For what it's worth
FL Combine: Sunday Notes. 12:35 p.m.
Monday's defensive back workout will set the pecking order at safety with the prime suspects being Keanu Neal of Florida, Darian Thompson of Boise State and Vonn Bell of Ohio State. As previously mentioned, Neal has been outperforming Bell regularly in combine training.
The belief is at least one safety will go in the late part of the opening round, and there's a chance two end up in the first frame. I'm hearing if you want a chance of selecting one of the top safeties, you'll have to move in front of Tennessee at the top of Round 2. I'm told the Baltimore Ravens are a team that could trade back into the bottom part of Round 1 to grab one of the safeties.
I'm told the Oakland Raiders won't let Darian Thompson get past them in the second round.
[BCOLOR=#ffff00]As of right now, people feel Jack Conklin is the player most desired by the Green Bay Packers, but it's very unlikely the Michigan State tackle falls that far. The contingency plans for the Pack seems to be Jason Spriggs at this point.[/BCOLOR]
Teams were impressed with Germain Ifedi's workout, and there's a feeling the Texas A&M offensive tackle could slide into the late part of Round 1. I'm told right now Seattle and Denver are the teams targeting Ifedi late in round one.
NFL Combine: Saturday Notes. 2:55 p.m.
There are a number of teams who believe Jack Conklin will move into the draft's initial 15 picks after his workout yesterday.
Teams were also impressed with the workout of Le'Raven Clark, and many feel he has moved into the second round.
People at the combine believe free agent offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz will eventually sign a contract that will average near or above $8 million annually.
I'm told the Colts are in no hurry to re-sign tight end Coby Fleener.
The belief at the combine is there will be a big market for Tashaun Gipson, and he's in line for a big pay day.
Keep an eye on Javon Hargrave of South Carolina State during tomorrow's defensive line workouts. I'm told he could move into the second day of the draft with a good combine performance.
Personally, I'm not a fan of Joel Stave's next level potential, but I'm told he will be drafted. Teams love his 6-foot-5 1/2, 235-pound frame and arm strength. While they admit he needs technical work, the feeling is Stave is worth a late-round pick and, at the very least, a spot on the practice squad.
Finally, those in attendance when Jaylon Smith weighed in yesterday tell me his injured leg looked terrible when he stepped on the scale. Smith struggled moving the leg as well as controlling the leg. I was told it was a glum mood and there was a lot of sadness for Smith from the scouts and coaches on hand. From one source I heard, "I felt like crying for the kid." There are a number of teams who think Smith could fall into the draft's last day.
Spriggs FTW if true
FL Combine: Sunday Notes. 12:35 p.m.
Monday's defensive back workout will set the pecking order at safety with the prime suspects being Keanu Neal of Florida, Darian Thompson of Boise State and Vonn Bell of Ohio State. As previously mentioned, Neal has been outperforming Bell regularly in combine training.
The belief is at least one safety will go in the late part of the opening round, and there's a chance two end up in the first frame. I'm hearing if you want a chance of selecting one of the top safeties, you'll have to move in front of Tennessee at the top of Round 2. I'm told the Baltimore Ravens are a team that could trade back into the bottom part of Round 1 to grab one of the safeties.
I'm told the Oakland Raiders won't let Darian Thompson get past them in the second round.
[BCOLOR=#ffff00]As of right now, people feel Jack Conklin is the player most desired by the Green Bay Packers, but it's very unlikely the Michigan State tackle falls that far. The contingency plans for the Pack seems to be Jason Spriggs at this point.[/BCOLOR]
Teams were impressed with Germain Ifedi's workout, and there's a feeling the Texas A&M offensive tackle could slide into the late part of Round 1. I'm told right now Seattle and Denver are the teams targeting Ifedi late in round one.
NFL Combine: Saturday Notes. 2:55 p.m.
There are a number of teams who believe Jack Conklin will move into the draft's initial 15 picks after his workout yesterday.
Teams were also impressed with the workout of Le'Raven Clark, and many feel he has moved into the second round.
People at the combine believe free agent offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz will eventually sign a contract that will average near or above $8 million annually.
I'm told the Colts are in no hurry to re-sign tight end Coby Fleener.
The belief at the combine is there will be a big market for Tashaun Gipson, and he's in line for a big pay day.
Keep an eye on Javon Hargrave of South Carolina State during tomorrow's defensive line workouts. I'm told he could move into the second day of the draft with a good combine performance.
Personally, I'm not a fan of Joel Stave's next level potential, but I'm told he will be drafted. Teams love his 6-foot-5 1/2, 235-pound frame and arm strength. While they admit he needs technical work, the feeling is Stave is worth a late-round pick and, at the very least, a spot on the practice squad.
Finally, those in attendance when Jaylon Smith weighed in yesterday tell me his injured leg looked terrible when he stepped on the scale. Smith struggled moving the leg as well as controlling the leg. I was told it was a glum mood and there was a lot of sadness for Smith from the scouts and coaches on hand. From one source I heard, "I felt like crying for the kid." There are a number of teams who think Smith could fall into the draft's last day.
Spriggs FTW if true
the year we took Bulaga because of "other needs" if TT/MM are targeting OL then OL it will be. As for Smith no you don't draft a guy who may not see the field until 2017 if you think your close to competing for a SB... you go get a LB who can tackle and cover in space because right now even Matthews looks pedestrian vs top notch TE and backs.
