was the best. I wish Billick would go away forever.

Mayock was probably thinking the same thing along with 'how the hell were you a head coach if you thing the gauntlet is worthless.' I want to punch Billick in the face.

 

[Rhythmdoctor]

When do the "official" numbers get published/updated? End of today or a few days from now?

 

[jonboltz]

When do the "official" numbers get published/updated? End of today or a few days from now?

Shortly after the other group of WRs finish.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

When do the "official" numbers get published/updated? End of today or a few days from now?

NFL Draft Scout updates the 40-times within a few days most years. One year they waited almost a full year though, so who knows.

NFL.com never updates anything and it's not even clear what numbers they report IIRC.

 

[Xue]

http://www.nfl.com/combine/top-performers#year=2014&workout=BENCH_PRESS&position=RB

Bishop Sankey with 26 reps.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Dri Archer with 20 reps is shocking. Not that it means much.

 

[cstu]

No wonder Billick is on the sidelines. He's an idiot.

Thank you for the entire post, but this part was the best. I wish Billick would go away forever.

Mayock was probably thinking the same thing along with 'how the hell were you a head coach if you thing the gauntlet is worthless.' I want to punch Billick in the face.

Mayock explains why coaches don't like the gauntlet.

It has some value but notice DHB looked fine in the gauntlet...

 

[MoveToSkypager]

Dri Archer with 20 reps is shocking. Not that it means much.

The shorter the arms, the easier it is to bench press.

 

[cstu]

Benjamin looks stiff and awkward as hell. Advertises his breaks and just generally runs sloppy. Gets off the line slow.

Evans looking like twice the natural athlete and receiver today.

The combine is reinforcing what I saw from watching them play. Not even close as prospects IMO.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Benjamin looks stiff and awkward as hell. Advertises his breaks and just generally runs sloppy. Gets off the line slow.

Evans looking like twice the natural athlete and receiver today.

The combine is reinforcing what I saw from watching them play. Not even close as prospects IMO.

Yeah, and to me that's what the combine should be for. To reinforce the tape or give you a reason to go back to the tape.

 

[Xue]

Dri Archer with 20 reps is shocking. Not that it means much.

Basically reveals who's been hitting the weights.

 

[deadlyrange0321]

Jeff Janis with a 4.30 unofficial on first try at 6-3 220? Didn't seem that fast to me when watching it.

 

[lod01]

Jeff Janis. 4.30 you gatta be kidding me. Fastest white WR ever?

 

[lod01]

Jarvis Landry lays an egg on 40. 4.65

 

[MoveToSkypager]

Mayock says that time is going to kill Landry. He seems fast enough on the field to me

 

[jurb26]

Jeff Janis with a 4.30 unofficial on first try at 6-3 220? Didn't seem that fast to me when watching it.

Yeah, I'd be shocked if his official is near that time. Looked like 4.45 guy running it.

 

[jurb26]

Mayock says that time is going to kill Landry. He seems fast enough on the field to me

If it's official it will hurt him. People seem to forget that none of these times a re official. It will look much different when all is said and done.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Nobody should have gone into this thing thinking Landry was going to do well on the measurables portion. He's not explosive, doesn't get great separation, won't blow by anyone. His game is hands, toughness over the middle, gritty blocking.

 

[deadlyrange0321]

Jeff Janis with a 4.30 unofficial on first try at 6-3 220? Didn't seem that fast to me when watching it.

Yeah, I'd be shocked if his official is near that time. Looked like 4.45 guy running it.

Jeff Janis with a 4.30 unofficial on first try at 6-3 220? Didn't seem that fast to me when watching it.

Yeah, I'd be shocked if his official is near that time. Looked like 4.45 guy running it.

Yea....I'm thinking his time looked more like 4.45 as well, still a really good time at his size though.

 

[gianmarco]

Similarly Lee looked faster than 4.5

 

[One More Rep]

Jeff Janis. 4.30 you gatta be kidding me. Fastest white WR ever?

Don Beebe ran 4.21

 

[jurb26]

Similarly Lee looked faster than 4.5

Yeah, Lee looked fast.

 

[cstu]

Big Cooks fan, I don't have him very far below Beckham.

I don't see Cooks as a better prospect than Wheaton. Both are probably going to be slot receivers in the NFL. Love them as football players, not so much for fantasy.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Big Cooks fan, I don't have him very far below Beckham.

I don't see Cooks as a better prospect than Wheaton. Both are probably going to be slot receivers in the NFL. Love them as football players, not so much for fantasy.

I like Cooks a LOT more than I liked Wheaton. Bet he goes in the 2nd.

 

[Bob Magaw]

I don't see any reason to get excited about the unofficial times. Why even talk about them until we know what the official times are? You can almost always add .1 to those unofficial NFL Network times.

Exactly.

I just measured Evans' second run, here are my splits:

10: 1.67

20: 2.70

40: 4.60

How are you measuring them?

 

[cstu]

Jeff Janis. 4.30 you gatta be kidding me. Fastest white WR ever?

Swope ran a 4.3 official.

 

[Bob Magaw]

Only 34" vert for Watkins, surprising.

10'6" broad jump. I thought he would be more explosive, too. Can't wait for the 40!

 

[salmonstud]

Jeff Janis. 4.30 you gatta be kidding me. Fastest white WR ever?

My wife's nephew plays for Saginaw Valley State so I have went to quite a few of their games the last few years. Janis has phenomenal hands to go with the speed.

 

[Bigboy10182000]

@jwyattsports: #Vanderbilt WR Jordan Matthews just ran a 4.4 in the 40. Faster than most expected

 

[MoveToSkypager]

These kids should cut their hair. It would give them better aerodynamics.

 

[Bigboy10182000]

@Ken_Laird: Penn State's Allen Robinson runs a 1st 40- of 4.6

 

[Milkman]

Robinson ran a 4.6 on first attempt. Yes! He'll fall now.

 

[MoveToSkypager]

That hair is definitely costing Watkins at least .05 seconds.

 

[cstu]

Jeff Janis. 4.30 you gatta be kidding me. Fastest white WR ever?

Don Beebe ran 4.21

Pre-electronic timing.