2010 Combine Thread

[swede]

Casey Matthews notched 13.

My sixteen year-old 150 pounder puts up 225 twice. An NFL linebacker wannabe only putting up 13? That is stunning to me.

Oh well, Casey only has to pick up Matt Forte and throw him on his ass one rep at a time. Maybe 13 is enough.

[swede]

Casey Matthews isn't working out today, he hurt his shoulder doing the bench press yesterday.

Okay...now I feel like an a$$hat.

[Lurker64]

Okay...now I feel like an a$$hat.

They were calling it a subluxation. I have no idea what that means.

[swede]

They were calling it a subluxation. I have no idea what that means.

He partially dislocated a shoulder joint most likely. Shoulder problems tend to be chronic and are re-injured easily. Linebackers are very, very vulnerable when it comes to shoulder dislocations on the field--I wonder if this is a flare-up of a previous injury. I'd almost think so.

This is pretty sad for Casey.

His brother's reputation was going to get him drafted three rounds early. Now I'd be stunned to see him go before the 6th. Shoulder injuries suck.

[mraynrand]

Casey Matthews isn't working out today, he hurt his shoulder doing the bench press yesterday.

I have Harrell on the line for some weightlifting safety tips

[Fritz]

What about the coveted 3 cone drill? How'd these fellas stack up on that? Moch, for instance?

[swede]

Safety Tip Number 1: Don't squat the trainer's golf cart even if the other guys call you a pussy.

[swede]

What about the coveted 3 cone drill? How'd these fellas stack up on that? Moch, for instance?

Yesterday I was having trouble getting the NFL's site to sort the 40 times and other events by position. Has anyone found another site that is showing the results by position?

[Bretsky]

For you 3-4 OLB fans, both Ryan Kerrigan (4.67) and Sam Acho (4.62) ran pretty well (Kerrigan is a first rounder probably while Acho is a later round guy most likely). Neither of them broke the coveted 1.60 barrier on their 10-yard splits, which tends to separate out elite pass rushers.

Our man Mr. Matthews, for instance, had a 1.49 10-yard split.

Kerrigan would be one of my top choices with a chance to be there; he won't put up the sexy numbers but he's got a Clay type motor and I think he'll do well as a OLB in the NFL

[Lurker64]

Fresno State's Chris Carter is another DE->OLB conversion project who has very good athletic tools. For some reason he's projected as a late-late-late pick... admittedly he's undersized, but it's someone to look into.

[Joemailman]

Yesterday I was having trouble getting the NFL's site to sort the 40 times and other events by position. Has anyone found another site that is showing the results by position?

http://www.footballsfuture.com/2011/combine/de.html

[Joemailman]

Kerrigan would be one of my top choices with a chance to be there; he won't put up the sexy numbers but he's got a Clay type motor and I think he'll do well as a OLB in the NFL

I don't think he'll be available. He's attractive to teams who play a 4-3, as well as 3-4. A lot of people think Jax will take him, to play opposite, or in place of Kampman.

[RashanGary]

My sixteen year-old 150 pounder puts up 225 twice. An NFL linebacker wannabe only putting up 13? That is stunning to me.

Oh well, Casey only has to pick up Matt Forte and throw him on his ass one rep at a time. Maybe 13 is enough.

Sean Jones talks on 107.5 the fan. He was on Friday and said he went to the combine with a bandage on his wrist so he wouldn't have to do the bench press. He said he could only bench 185 lbs coming out of college. Said he had great functional power for power cleans and incredibly strong forearms and hands for moving guys around. He said he played with great natural leverage and power, but for whatever reason could never bench press.

I'm not saying Matthews is great, but 13 reps on the bench doesn't mean he's bad either.

[Lurker64]

I don't think he'll be available. He's attractive to teams who play a 4-3, as well as 3-4. A lot of people think Jax will take him, to play opposite, or in place of Kampman.

Similar problem with Justin Houston, who's also running very well today. At 6'3" 270 running a 4.63, he's plenty attractive to 4-3 teams too.

[pbmax]

Yesterday I was having trouble getting the NFL's site to sort the 40 times and other events by position. Has anyone found another site that is showing the results by position?

The second row of choices, the position ones, are toggle switches not a radio button in web terms. You need to select the position you want then unselect all the rest. I spent 15 minutes trying to figure out why WRs kept appearing at the top of the RB 40 times.