Official 2014 Combine Thread

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With how many good Te's and Wr's this year I'm almost want TT to go offense heavy (esp since his track record is much better there).

we've spent so many picks on defense lately, that we almost have to use some picks on offense .

if we could sign 1 or 2 good free agent starters on defense, then maybe spend the first on another defensive guy (like a mosely or pryor or one of the big d-linemen), then i would be fine spending the next 2 or 3 picks or more on the offense (Te's and Wr's)

i actually wouldn't mind taking a couple wr's in the mid rounds this year

however, if we don't sign any free agents, then we'll need to spend all the picks on defense, because by my count we need to find a least 3 upgrades to the defensive starters (safety, ILB, and at least one lineman), maybe even more

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tuitt, one of those big ND linemen that people keep linking us to because of his size, actually has lost a bunch of weight and now weighs 304, he had been listed at 320. he might have dieted himself out of being a NT

his teamate nix on the other hand, is an inch shorter and 10 pounds fatter then he was listed at (6'2, 331, 33 inch arms) kinda short for a NT

hageman came in at 6'6, 310 with 34 1/4 arms

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one of the Wr's that stood out to me today was clemsons other WR, Martavis Bryant

guys 6'3 or 6'4, 211 pounds, ran 4.42 and 4.34 40's, 39 inch vert, and looked very fluid and sure handed to me in his drills

when i said i wouldn't mind taking one of the giant WR's in the second or 3rd, this is the guy i was talking about

another WR who's numbers jump out at you was the guy from rutgers, brandon coleman

6'6, 225 and ran 40's of 4.56 and 4.50

mike evans from a&m was 6'4 231 and looked good. some mocks have had us taking him in the first

kid from grand valley (jeff janis) measured 6'3 219, and had 40's of 4.42 and 4.30

Quincy Enunwa from nebraska i thought looked ok, he's 6'2, 225 and had 40's of 4.45 and 4.40

Cody Hoffman from byu was 6'4 223 and ran 4.65 and 4.53

Jordan Matthews 6'3, 212 ran 4.46 and 4.40

Kelvin Benjamin from FSU is huge at 6'5 240, and ran well4.61 and 4.53, but didn't look very coordinated while running or during the drills

and these aren't all of the big wr;'s, just some of the bigger ones. there's a ton of talent at WR to get excited about

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^Martavis is my receiver from this draft (Markus Wheaton was my guy last year). I was hoping we could snag him in the 4th, but now even 3rd looks like it might be pushing it....

Seeing all these amazing WR performances in the combine makes the prospect of trading back look all the more advertising.

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heres a list of some of the guys GB is meeting with at the combine

Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU
Louis Nix, DL, Notre Dame
Calvin Pryor, DB, Louisville
Marcus Smith, LB, Louisville
Kyle Van Noy, LB, BYU

the same page also list the packers as very interested in trent murphy

and they also say that the team met with Tre Boston, S and Max Bullough, LB at the shrine game. i read on another site that TT seemed very interested in tre boston and watched him closely that week

[Brandon494]

I'd pass on Martavis, his combine numbers will get you excited but hes a better athlete then football player. Two guys I liked who should be available in the later rounds were Josh Huff http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profil...uff?id=2543746 and Cody Lamtimer http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profil...mer?id=2543590

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I'd pass on Martavis, his combine numbers will get you excited but hes a better athlete then football player. Two guys I liked who should be available in the later rounds were Josh Huff http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profil...uff?id=2543746 and Cody Lamtimer http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profil...mer?id=2543590

wasn't Cordarrelle Patterson also more of an athelete? his numbers weren't all that impressive in college either.

did you watch Bryant play at all, or are you just basing it off stats? i did not see him play at all, so i'm basing everything on numbers and what i saw at the combine. but looking at his stats, and knowing who the other WR at clemson was, makes me realize why his numbers aren't all that impressive

huff is sub 6'0, we already have one of those guys. i looks to me that the trend at WR is getting bigger, fast and stronger, and there's a bunch of those guys in this draft. i'd like to jump on that band wagon

[Brandon494]

I'm just listing two guys I think would fit well for us who we could select in later rounds. I know Huff isn't a tall guy but he would fill a need at returner and could be our #4 WR. Cody Lamtimer is a guy who I would want in the red zone with his basketball background. Martavis could turn out to be a good WR but I've seen too many times tall receivers who can run but can't catch who don't last long in this league. Also don' think we will pick a WR until at least round 4 so a guy like Martavis will be long gone.

[Brandon494]

heres a list of some of the guys GB is meeting with at the combine

Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU
Louis Nix, DL, Notre Dame
Calvin Pryor, DB, Louisville
Marcus Smith, LB, Louisville
Kyle Van Noy, LB, BYU

the same page also list the packers as very interested in trent murphy

and they also say that the team met with Tre Boston, S and Max Bullough, LB at the shrine game. i read on another site that TT seemed very interested in tre boston and watched him closely that week

Pryor in the 1st and Murphy in the 2nd would be my dream draft...and if we somehow got DANIEL MCCULLERS http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profil...ers?id=2543754 OR ED STINSON http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profil...son?id=2543688 in the 3rd round I would nut myself.

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Pryor in the 1st and Murphy in the 2nd would be my dream draft...and if we somehow got DANIEL MCCULLERS http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profil...ers?id=2543754 OR ED STINSON http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profil...son?id=2543688 in the 3rd round I would nut myself.

i could go for that. i love pryor in the first, no secret there. and i'd be ok with murphy in the second. i don't think OLB is our highest priority, and there's concerns about his coverage skills, but the guy has an awesome motor, and i'm fine with getting as many high motor high effort guys as we can

then in the 3rd and 4th i would like to get 1 WR and 1 D-linemen, in any order, and there should be plenty of talent at those two positions in those rounds

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I'm just listing two guys I think would fit well for us who we could select in later rounds. I know Huff isn't a tall guy but he would fill a need at returner and could be our #4 WR. Cody Lamtimer is a guy who I would want in the red zone with his basketball background. Martavis could turn out to be a good WR but I've seen too many times tall receivers who can run but can't catch who don't last long in this league. Also don' think we will pick a WR until at least round 4 so a guy like Martavis will be long gone.

lamtimer didn't run or do any drills today, so i saw nothing of him, but he does have the size, 6'2, 215

its true that we've seen a lot of big fast guys come in and flop out, but we've never seen this many in one draft, some of them have to stick

and our QB throwing to them, should cover up a lot of Deficiencies they might have. i mean a good QB, once made bill schroeder look like a real NFL player. and our current QB is even better then that one

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AJ mcCarron looked damn good today

he might still be a midround pick. he's pretty smart, he's a winner, and he's got the tools. if M3 and TT are serious about drafting a QB to be a solid backup, then AJ might be a good pick if he's around in the 4th or so.

but he might climb up some boards after today

and besides, we've had some luck with QB's out of alabama before. that one guy was pretty good

[woodbuck27]

wasn't Cordarrelle Patterson also more of an athelete? his numbers weren't all that impressive in college either.

did you watch Bryant play at all, or are you just basing it off stats? i did not see him play at all, so i'm basing everything on numbers and what i saw at the combine. but looking at his stats, and knowing who the other WR at clemson was, makes me realize why his numbers aren't all that impressive

huff is sub 6'0, we already have one of those guys. i looks to me that the trend at WR is getting bigger, fast and stronger, and there's a bunch of those guys in this draft. i'd like to jump on that band wagon

Yes we need to see TT go for taller and tough WR's.

We need to get our Red Zone success back.

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well, calvin pryor just took a nose dive off my draft board. the main thing i liked about him was his size. he's been listed as 6'2, 207

he measured in yesterday and 5'11, 207, putting him on the smaller side for safeties imo

that is a huge turn of events for me

haha. measured in at his exact stated height and weight. 6'1, 208

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boy, hageman is one in shape dude. for 310 pounds, theres not a ton of fat there