2013 NFL Draft Combine Discussion

[LeaderOCola]

which potential prospects for your team are you interested in seeing #s on ?

who will rise the most?

who will fall the most?

 

[Golden Spur]

I'm going to sticky this one, and here is the list of invitees:

2013 Official Invite List | NFL Combine

Pretty good pre-combine blog here with updates.

The potential first round picks I've been hearing most about for the Panthers are:

Sheldon Richardson, Missouri
Chance Warmack, Bama
Sharrif Floyd, Florida
Kenny Vacarro, Texas
Star Lotulelei, Utah

So these are the guys I'll follow.

 

[LeaderOCola]

For the Steelers, assuming they can't manage to trade down (ideal)

I really want to see what these guys can do and evaluate them for pick 1.17
(I'm throwing out people I am almost certain will go top 10, like Joekel, Lolutelei, etc)


C Patterson
X Rhodes
K Minter
C Warmack
J Williams
K Vacarro
M Elam
J Jones
A Ogletree

 

[uncfan103]

I want to see some of the oline run the 40. I know its not that important, but ive heard rumors of some crazy times (Lane Johnson running a 4.7-4.8 with a 1.6 split).

Guys that I'm interested in seeing numbers for include:
Aaron Mellette
Jawan Jamison
Jonathan Cooper
Jarvis Jones
Keenan Allen (could probably fall out of the first round)
Jonathan Cyprien
Jordan Poyer

 

[Clayton]

Prospects I will be looking at for the Rams:

David Amerson. Can he play FS? He's no CB but he is a ballhawk
Kenjon Barner. Wonder what his 3 cone looks like.
Jon Cooper. Will be looking at size and power
Zac Ertz. Hands compared to Eifert
Deandre Hopkins. 40 time
Justin Hunter. Hands
Lane Johnson. Lateral mobility
Cordarelle Patterson. Interview, route running
David Quisinberry. Is this guy for real?
Levine Toilolo. Upside?

Prospects I like on the Rams

Tyler Eifert
Eric Fisher
Luke Joeckel
Eddie Lacy (2nd)
EJ Manuel (3rd-4th)
TJ Moe (6th-7th)
Sio Moore (3rd-4th)
DJ Swearinger (3rd-4th)
Kenny Vaccaro
Conner Vernon (5th-6th)

 

[uncfan103]

Prospects I will be looking at for the Rams:

David Amerson. Can he play FS? He's no CB but he is a ballhawk
Kenjon Barner. Wonder what his 3 cone looks like.
Jon Cooper. Will be looking at size and power
Zac Ertz. Hands compared to Eifert
Deandre Hopkins. 40 time
Justin Hunter. Hands
Lane Johnson. Lateral mobility
Cordarelle Patterson. Interview, route running
David Quisinberry. Is this guy for real?
Levine Toilolo. Upside?

Prospects I like on the Rams

Tyler Eifert
Eric Fisher
Luke Joeckel
Eddie Lacy (2nd)
EJ Manuel (3rd-4th)
TJ Moe (6th-7th)
Sio Moore (3rd-4th)
DJ Swearinger (3rd-4th)
Kenny Vaccaro
Conner Vernon (5th-6th)

This is a solid list. I'm a huge fan of Conner Vernon. I'd love to land Joeckel somehow. I like these guys a lot, and I'd also say that I'd like Michael Williams the TE from Alabama late in the draft, even though he was snubbed of a combine invite.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

For his sake I hope Manti Teo has a ridiculous combine. That would go a long way in making people care less about his made up gf situation.

 

[LeaderOCola]

DUI charge another red flag for projected 1st-rounder Alec Ogletree - CBSSports.com


scratch this clown off the list.

 

[Clayton]

DUI charge another red flag for projected 1st-rounder Alec Ogletree - CBSSports.com


scratch this clown off the list.

Interesting. If he falls to the bottom of the first round because of this, he is actually a good value. I still like him more than Manti Te'o who was likely a product of the defense he was in and probably won't look good at all in a combine or NFL setting. I guess there can't be a Luke Kuechly in the draft every year.

I completely forgot about listing Guards in the Rams watch list except for Cooper. Its almost a can't miss position for the team as long as they use one of their first 3 picks on one.

 

[ugafan6612]

Jarvis Jones, Alec Ogletree, John Jenkins
all from UGA. All will be first round

 

[Clayton]

Jarvis Jones, Alec Ogletree, John Jenkins
all from UGA. All will be first round

John Jenkins would need an impressive combine to get picked in the first round.

 

[Golden Spur]

Interesting. If he falls to the bottom of the first round because of this, he is actually a good value. I still like him more than Manti Te'o who was likely a product of the defense he was in and probably won't look good at all in a combine or NFL setting. I guess there can't be a Luke Kuechly in the draft every year.

I completely forgot about listing Guards in the Rams watch list except for Cooper. Its almost a can't miss position for the team as long as they use one of their first 3 picks on one.

Could end up being a good pass rusher - hard to pass on a guy like that, imo.

 

[LeaderOCola]

Could end up being a good pass rusher - hard to pass on a guy like that, imo.

I wonder why teams don't try to "entrap" DUI/etc type players on their opposition a night or two before gameday. pay some bimbo $25-$50k, even if she goes to jail for a month for a ton of women it's 'worth it'.

 

[Golden Spur]

I wonder why teams don't try to "entrap" DUI/etc type players on their opposition a night or two before gameday. pay some bimbo $25-$50k, even if she goes to jail for a month for a ton of women it's 'worth it'.

^^^Now that's some out-of-the-box thinking. Probably something I'd try - just no paper trail.

 

[Golden Spur]

Put this in the other (wrong) thread, too. Article on Ezekiel Ansah:

Y! SPORTS

Is the answer to the NFL's present trend of run-option quarterbacks a guy with almost no football past?
That is the daunting question revolving around BYU defensive lineman Ezekial "Ziggy" Ansah. In so many ways, Ansah is the latest version of Jason Pierre-Paul, a tall, fast and uber-athletic defensive end who didn't have much experience with the game. The difference is that Ansah not only has even less football experience than Pierre-Paul, but also Ansah has less experience with this country as a native of Ghana.

Ezekiel Ansah has the size and speed NFL teams crave. (Getty Images)
"It is crazy, to go from where I was a year ago to how much people are paying attention to me," Ansah said in his slightly halting English that reverberates through his kettle-drum voice. Ansah is viewed much like Pierre-Paul in 2010, a mid-first-round pick (Pierre, from South Florida, went No. 15 overall to the New York Giants) with high upside and lots of risk.

 

[LeaderOCola]

Put this in the other (wrong) thread, too. Article on Ezekiel Ansah:

Y! SPORTS

I think he has the most to gain or lose @ the combine. His film looks ok against mediocre competition, but yeh he's in that completely "inexperienced" category.
He needs to show about +10% compared to position averages @ the combine to break into the top 15.

 

[starbigd]

For his sake I hope Manti Teo has a ridiculous combine. That would go a long way in making people care less about his made up gf situation.

He's going to need one. I don't see him doing well at the NFL level. He doesn't have prototypical size or speed, and we just witnessed him getting trucked repeatedly by the Bama OL. He's going to have to play out of his mind to impress NFL scouts.

 

[LeaderOCola]

NFL combine 2013: Marcus Lattimore says doctors 'will be shocked' - CBSSports

 

[Golden Spur]

NFL combine 2013: Marcus Lattimore says doctors 'will be shocked' - CBSSports

Another one: Marcus Lattimore pulls off 'impossible' muscle gain in rehab

Lattimore, 21, was determined to turn the second major knee injury of his career into the next great comeback story. He's already gained 20 pounds of muscle and could play in 2013, Andrews says.

"I want to be an inspiration," Lattimore told USA TODAY Sports. "To let people know that with hard work, and when you trust in God, you can come back from anything and do anything."

Andrews says Lattimore is three months ahead of schedule on his rehab, and his work ethic has been on par with Peterson, the Minnesota Vikings running back and Andrews patient who came within 9 yards of the single-season rushing record after tearing his ACL the previous season.

"He's twice as far along as we ever expected him to be. He's so self motivated," Andrews says of Lattimore. "This weight he's put on has been all muscle, which is absolutely impossible in most cases. It remains to be seen if he can play this season.

Awesome stuff.

 

[Clayton]

Awesome stuff.

Its amazing how fast NFL players are recovering from everything these days. It reminds me of that time that baseball players were hitting an abnormally large amount of home runs.

Eh, Lattimore could be a good deal in the 3rd round.