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Busy week in Indy...
Just wanted to let you all know that I haven't dropped off the face of the planet, last week/weekend was fairly busy, with some of our staff in Indy, some working on tapes, ect... anyway there were few surprises to report, some rumors floating around about PP, and a few other tidbits.
Anyway, after a brief run thru the site it looks like most of what I heard or saw at the combine was reported here... for example, there was much "water cooler" speculation about the Bills and what they'll do with PP.
It still was nice to get to meet some of the players, and get a feel for their abilities...
a few small points...
Thanks to the Bucs win in the super bowl, a premium has been placed on DL play, and as a result we will see a heavy interest by NFL teams to strengthen their DLs.
While I know its been reported that DL is a strength in this draft, I just don't see it... The depth (amount of B grade players) at DE is deeper this year (last year's draft had little depth), however the DE quality (number of true blue chippers) doesn't match last years draft, which makes the two drafts a wash for comparison... meanwhile both the quality and quantity isn't there for the DT's this year. Last year we saw 4 DTs (and 6 DL total) go in the first 15 picks; we shouldn't see that this year.
As a result, the Bills may have a good find fall to them in the second round at DE... unfortunately I can read the winds fairly well, and I think there might be a run on DLmen of all shapes and sizes this year, causing many players to be picked well above their actual value... and leaving bare pickings when we get to the board.
Kyle Boller (QB) probably improved his lot the most with the combine, he wasn't even in my top 5 QBs going into Indy, but he showed so good (with the senior bowl and his physical workout at the combine) he might have eaked his way into the late first early second round. Personally, I wasn't that impressed as some appeared to be (I have him rated 4th on my list of QBs), but to each his own I guess…
The buzz for the week was supplied when Deon Sander's combine record (in the 40 yard dash) was broke by Justin Fargas (RB, USC) who ran a 4.28 40, and probably catapulted himself into contention for a first day selection.
The OLB position is full of fast/quick athletes, and Boss Bailey secured a first round selection at Indy (maybe a top 10)… he has run one of the fastest 40times (didn't run in Indy), and had a 48inch vertical leap (NBA quality, and if true is by far the best at the combine from what I could see) and to give you an idea what the league is saying about him, I’ve heard him compared favorably to Derrick Brooks… the MLB post on the other hand is a little disappointing as there is not much after Henderson.
Anyway, after a brief run thru the site it looks like most of what I heard or saw at the combine was reported here... for example, there was much "water cooler" speculation about the Bills and what they'll do with PP.
It still was nice to get to meet some of the players, and get a feel for their abilities...
a few small points...
Thanks to the Bucs win in the super bowl, a premium has been placed on DL play, and as a result we will see a heavy interest by NFL teams to strengthen their DLs.
While I know its been reported that DL is a strength in this draft, I just don't see it... The depth (amount of B grade players) at DE is deeper this year (last year's draft had little depth), however the DE quality (number of true blue chippers) doesn't match last years draft, which makes the two drafts a wash for comparison... meanwhile both the quality and quantity isn't there for the DT's this year. Last year we saw 4 DTs (and 6 DL total) go in the first 15 picks; we shouldn't see that this year.
As a result, the Bills may have a good find fall to them in the second round at DE... unfortunately I can read the winds fairly well, and I think there might be a run on DLmen of all shapes and sizes this year, causing many players to be picked well above their actual value... and leaving bare pickings when we get to the board.
Kyle Boller (QB) probably improved his lot the most with the combine, he wasn't even in my top 5 QBs going into Indy, but he showed so good (with the senior bowl and his physical workout at the combine) he might have eaked his way into the late first early second round. Personally, I wasn't that impressed as some appeared to be (I have him rated 4th on my list of QBs), but to each his own I guess…
The buzz for the week was supplied when Deon Sander's combine record (in the 40 yard dash) was broke by Justin Fargas (RB, USC) who ran a 4.28 40, and probably catapulted himself into contention for a first day selection.
The OLB position is full of fast/quick athletes, and Boss Bailey secured a first round selection at Indy (maybe a top 10)… he has run one of the fastest 40times (didn't run in Indy), and had a 48inch vertical leap (NBA quality, and if true is by far the best at the combine from what I could see) and to give you an idea what the league is saying about him, I’ve heard him compared favorably to Derrick Brooks… the MLB post on the other hand is a little disappointing as there is not much after Henderson.
Ingtar!
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