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Nfl combine primer

SAMURAITEXAN said:
I'd been posting this on wrong thread. I guess this is the right one.

So I guess, WR prospects situation may go down like the following.

Blackmon Top 5
Floyd Top 20
Randle, Hill, Streeter Late 1st to eary 2nd?
Quick, Toon, McNutt 2nd to 3rd

Jeffery and Fuller didn't run so don't know where they fit.

Devon Wylie for our possible kick/punt return specialist?
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A really good list. Add Danny Coale to the 3/4th rd range.
 
I like what I see from Marcus Forston, Miami. Good body control, explosive. Know he has injury track record but looks pretty solid value pick in 4th rd. 6010 310 not huge but fits in well with current Texan NT's.
 
Lucky said:
If so, then that means Wright will fall to the 2nd round. Because the Browns will have to cough up that extra 1st round pick to move up for Griffin (well worth it, IMO).
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I don't think they will need to spend the extra 1st. #4 and #37 should be enough to move up to #2 to get RG3. The Rams know that if they trade with anyone else, they will not get Blackmon or Kalil. If they drop to #6 in a trade with the Redskins, they may miss out on those guys, whereas the Browns can guarantee that the Rams will get one of those two guys. It just depends on how much the Rams covet Kalil, Blackmon or possibly Claiborne. If they want a guy like Reiff or Martin, then the Redskins trade will be more appealing.
 
B.J. Raji ran a 5.12 forty @ the combine carried his weight very well 334 lbs & was selected 9th overall in the 2009 draft.
 
Insideop said:
Why would you want Wright if he's that slow? If your tall and slow that's one thing, but short and slow is not good. If he blows it away at his pro-day he'll be back in the middle of the 1st round. If he doesn't, he will probably drop out of the 1st completely.
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I've watched Wright play. He explodes past defensive players. He has reported run an unofficial 4.39. Not sure what happened at combine BUT could be bad starts. I'll see what he does at pro day but I know how he does on field, not a problem for me. Here is an ESPN quote:

Wright looked quick and explosive out of his breaks and caught the ball well, especially above his shoulders, but his showing during drills was overshadowed by an underwhelming 4.61 in the 40. That time came on a fast track in which five other wideouts broke the 4.4 mark, and it does not match up with Wright's playing speed on tape.



This leaves us with some investigating to do. It could be that we've overrated Wright's top-end speed and explosiveness and a more in-depth film review will show that, or his combine workout tape could reveal a technical issue such as a poor start. Either way, his March 21 pro day is now more important because teams will want to see an improved time.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draf...om/nfl/draft2012/notebook?page=combinebuzz226
 
LikeMike said:
I don`t know if you`d take Hill over Wright - but for a WR like Wright, a real bad 40 time is a little bit of a red flag. That is a guy who depends on speed and good route running to get seperation. If you take away speed in the NFL, you will have a hard time to get open if you are that small.

So you either bet, that he plays a lot faster than he clocks, or you have a guy here, that benefitted greatly from the lesser competition at the College level.

As for Hill: a good combine isn`t everything - it`s how you play the game. I haven`t seen nearly enough of him to judge. But he definetly put his name on the map today.

Too bad that Floyd will be long gone by the time we pick. When I look at him I see a future star. But he also helped himself a lot today.

Maybe Ruben Randle might be interesting for us - if he`s not too much of a prospect.

Or we pass on a WR in the first and take Poe - that guy is a monster...
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Wright's reputation is he goes up in middle of field often against more than one taller DBs and brings the ball in. He is not just a deep threat because he rockets past defenders. He is also an excellent slot and can catch in the middle, shallow routes. he was not rated first round and maybe better than Blackmon prior to combine just because of his stats. Many watched him play and made same call I did. He is and NFL WR.
 
Wright is going to have to work on his underneath stuff.

Not as good of an underneath/intermediate route runner as Welker, but he's better on the deep ball than Welker is...

But if he wants to find his role in the NFL he's going to have to become more than just a deep seam guy. He plays faster than 4.6 though...But I was shocked as hell that he ran that slow...I expected the low 4.4's...

I'm starting to like Poe a lot or a trade down...
 
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