******Official NFL Combine Thread************
 

Or "how Colin Kaepernick becomes a first round sleeper."

Didn't see one started.

Kickers and punters show up today. Followed by offensive linemen, then offensive skill positions, then the defensive front seven, then the secondary.

Post any thoughts relating to all Combine developments here.

I heard Kyle Brotzman missed the plane

Anyone know of some streaming sites?

Saturday:
Time Group Drill
9:00am 1 - OL,PK,ST 40-Yard Dash
10:00am 1 - OL,PK,ST Positional Skill Drills
10:30am 2 - OL 40-Yard Dash
10:45am 1 - OL,PK,ST Vertical Leap & Broad Jump
11:30am 2 - OL Positional Skill Drills
11:45am 1 - OL,PK,ST Three-Cone & Shuttle Drill
12:30pm 3 - TE 40-Yard Dash
12:30am 2 - OL Vertical Leap & Broad Jump
1:15pm 3 - TE Positional Skill Drills
1:30pm 2 - OL Three-Cone & Shuttle Drill
2:15pm 3 - TE Vertical Leap & Broad Jump
3:00pm 3 - TE Three-Cone & Shuttle Drill


Sunday
Time Group Drill
9:00am 4 - QB, WO 40-Yard Dash
10:00am 4 - QB, WO Positional Skill Drills
10:30am 5 - QB, WO 40-Yard Dash
11:00am 4 - QB, WO Vertical Leap & Broad Jump
11:30am 5 - QB, WO Positional Skill Drills
12:30pm 6 - RB 40-Yard Dash
12:30pm 5 - QB, WO Vertical Leap & Broad Jump
1:15pm 5 - QB, WO Three-Cone & Shuttle Drill
1:30pm 6 - RB Positional Skill Drills
2:30pm 6 - RB Vertical Leap & Broad Jump
3:30pm 6 - RB Three-Cone & Shuttle Drill


Monday;
Time Group Drill
9:00am 7 - DL 40-Yard Dash
10:00am 7 - DL Positional Skill Drills
10:30am 8 - DL 40-Yard Dash
10:45am 7 - DL Vertical Leap & Broad Jump
11:30am 8 - DL Positional Skill Drills
11:45am 7 - DL Three-Cone & Shuttle Drill
12:15pm 8 - DL Vertical Leap & Broad Jump
12:30pm 9 - LB 40-Yard Dash
1:15pm 8 - DL Three-Cone & Shuttle Drill
1:30pm 9 - LB Positional Skill Drills
2:30pm 9 - LB Vertical Leap & Broad Jump
3:15pm 9 - LB Three-Cone & Shuttle Drill

Tuesday
Time Group Drill
9:00am 10 - DB 40-Yard Dash
10:00am 10 - DB Positional Skill Drills
10:30am 11 - DB 40-Yard Dash
11:15am 10 - DB Vertical Leap & Broad Jump
11:30am 11 - DB Positional Skill Drills
12:00pm 10 - DB Three-Cone & Shuttle Drill
12:45pm 11 - DB Vertical Leap & Broad Jump
1:30pm 11 - DB Three-Cone & Shuttle Drill

Let's see...

Do I

1) spend hours watching male athletes in shorts and tees lift, run, and turn, but not play football

or

2) should I wait a week and check the numbers...


HHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....

should I watch the Super Bowl?

or

shoud I wait until Monday morning to see the score.


JFC.

If you don't watch you'll never know who's results the jews have altered.

Number 1 seems more like something you would like.

I like the combine and all, but if I was a GM I would trust game film more. It's more important than who can run/jump/bench the best.


"the eye in the sky doesn't lie"

Bolded the areas where our needs lie.

LMAO
indeed.

any shirtless pics of Kenrick Ellis yet?

Stickied since it's a five day event.

:D

For the most part, I think that's what GMs do.

The combines might influence their decisions when they have two guys rated virtually equal.

Not to mention all the interviews you get to do. I'd bet those are more important that all the on the field stuff they do.

This. You can't trust the zionist NFL these days.

Gabbert was 6'4" and 3/8, 234 pounds with 10" hands
Newton was 6'5" 248 with 9 7/8" hands

No tiny hands jokes from Saccopoo this year.

When they measure hands, is it from wrist to tip of middle or is it from tip of thumb to outstretched tip of pinky (i.e. diagonal)?

Isaiah Thompson from Houston just run a 6.04 40.

We may have the first guy who Eisen can outrun.

Julio Jones, who was listed as 6'4" at Alabama, measured 6'2" and 3/4. That can't help someone who isn't a burner.

AJ Green only measured 6'3" and 5/8

Rodney Hudson really stuck out today with the agility drills

During an interview in Indianapolis at the NFL combine on Thursday night, an unidentified team cracked the poise former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton tried to display while meeting with the media Saturday, a league source said.



According to the source, an NFL assistant coach questioned Newton about why he disobeyed his coach's orders in the BCS National Championship Game. Newton ran a quarterback sneak toward the end of the game rather than take a knee as he was instructed.



Newton was not expecting the NFL to ask him about the incident and did not have a favorable reaction, according to league sources. He got defensive, sources said.


Asked about the interviews, Newton said, "Each and every team keeps you on your toes."


Newton has remained confident in the face of questions about his relationship with his father Cecil.


Cam has said his relationship with his father is good, months after a controversy involving Cecil called Cam's eligibility at Auburn into question.


The NCAA ruled in December that Cam was unaware of the pay-for-play scheme created by Cecil and the owner of a scouting service. Cecil Newton and Kenny Rogers -- a former Mississippi State player who worked for an agent -- sought money for the quarterback to play for the Bulldogs.


Newton said Saturday at the NFL scouting combine that the scrutiny helped he and his father become closer.


Newton won the Heisman Trophy and a national championship before declaring himself eligible for the NFL draft.

Adam Schefter is ESPN.com's NFL insider. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

My top D2 player in the draft, Edmund Gates (WR, Abilene Christian. Teammate of Johnny Knox and Bernard Scott, who were both drafted last year), ran a goddamned 4.35 in the 40. Wow, I thought he'd go 4.4. What's crazy is he's a player that is faster as he goes; his 60 yard might be tops in the whole draft.

He might be moving up to the bottom of the 2nd round at this rate. He's nailing his other drills too. Mid-2nd? This guy is ****ing good.

Julio Jones is blowing up the combine...

Honestly wouldn't mind trading up ahead of the rams to take him

I'd like to see Julio Jones's stock drop to the point he's an option for the Chiefs at 21. I don't think it is going to happen though. Jones ran a 4.43 and4.39 (hand timed) in the 40, 38.5 vertical, and 11.3 in the broad jump. Also only missed two catches in the passing drills. Instead of moving down, his stock probably moved up.

Yeah. He disappointed with his size, but he moved into near burner territory. He's probably a top 10 pick now.

Jon Baldwin likely helped himself with his 40 time as well.

QB Official 40's are in:

Taylor ran a 4.52
Kaepernick ran a 4.53
Locker and Newton ran 4.59
Gabbert ran a 4.62

Hamas' guy Hankerson has improved his stock. I was impressed with his quickness for a larger guy...add to that his deep speed and if he interviews well he might fly up the boards.

Hankerson ran a 4.43. At this point, I'd be fine with taking him at 21. He's got amazing hands, he runs good routes, he was a very productive player, he did well at the Sr. Bowl, and he's got really good speed.

I think he should be the guy at 21.

Haven't been watching the combine though...So has Hankerson jumped over Baldwin ?

Looks like Jones is going to be a Top 10 pick. Whatever team takes Baldwin, IMO, will regret it.

Sounds good to me.

Stanzi put a ton of air under those deep balls.

Don't take much from these drills, but Hankerson didn't fare well in the drill earlier in which they run sideline to sideline and catch balls from both sides.

He dropped nearly every ball and let them get too close to his body.

Newton's footwork was really slow and sloppy and he sailed the shit out of those throws.

Missed the gauntlet drill. Good info. I know that he was hauling in everything @ the Sr. Bowl.

As Milk noted, I'm not worried about a few drops in a drill with a quarterback he has little experience with. That part I'll trust the film.

I still like Baldwin, but Hankerson closed the gap IMO.

Any predictions on Ingram's 40?

high 4.4's low 4.5

I bet it's 4.55

4.58

Pretty much what I expected

ended up being 4.58 unofficial on his first attempt

..beat me haha, I do think Ingram will have a good career though

4.58 for Ingram, and looked like he was running with a cobb up his ass. Nothing to be concerned about, he's a banger.

Is it just me but are these some slow ****ing 40 times compared to other years?

Precisely. He could have run a 4.65 and it wouldn't be an issue. He's a workhorse type back with elite balance, that will rarely go down on first contact. His 40 doesn't necessarily matter.

Feed me some antifreeze, but if for some reason Ingram was there with our 2nd round pick (no way in hell he will be) I'd be pretty interested in taking him.

I would consider Ryan Williams if he was there in the second :shrug:

It's a slower RB class. Look at the QB times today.

The Lucas Oil field is probably .10-.15 slower than the RCA Dome was, so you can't compare it to times of several years ago.

It cracks me up when NFLN shows their combine entry video. When Gabbert closes the locker that represents the cut to main coverage, he has a massive dip in.

Paea with 49 damned reps on bench.

god damn

I think that's a new combine record

Hankerson's 40 impressed me, but he showed the one main criticism of his game which was that he had a tendency to catch the ball with his body instead of his hands.

It will take some coaching to get him to learn better technique and I don't know if that's something that's worth a first rounder.

Man, that Dion Lewis guy from Pitt can make some quick cuts. He was impressive in that one cut-and-run drill.

Austin Pettis. All day long.

Here's Mayock's breakdown of Gabbert:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combin...-study-Gabbert

If the Chiefs went out and go Hankerson at 21 and Pettis in the 3rd, I'd be a pretty happy guy and I think our passing game would be set. Aside from whether or not Cassel can be the guy.

Big fan of this guy. He just makes plays every time he touches the ball.

Newton is this year's media bad guy. Last year it was Dez.

Does Paea translate as a NT?

According to the National Football Post... no.

Yeah, it's all a conspiracy. Fortunately he never got caught cheating on a test, stealing laptops, nor was he embroiled in one of the great cover-ups in NCAA history

Some receiver has almost stuck 12 feet in the long jump twice. He just hasn't been able to stick the landing enough to keep from moving. I think it's A.J. Green.

My bad. It was Julio Jones. He finally settled for an 11-3. The best jump last year was 10-6.

Part of me really feels that Julio will be drafted ahead of AJ. The combine really elevated his stock.

Is that before or after he put up 225lbs. 49 times?

Apparently he's been the top guy on pretty much every physical test. He's sure impressing the commentators.

On an unrelated note, Mike Mayock is really, really self-confident. He was giving Cam Newton some pointers on pattern progression, which I found kind of funny.

I'd be stunned if that happened. AJ was a hell of a lot more productive in the same conference with inferior talent around him.

The scouting report was written before the combine. Just because he set the bench press record doesn't mean his film was wrong and he can dominate in a two gap defense overnight....

I realize that, but that kind of power shows he should have the ability to shed blocks left and right. Maybe he wasn't coached well enough to. Hell, the biggest difference between who Hali was 3 yrs ago and who his is not is his sudden ability to use his hands and use them well. He got even better at it this year. I can't tell you for sure who coached him to do that, but I know this offseason they brought in the martial arts expert who is subbed by NFL teams to teach the players hand combat.

If Paea wasn't trained to properly use his upper body strength to disengage blockers, it could be a big reason why he isn't able to do it. Some things seems simple, but there's a right and wrong way to do things.

Yes, yes he does. I've watched enough of his games to confirm that.

No comments about Aldon Smith pooping out on the bench?

20 ****ing reps?

Justin Houston weighed in at 270, but I haven't seen any pictures to tell if it was fat or muscle.

If muscle, he could be an intriguing OLB but I'll wait to see the 40 to see if it slows him down.

If fat, he won't be a Chief. Period.

Who gives a shit?

He's 6'4" 260 with super long arms. Most really good pass rushers are bad on the bench b/c of their arm length.

This isn't Tyson Jackson, a guy who weighed 290 and was going to play as a two gapping DE, putting up 20 reps.

Hell, DaQuan Bowers has 20 pounds on Smith and put up 2 more reps.

Julio Jones vs Patrick Peterson

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The DL is going on now.

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