Friday's 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Thread
by Aaron Novinger on Feb 26, 2010 11:25 AM CST
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Although we don't get to watch many of the actual live workouts until tomorrow, the entire NFL world is in a collective buzz at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Let the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine begin!
This is the first of several open Combine Threads that we will be posting over the course of the event. Use this thread to discuss all that is Combine or Cowboys-related.
Make the jump for more combine news...
At 2:30PM (EST) today, the NFLNetwork will again be broadcasting live from the Combine. The players' schedule today will round up the interview and medical evaluation process, and then the special teamers will begin their workouts. We may have to keep an eye on those kickers working out.
Tomorrow, the workouts will be broadcast live at 10AM (EST). Those workouts will be of interest to us here on BTB because they will begin with the offensive linemen.
Hat tip to nicholas.rodriguez for keeping us up to date on the weigh-ins of the offensive linemen. His first FanPost here compiles the measurements for the tackles, and his second one here does the same for the guards and centers.
According to Raf, the Cowboys may be looking hard at the defensive linemen in the next few days as well.
"Look hard at the nose tackle crop this year. One of the early pre-free agency stories is the vanishing free agent NT. The Steelers are wrapping up Casey Hampton long term. The Pats have announced they are keeping Vince Wilfork, the Packers locked up Ryan Pickett, who played on the nose for them last year, and the 49ers franchised Aubrayo Franklin, an unsung NT among casual fans, but one who is greatly appreciated by 49ers partisans and NFL personnel types. The only option for locating Jay Ratliff's backup now appears to be the draft."
Yesterday was the deadline for teams to place franchise tags and Miles Austin was not one of the six NFL players that were franchised. Notice below that three of these players are defensive tackles.
Ryan Pickett, DT, Green Bay
Vince Wilfork, DT, New England
Richard Seymour, DE, Oakland
Jeff Reed, K, Pittsburgh
Aubrayo Franklin, DT, San Francisco
Olindo Mare, K, Seattle
Here's the workout schedule.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Feb. 27
Group 2 (OL)
Group 3 (TE)
Sunday, Feb. 28
Group 5 (QB, WR)
Group 6 (RB)
Monday, March 1
Group 8 (DL)
Group 9 (LB)
Tuesday, March 2
Group 11 (DB)
The Combine workouts will be broadcast live here. Follow the NFL's Live Combine Blog here.
Also, visit SB Nation's "NFL Combine Diary" where SBN representative, Peter Bean, has been sent to updates and recaps each day's happenings.
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Richard Syemor, I thought, served as a DT for Oakland
another elite athletic big body taken off the market
by AustonianAggie on Feb 26, 2010 11:39 AM CST reply actions
Oakland announced they were going to franchise him.
Don’t know if they did, but he played DE in NE’s 3-4 and
he would likely be way too expensive, given Dallas’ last-8 limitations.
Jerry decided not to tag Austin.
There is a small chance it could bite Dallas in the butt. It would of cost Dallas about $9M, to tag him, does that number sound familiar? I think Jerry will sign Austin to a long term deal before the 2011 season if he comes back in 2010 with numbers like 2009.
well he signed RW for that much and had less reasons to do so
than he does to sign MA for a ton now. I say long term deal for Austin, now, he’s already proved it
by AustonianAggie on Feb 26, 2010 11:50 AM CST up reply actions
He didn't think at the time
there was less reason to sign RW. RW like Austin had one good year. My understanding is Jerry was in love with RW when he came out of Texas. I think the love affair may have gone south now.
There is no chance it will bite him
I think if the Jones’ thought if there was any kind of chance of losing Austin they would have tagged him.
In Romo we Trust
Austin is a RFA.
There is a small chance some team offers Austin a crazy contract and will give up a 1st and 3rd. I don’t think it will happen, but there is a chance.
If you dont tag austin for 9 mil then why in the heck are we keeping roy for 9 mil
if austin does not get a contract, roy should be cut by the same logic
i might be wrong
but i think they would have to pay roy more than 9 mil if they cut him now.
If thats true, why not wait another year or so to cut him.
Jerry knows what Jerry wants to do
BUT I for one think that we should have tagged Austin. He’s got way too much talent and plenty of potential yet to be tapped! He’s a hard worker and has the drive to do anything asked of him to get the job done!
I think we missed the boat on this one…
"It's not by chance that I bleed Razorback Red, it's what God intended for us all!"
Why?
He’s a Restricted FA. You could franchise him for $9+ million and get 2 #1’s or place the highest RFA tender and pay only $2+ million and get a #1 and #3.
Both allow you to match the contract.
The difference between a #1 and #3 is not worth the $7 million.
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. - Thomas Jefferson
Actual "value" is even less
Because the second #1 would be a 1st in ‘11, it’s actual value (according to the trade value chart used by every team) is a 2nd this year.
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. - Thomas Jefferson
DC.com's live Combine updates link:
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by Aaron Novinger on Feb 26, 2010 11:57 AM CST reply actions
Bench Reps
Ducasse = 29
Balaga = 26
Anthony Davis = 21
Iupati = 27
Okung = 38
Petrus = 45
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Jamie Dukes said it was he has long arms.
Ducasse would make a good RT I’m thinking.
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by Aaron Novinger on Feb 26, 2010 4:12 PM CST up reply actions
yeah and Ducasse has long arms as well
a hair under 35 inches
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38 is insane for someone with 36 inch arms like Okung
45 by Petrus is also crazy
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Damaryius Thomas definitely passes the eyeball test
long arms (33) big hands (10 1/2) a hair over 6’3 and 224 lbs.
I saw like two GT games this year but I wasn’t so impressed as I thought I would be. Looking at his stats, his receptions are low, but his yards per reception is really high 25.1.
I wonder what Grizz thinks of him? (hint hint)
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Thomas...
known to us GT guys as Bay-Bay, is a big, physical WR who can run, with decent hands, and skill in the air when fighting for the ball. GT runs the spread-option that is HEAVILY run-based. Look up the stats if you want to see weird and fun stat lines. Defenses had to stack 9 in the box to combat the run, so Thomas was mostly singled up on a CB. Given that Tech QB Josh Nesbitt is not an accurate passer, one of GT’s favorite pass plays was send Bay-Bay upfield, have Nesbitt launch a pass and watch him go up and beat the CB for the ball. He also did a great job with YAC.
So the positives are he’s big and can run, he showed good hands, has the desire and skill to go get a ball, and can be dangerous after the catch. But there are unknowns. In GT’s offense he was almost always single-covered, and usually the CB was much smaller. Could he do the same against bigger NFL-caliber CBs? Also, can he beat a double-team; what kind of route-runner is he; will he go over the middle and catch the ball in traffic? These questions were not answered at GT.
One other thing, he’s a fantastic blocking WR, he will lay a player out. In GT’s offense you have to block as a WR, Thomas did that extremely well. And you also have to take advantage of your few opportunities per game, Thomas took advantage, as you can see by his stats.
by Dave Halprin on Feb 27, 2010 8:50 AM CST up reply actions
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