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Combine Stuff

Slow group of WRs this year. They said slowest in several years. Only 10 guys ran sub 4.5.

Steelers probably not looking WR early. The 2 guys i like are Braxton Miller of Ohio State and Leonte Caroo of Rutgers. I think both will start moving up draft boards. Both ran 4.5 exactly.

The knock on Caroo was speed but now he's one of the faster WRs in the draft. He really fights for the ball and is a great redzone target. I was hoping he may be around when the steelers could possibly take him after Rd 4 but that seems unlikely now.

Braxton Miller tested well which was not a surprise but in the drills he looks just as good as any WR. He's a natural athlete who will likely end up going ahead of many of these bigger name WRs.
 
Today DLine and lbs day at the combine. Looking forward to it
 
CoolieMan said:
want a corner...go after William Jackson III.....
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He looked a little shaky early against FSU One play he should have been beat deep if it wasn't for a underthrown pass. He did seem to get better as the game went on.And sealed the win with a INT, I like his instincts and fight.
 
Superman said:
true. although if Paxton Lynch is somehow there at 25....
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I'd consider it, especially if the value is not there defensively.

He'd be an ideal prospect to sit and learn behind Ben for a few years, as his playing style is similar to Ben's.

However, I think the three legit QB prospects go top 10 when all is said and done.
 
CoolieMan said:
want a corner...go after William Jackson III.....
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I'm still on the DT side of the fence at 1.25 (Reed or Nkemdiche - if there) BUT, after watching Mackenzie Alexander interview - I really like what I heard and love his confidence. Seems like a nice fit on the team and definitely a lockdown DB that we could use...
 
bermudasteel said:
I'm still on the DT side of the fence at 1.25 (Reed or Nkemdiche - if there) BUT, after watching Mackenzie Alexander interview - I really like what I heard and love his confidence. Seems like a nice fit on the team and definitely a lockdown DB that we could use...
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Alexander or Butler

I could easily see one of the two being the pick.

My guess is if Alexander fell (which I see him gone before 250 but IF he fell, I could easily see him as the pick...
 
USDA#1 said:
yep.

I hope they don't go too high in a panic over Miller.
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OJ Howard of Alabama made a mistake not coming out this year. He would have been the top TE and probably a first rounder. I don't see what he has to gain next year. They didn't throw to him much and maybe they promised him he'd be a focus if he returned but that would not have nattered. With this weak group of TEs, he would have been one of the better blockers and likely would have tested better than anybody.
 
Anybody know what Bruener's up to nowadays?:congratulatory:
 
decent read

http://www.Invalid Link - Check SN Home Page/2016/02/2016-nfl-combine-recap-day-three/
 
To me if Lee would ever slip to 1-25 he would be a great SS. Troy-like skills.
 
read on www.cbssports.com that su'a cravens didn't run the 40 and sucked at the vertical though he showed good movement on the drills. I think it would be a mistake to target him as a S given his poor athletic performance so he might be off the Steelers draft board
 
Litos said:
read on www.cbssports.com that su'a cravens didn't run the 40 and sucked at the vertical though he showed good movement on the drills. I think it would be a mistake to target him as a S given his poor athletic performance so he might be off the Steelers draft board
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Co-signed.
 
Eli Apple looks very good this morning.

Mackenzie Alexander not participating (not sure why)...

Xavier Howard - sub-par; stiff and slow...

I want NO PARTS of Artie Burns.

Cyrus Jones might be the steal of the draft...
 
Litos said:
read on www.cbssports.com that su'a cravens didn't run the 40 and sucked at the vertical though he showed good movement on the drills. I think it would be a mistake to target him as a S given his poor athletic performance so he might be off the Steelers draft board
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Just like Jarvis Jones was off our draft board after his poor performance at his pro day and combine?
 
slashsteel said:
He looked a little shaky early against FSU One play he should have been beat deep if it wasn't for a underthrown pass. He did seem to get better as the game went on.And sealed the win with a INT, I like his instincts and fight.
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He was Defensive MVP for the Peach Bowl.

my boy had a good combine...not sure I would take him round one...but if there is a way to get him in the 2nd.......his 4.37 forty was faster than I thought he would be...



http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...op-round?campaign=fb-nf-sf21745688-sf21745688

NDIANAPOLIS -- Outside of the interior defensive line class in this 2016 NFL Draft, NFL Media draft expert Mike Mayock cites the cornerback class as this year's next best class.

Helping make the cornerback class even deeper was the rise of Houston's William Jackson III into prominence with a standout workout at the NFL Scouting Combine on Monday.

The buzz around Jackson started when he dropped a sub-4.4-second 40-yard dash on the Lucas Oil Stadium turf.

"William Jackson is going to climb. His tape is good and now he's a sub 4.4 (40) guy," Mayock said on NFL Network's broadcast of the combine workouts. "He had seven passes broken up versus Temple and also had five interceptions on the year. So, you want to talk about ball production and being around and making plays, this kid did it."

Jackson was not among Mayock's top five cornerbacks in this draft class.

"I'm probably going to pop up him into my top five corners," Mayock said. "Worst case, he's a second-round corner."

Best case, Jackson has moved into first-round consideration.

"Jackson might have pushed himself into the bottom of the first round with his workout today," NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah said.

NFL Media's Solomon Wilcots -- who played six seasons as a defensive back in the NFL -- said that NFL teams will be going back to the game tape to see what Jackson did in games.

"I'm not sure the tape says first (round)," NFL Media draft analyst Lance Zierlein said on NFL Now Scouting Combine Live. "He could get into the top 50 picks."

Zierlein likes an AFC North team, which is typically a contender but fell on hard times in 2015, as an eventual NFL fit for Jackson.

"I think Willie Jackson would be a good fit for the Ravens. He made a lot of money here," Zierlein said.

Stay tuned for those updated, post-combine first-round draft projections. It will be very interesting to see which experts Jackson romanced into a first-round slot.
 
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