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Nebraska's Lavonte David is comfortable using his speed to catch guys like MIchigan's Dennard Robinson. That led to glowing reports on his play in practices this week leading up to today's Senior Bowl
Well, it's been an interesting week down in Mobile leading up today's 2012 Senior Bowl (4pm, NFL Network).
The WR group took a huge hit for scouts as Baylor's Kendall Wright, Notre Dame's Michael Floyd and Wisconsin's Nick Toon were all sidelined with various injuries. You can look at the fallout in two ways.
On one side, that opened the door for the other WRs to get more time. Some, like Cal's Marvin Jones and Arizona's Juron Criner, to step up. Others, like Texas A&M product Jeff Fuller and UNC Tar Heel Dwight Jones didn't fare as well.
On the other hand, it also meant the corners had added pressure to excel without three of the top WRs in action -- they certainly did. Janoris Jenkins, once a Florida Gator but more recently a North Alabama Lion, had scouts raving. Brandon Boykin (Georgia) and Dwight Bentley (Louisiana-Lafayette) also stepped up. And while Alfonzo Dennard's biggest deficiency (his speed) was exacerbated by the soft coverage, as teams look at his tape, they'll see someone who is more than capable of working up on the line.
JimmyK has a good roundup of players who impressed or disappointed him. And CBS' coverage has been excellent this year.
So holler it up in here if you're watching.
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Pac-12 baby
Jones and Criner to the Rams if we have to draft WRs. I’d rather get them late in the draft.
dbcouver - January 28, 2012
I'm watching jeff fuller
Poor senior practices but if he can be had in the fourth or fifth its a steal
Ram_Redemption - January 28, 2012 via mobile
He cant catch a cold!
kevio3000 - January 28, 2012 via Android app
Maybe it's his gloves..
howie43 - January 28, 2012
I swear criner is killing his guy every time! So far criner and pead have been standouts and nigel bradham is everywhere!
kevio3000 - January 28, 2012 via Android app
Criner iz killing it! He and pead have been standouts as well as nigel bradham. Coples is unblockable!
kevio3000 - January 28, 2012 via Android app
Those are good picks late.
I reall like A. Jeffrey if he slides.
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
Also the JimmyK write-up is a hugely great read
dbcouver - January 28, 2012
A guy I've watched his whole career at OU who is gotten some love this week is Jamell Fleming
Physical CB who excels in coverage.
King Sam Rules! - January 28, 2012 via mobile
He'd be a good later round pick (4th maybe?) for the Rams
He was a Redshirt Senior, so he has more “experience” than some guys. Could step in if Bartell or Fletcher get hurt. He’s had some academic/attitude issues, but overall is a good kid that Fisher could straighten out
King Sam Rules! - January 28, 2012 via mobile
Sounds like he's had a good week
Do you think we can afford to get another CB
dbcouver - January 28, 2012
Maybe in the 4th, but he might have played his way out of that
King Sam Rules! - January 28, 2012 via mobile
i don't want any more mid round developing wr's
we got two last year and i feel both will be ok given some playing time. we need a true #1 which will come within the first 35 picks or so. jeffery, floyd, blackmon, sanu, or maybe even wright. someone of that caliber.
hbwb - January 28, 2012
The receivers we drafted were both slot receivers
No matter how coaches developed them thats what they are. Completely different situations
Ram_Redemption - January 28, 2012 via mobile
I agree!
How many of these kind of guys does one team needs? Any of those guys that hbwb said would work plus another rb to develope under Jax.
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
pettis was the #2 guy at boise
tyler shoemaker played the slot.
if you recall ap starting slow in preseason because he was learning to play 3 different positions. one of them being the slot.
hbwb - January 28, 2012
Yea but when he was drafted
Everyone said he was best fitted for the slot which made ema wasted pick when considering danny and greg. alot of college receivers end up as slot guys . If we drafted a guy like fuller in the fourth (where brandon marshall was taken) I would be ok
Ram_Redemption - January 28, 2012 via mobile
Joe adams as a kr/wr!
kevio3000 - January 28, 2012 via Android app
Anybody impressing yet?
Ram_Redemption - January 28, 2012 via mobile
No
I was really watching Polk & yeah he’s big, but he doesn’t look explosive.
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
criner looks decent
Ram_Redemption - January 28, 2012 via mobile
I really wish I had NFL network
Josh Wehrle - January 28, 2012
yeah this time of year it's great
dbcouver - January 28, 2012 via mobile
hey buck
Go online to nflnetwork. Should be a feed it’s worth it.
dbcouver - January 28, 2012 via mobile
Russell Wilson stock up
Same with Criner and Jones. Joe Adams looking good. Coples with a personal foul. Then a sack. Guys beasting this series.
dbcouver - January 28, 2012 via mobile
goddam i want zach brown as a ram
dbcouver - January 28, 2012 via mobile
Liking zach brown..heard nothing on mike adams yet
Ram_Redemption - January 28, 2012 via mobile
I'll take Pead!
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
+10! Ill second that notion! I am really liking pead probably in the 4th! He’d as well as fuller would be a steal!
Boy Yottic - January 28, 2012 via mobile
welcome to the fuller wagon
Plz take a seat.I’m expecting the bus to get packed by next year
Ram_Redemption - January 28, 2012 via mobile
wow
I never knew peade was a return guy!
dbcouver - January 28, 2012 via mobile
Adams playing LT
Doing it on this series. McNutt dropped one damn it.
dbcouver - January 28, 2012 via mobile
Criner is grinning hard at these drops lol
Ram_Redemption - January 28, 2012 via mobile
Kevin Zeitler in now
Watching him in pass protection. Adams still at LT doing well
dbcouver - January 28, 2012 via mobile
I'm not liking adams for some reason
Ram_Redemption - January 28, 2012 via mobile
Pead has made himself a few more dollars.
Would look good in a Rams uniform?
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
James Rodgers got invited to the NFL combine! That's awesome!
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
his health sure to be scrutinized
Hows he feeling these days . Ope Fuller with a drop
dbcouver - January 28, 2012 via mobile
He's supposed to be fine, but he hasn't looked the same this season.
Adam Hall should rot in hell for what he did
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
oboy
Adams gettin Mayocks love now. Mayocks credibility taking a hit
dbcouver - January 28, 2012 via mobile
He's not Mc Shay anyway! Lol!
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
What an easy INT
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Fuller!
Wtf
Ram_Redemption - January 28, 2012 via mobile
well i cant justify watching the second half
Too nice a day going to the park with the kids. Later all
dbcouver - January 28, 2012 via mobile
civil war game! 1 hour!
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Mike Adams getting some love
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
You think he can play Lt in the prius pros?
Ram_Redemption - January 28, 2012 via mobile
He might, haven't seen enough of him and I'm not really a good judge of that
but he was getting some love from Mayock during halftime
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Wish they would run with Polk more
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Is there a link for the game?
Douglas M - January 28, 2012
not sure, it's on the NFL network
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Are USC's players banned from this game? They technically aren't playing for USC any more, so shouldn't they be able to play?
Douglas M - January 28, 2012
haven't seen any out there, not sure
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Is Fisher or someone at the game? I just saw Mike Shanahan on the sidelines
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Doug Martin is raising his stock a ton this game.
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
How do they determine what team you're on? cause ASU WR is on the north team but Nick Foles from Arizona is QBing the south team
I figured they’d do it by conference
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
that is an excellent question,
also, how is foles doing? i’m surprised to see he entered the draft early.
Rando - January 28, 2012
He's not looking too good IMO, last drive he didn't plant his front foot and had no accuracy
Whatever this WR out of Arkansas is FAST, just turned a simple curl route into a huge gain (mainly cause the CB can’t tackle) has over 100 yards rec so far
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
and Foles has been bad on the run
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
i dont think he will be a QB in the nfl,
i think the only reason he entered this year is because landry and barkley decided to stay, so he’s hoping it will make him move up the board.
Rando - January 28, 2012
his size is the main thing going for him
but yeah with this year’s QBs he declared: Luck, RG3 and the rest is how I see it
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
is kellen moore or
russell wilson doing anything?
Rando - January 28, 2012
nope
both aren’t doing too well. Only seen Moore out there once
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Polk gets a run...and fumbles :/
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Man, Polks dissappointing me!
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
me too man
he’s not doing well. I’m on the doug martin wagon right now
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Polk has looked awful
No burst, goes down too easily, fumbled
nick-the-greek - January 28, 2012
He looks like he's scared out there!
I think his stock is taking a drop.
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
Upshaw is a beast
and Mayock is sucking Mike Adam’s dick big time after that sack. Wasn’t his fault, but come on man
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Mike Mayock=Douche bag
howie43 - January 28, 2012
Little excessive by Mayock
but Adams has looked good. He’ll be a mid to late first round pick when before I thought he was an early second.
nick-the-greek - January 28, 2012
brandon Thompson out of clem is a good DT
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
criner isn't afraid to get hit
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
i'm gonna stop watching in 10 min.
Duck huntin is on in Eugene.
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
well i'm dumb
game’s tomorrow
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Greer or whoever from LA Tech is a hard runner; just put his helmet down and punished a dude trying to tackle him
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Joe Adams the WR out of Ark is who I was talking about = awesome game
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
him & Criner with a little coaching with route running are going to be tough.
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
Foles to Criner TD
that’s the only WR he seems to like
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
That's not good if he's just locked in on one wr.
Good game by Criner though. That should have been his 2nd td.
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
I think he's just only comfortable with him since they were teammates
sucks for other WRs
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Are the vikings running the damn game?
there’s like 7 guys in vikings gear on the sideline
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Yep!
Seen L. Frazier roming the sides> Not cool!!!
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
I know! we need to get our staff filled out and send them out scouting
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
I think Frazier coaches North and Shanahan coaches South? or the other way around?
they’re the only 2 coaches I’ve seen
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Scouting report!
I’ll take Pead!
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
he's a great returner
is he a WR?
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
RB
Tevin Broner - January 28, 2012
word
he any good at RB?
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Quick burst!
The blocking is not that great.
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
last guy we got out of Cincy was Gilyard :(
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Hopely he's alittle smarter than him! Lol!
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
well no seashells in his hair, that's a good start
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
got some moves
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
The kicker for South has a hellava leg
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Jesus Weeden threw the worst pass
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Who's Lindley?
cause he’s bad
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Weeden wasn't much better.
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
Nice! a Wolfpack caught that INT!!!
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
North wins 23-13. Pead wins the MVP
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
how has marvin jones looked?
diehardram87 - January 28, 2012
He didn't stand out to me.
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
Caught a TD early in traffic
typical for him not to stand out just catches the damn ball. He’s fast and has burned all the DBs during the week at one time or another.
dbcouver - January 28, 2012
called it! Shanahan and Frazier are coaches
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
whattup ganstaaaaaaaaaaaas?!?!
DCRamFan - January 28, 2012
eatin Jalapeno chips and watching TV
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
sounds delectable!
DCRamFan - January 28, 2012
my mouth is on fire
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
aldon smith,
got a dui, i guess losing is a tough thing to get over… lol
Rando - January 28, 2012
did Vernon Davis go to his after party?
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
well after today, i know why LMJ is higher ranked than Polk
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
sadly, I missed the game
gimme the scoop
DCRamFan - January 28, 2012
Polk down, Pead up (mostly for special skills), Doug Martin = awesome
some good small school WRs in the draft; lots of shitty QBs out there
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
doesnt look like Weeden had a very good showing???
DCRamFan - January 28, 2012
2 picks and less than 100 yards i think
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
RG3 up
Browns………..we’re waiting
DCRamFan - January 28, 2012
exactly
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
maybe we'll get their first 3 rounds this year and next year!
do it, (insert GM name here)!
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
haha.....i was just thinking about that
the well is running dry on GM’s, isnt it?
DCRamFan - January 28, 2012
there's still some good names out there
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Sounds good!
Does Holmgren think so?
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
who cares?! throw some doughnuts in the deal and he'll agree to anything
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
Shanahan has a man crush on RG3!
We can’t screw this up, but we’ll find away!!
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
and a gif card to krispy kreme
diehardram87 - January 28, 2012
and a Dairy Queen draft cake would be nice!
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
he might trade the whole draft like ditka if you throw that in lol
diehardram87 - January 28, 2012
Hell, we'll even throw in them bums off the street that we picked up! That's a good deal!
T.Hill - January 28, 2012
did he look like he was running in slow motion like the bowl game?
diehardram87 - January 28, 2012
yeah looked scared, slow and easily tackled
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
I just went on the Seahawks site
and re-confirmed that I hate Seahawk fans.
oh and they’re so on the Upshaw wagon
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
My gf says
“Who won the game”
I said “North”
“Oh, the Yanks won!”
i laughed. that was funny.
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
oh no, diners, drive-ins and dives is on. Means I'm gonna eat a lot.
sergey606 - January 28, 2012
love that show..wish i could get paid to go around and eat lol
diehardram87 - January 28, 2012
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