Rouse

[Rastak]

I think Rouse might be the answer to covering a tight end . He's super big and fast so it doesn't bother me at all that he'll be out there this week.

I'll already admit that I plan to judge him based solely on this weeks game and I might very well fabricate a permanent opinion on him after Sunday.

How fast is Rouse?

edit: Scratch that, he's a 4.58 40 guy per espn. That's think that's just a little faster than Minnesota TE Shiancoe.

He ran 4.52 and 4.58 at the combine. Then, he ran 4.31 at his campus workout. Probably a fast track. I'd think he's probably in the 4.4s range. I know from watching the combine that sometimes guys slip or are nervous, and that doesn't really come through in the times. Similar thing happened to Koren Robinson. He ran in the low 4.6s at the combine, but then came back and ran in the 4.4s at his workout.

That would certainly make him an interesting prospect. I had no idea he was that fast.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I really haven't seen the guy much, so I don't know what kind of football speed he has. I do know that he was praised for his incredible size/speed ratio, but was downgraded for having a poor senior year after having a great junior year.

[HarveyWallbangers]

CAMPUS AGILITY TESTS
4.31 in the 40-yard dash...370-pound bench press...605-pound back squat...360-pound push jerk...360-pound power clean...35-inch vertical jump...33 3/8-inch arm length...9-inch hands...Right-handed.

COMBINE AGILITY TESTS
4.55 in the 40-yard dash...1.59 10-yard dash...2.64 20-yard dash...35-inch vertical jump... Bench pressed 225 pounds 16 times.

He has small hands.

[Rastak]

I really haven't seen the guy much, so I don't know what kind of football speed he has. I do know that he was praised for his incredible size/speed ratio, but was downgraded for having a poor senior year after having a great junior year.

So was Marcus McCauley and overall he's been decent as a pro. Some ups and downs but made a couple really nice plays Sunday. You won't know till he gets some snaps I guess.

[Merlin]

Rouse has the right team at the right time to make a statement. Who is going to challenge him from the Vikings? Unless Peterson is lined up at WR, I'll take my chance with Rouse on Ferguson.