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2011 NFL Scouting Combine: DB Workout Open Thread

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 27: Team personnel record times in the 40-yard dash during the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 27, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

--Since we're still on top, talk about CB and Safety Workouts here too.

I'm back on my couch watching, and today will be very interesting to see how this great Defensive Line class does working out.

Discuss the day's proceedings.

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I'm especially interested in..

Lawrence Wilson, Jarvis Jenkins and Sione Fua. Heres hoping to them doing a bad 40 or something so they fall to us.

by YeahItsDanny on Feb 28, 2011 9:19 AM EST reply actions  

I'm not able to watch today...

but I would love to hear how Greg Jones out of Michigan St. looks. I think he would be a good fit in our system and we all know how Polian likes Big Ten Guys.

As Danny said, I’m interested in Fua as well. He could be late round GOLD!

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by emiller17 on Feb 28, 2011 10:05 AM EST reply actions  

Not surprised by Jenkins

Again, I’m not cheerleading him as an insta-stud All-Pro dominant DT, but I think he’s just what Indy’s rotation needs right now.

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by Collin McCollough on Feb 28, 2011 10:16 AM EST up reply actions  

You want him in the second round?

He may not last to our third.

"I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print." - John Mortimer
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by JesusNinja13 on Feb 28, 2011 10:42 AM EST up reply actions  

Here's my draft philosophy this year:

I want an OT in the first if that OT can play right away. Don’t care if he’s a LT or RT, they can upgrade both. First should be OT.

From there? BPA at DT, S, WR and CB.

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by Collin McCollough on Feb 28, 2011 10:45 AM EST up reply actions  

THIS^

My feelings exactly.

"I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print." - John Mortimer
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by JesusNinja13 on Feb 28, 2011 10:53 AM EST up reply actions  

Very likely

I expect that to be most likely.

DL has more depth than S in this draft, that is why I expect Polian to go safety in round 2 and DL/WR in rounds 3 and/or 4.

by chad72 on Feb 28, 2011 1:21 PM EST up reply actions  

Is it just groupthink?

I feel the exact same way. I think the interior Oline positions will be worked out between Saturday, McClendon, Pollak, Thomas, DeVan and Charlie Johnson so long as we can upgrade both OT spots. With better Tackle play, the overall Oline play should increase as well.

Love Jarvis Jenkins.

by GoHorse88 on Feb 28, 2011 2:12 PM EST up reply actions  

Dontay Moch, DE/OLB, Nevada

Putting up insane numbers. 42" vertical, 4.45 unofficial forty. Kid really impressed at the Sr Bowl so I’m not surprised. That seems to be a trend here.

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by Collin McCollough on Feb 28, 2011 11:10 AM EST reply actions  

Robert Quinn, DE, N. Carolina

I feel he’s a guy who’s going to get WAY overscrutinized at the Combine and perhaps not go no. 1 overall as a result. Teams overthink when they get Combine results. Go off game tape. The kid is going to be a great player.

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by Collin McCollough on Feb 28, 2011 11:37 AM EST reply actions  

Exercise:

Name all the teams he registered sacks against in his last season.
Name all the teams he only had 1 tackle against in his last season.

It’s pretty interesting and it explains why some are a little more reserved in their evaluation of Quinn.

Answers:
Citadel, East Carolina, Virginia, Georgia Southern, Duke, Boston College. Over half of his sacks came against Virginia and Duke.
Florida State, Virginia Tech, Miami. He struggled to have an impact against the good teams.

I do think he’s a tremendous athlete. I just think he’s more of a risk than people are attributing to a player who hasn’t stepped on a field in over a year.

by Richard Hill on Feb 28, 2011 11:54 AM EST up reply actions  

Terrell McClain and Chris Neild

Terrell McClain, DT, South Florida

Chris Neild, DT, West Virginia (a pocket pusher in the late rounds, high character guy too) – http://www.fftoolbox.com/nfl_draft/profile_display.cfm?prospect_id=2780

Let me know what their numbers are too.

by chad72 on Feb 28, 2011 12:45 PM EST reply actions  

a good link

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

Moch looks really good as does Kerrigan in the DE department. I’m looking forward to seeing the Defensive Backs.

by BlueVol03 on Feb 28, 2011 1:02 PM EST reply actions  

Cameron Jordan

Wow, this dude is rising up draft boards with a great Senior Bowl and combine.

http://www.patspulpit.com/2011/2/28/2020290/nfl-combine-2011-defensive-front-7-speed-tests

4.71 in the 40 weighing 287 lbs, impressive indeed. Jenkins is not too far behind with a 4.98 weighing 310 lbs, IMO. I did see Jenkins pursuing Colin Kapernick down to the sidelines at the Senior Bowl showing a lot of athleticism forcing Colin to throw it away. The Colts sure could use that athleticism on the DL, Jenkins is a great fit if available at pick No.53.

by chad72 on Feb 28, 2011 1:19 PM EST reply actions  

WR as a draft need?

It kind of surprises me that you’re listing WR as a draft priority. I know this is a draft class that has a decent amount of mid level talent and it’s always fun to consider giving some new toys to play with, but I’m feeling pretty confident in our receiving corps. I think Gonzo will end up staying and Taj Smith will take up another roster spot because of his special teams play. Team that up with Collie and a Pierre Garcon who is preforming better than Reggie Wayne did at the same point in his career and there isn’t much room for another guy. I would say you’re right on with OT, S, CB, DT as priorities (in that order), but it would take a pretty amazing steal to consider a WR before the 4th round.

by Mark Olson on Feb 28, 2011 2:28 PM EST reply actions  

Gonzo and Collie are still huge question marks to me

and Reggie’s long-term outlook with this team isn’t splendid. I think WR is absolutely a need.

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by Collin McCollough on Feb 28, 2011 3:32 PM EST up reply actions  

For WR (I know its a long shot but)

A teammate of mine at Trine is entering into the draft and be great to get late round or maybe UFA. Paul Curtis, (6’ 180lbs) was our leading recever the last three years. I can’t find he total stats but last season PC had 49 catches for 1144 yards for 13 TDs. And he is very consistant catching the ball. An knowing him personly he’s a hard worker and willing to do what ever it takes to help the team.
Major down side is playing at the D3 level, but he did have 5 catches for 81 yards and 2 TD vs the D3 national champion UW-Whitewater. And their as good as it gets at this level.

See Ball, Get Ball. Quarterback Has Ball, Sack Him.

8-19-2010 Hell froze over, Painter has perect passer rating

by 7_Painter's_First_Fan on Feb 28, 2011 6:05 PM EST up reply actions  

No offense

But no way your friend gets drafted. You better have some eye-popping numbers and measurables at the D3 level to even have a shot at the sixth round, let alone UDFA.

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by Collin McCollough on Feb 28, 2011 7:17 PM EST up reply actions  

i know

but I can hope

See Ball, Get Ball. Quarterback Has Ball, Sack Him.

8-19-2010 Hell froze over, Painter has perect passer rating

by 7_Painter's_First_Fan on Feb 28, 2011 8:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Paea

I know the Colts liked this kid, and hes projected as a late first rounder because of the knee injury. I usually don’t fall for those combine numbers but those 49 reps were absurd. He looked pretty explosive at Oregon State as well. Do we get him with the first and draft OL later?

by TheBeardedClam on Feb 28, 2011 3:07 PM EST reply actions  

Paea did look impressive..

But I don’t think we take him in the first. I think if none of the OTs we want are gone we could trade down for value , which to me seems like a BP move.

by BlueKrew on Feb 28, 2011 3:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Marvin Austin info

Hey Collin, can you get an interview with Marvin Austin and ask him if the Colts have interviewed him at this combine?

Jarvis Jenkins, do any of you think he benefited from playing beside DaQuan Bowers or is he really legit?

Looks like the ACC trumps the SEC (or any other conference) this year for highly touted picks.

by chad72 on Feb 28, 2011 3:58 PM EST reply actions  

Yeah I would like to know more about Marvin Austin and his run stopping abilities.

I think Jarvis Jenkins is good and it would be great if he lasted to round 3 but I don’t know if he will.

by RamblinWreck7 on Feb 28, 2011 4:03 PM EST up reply actions  

No more interviews

We’re done at the Combine. No more media. Prospects don’t typically list the teams that have talked to them as most have anyway. You won’t glean much from that knowledge.

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by Collin McCollough on Feb 28, 2011 5:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Child please

I'd donate a kidney in exchange for Pdiddy and my colts to get 2 more Super Bowl rings...That's LUV

by Bama Blue on Feb 28, 2011 7:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

trumps the SEC??

Fairley, Dareus, Green, Peterson, Jones, Ingram, Newton, and the list goes on…

by BlueVol03 on Feb 28, 2011 10:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Agree

SEC definitely boasts the best talent in this draft.

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by Collin McCollough on Mar 1, 2011 12:46 AM EST up reply actions  

Oh well

I guess the ones that I was interested originally for the Colts, outside Sherrod were Marvin Austin, Jarvis Jenkins, Rodney Hudson, and Leonard Hankerson – all ACC products co-incidentally, so got carried away :-). I agree that the SEC has the best talent in this draft on the top.

In the top 2 rounds, there is a lot of talent to be had and the ACC probably has 10-12 guys in the top 2 round grades while the SEC has about 15-17 guys, the ACC probably has good second round talent to be looked at, it seems like.

by chad72 on Mar 1, 2011 11:55 AM EST up reply actions  

Kendric Burney with disappointing 4.83

That’s really slow for a CB.

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by mgrex03 on Mar 1, 2011 9:30 AM EST reply actions  

While that is terrible

Dante Hughes ran a bad 40 and the Colts drafted him. Alright, terrible example of a draft selection. I’m clearly just trying to defend my guy here. 4.83. Yikes.

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by Collin McCollough on Mar 1, 2011 10:18 AM EST up reply actions  

Looked terrible

In ball skill drills as well. All over the place backpedaling, way too slow to the spot to catch the ball.

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by Collin McCollough on Mar 1, 2011 10:29 AM EST up reply actions  

First DB group - unnoficial

Cortez Allen………4.45…….4.47
Amukamara…………4.37…….4.44
Ahmad Black……….4.78…….4.74
Brinkley………….4.56…….4.52
Ch Brown………….4.51…….4.45
Cu Brown………….4.51…….4.57
Jalil Brown……….4.55…….4.56
Burney……………4.75…….4.72
Burton……………4.50…….4.51
Butler……………4.65…….4.68
Carmichael………..4.49…….4.53
Carter Q………….4.62…….4.63
Chekwa……………4.33…….4.37
Conte…………….4.56…….4.63
Cuff……………..4.49…….4.62
Culliver………….4.36…….4.38
Dowling…………..4.40..hamstring
Gilchrist…………4.49…….4.46
Gomes…………….4.48…….4.47
Hagg……………..4.68…….4.64
Harris……………4.43…….4.44
Hill……………..4.64…….4.63
Hines…………….4.62…….4.62
Hogan………………didn’t run…
House…………….4.46…….4.43
Jarett……………4.61…….4.63
Johnson…………..4.55…….4.58
Keo………………4.72…….4.74

by Ty46 on Mar 1, 2011 9:59 AM EST reply actions  

I really liked Chris Culliver

He seemed like a Colts player when we met with him. His times were very good too.

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by mgrex03 on Mar 1, 2011 10:07 AM EST up reply actions  

So much for the Amukamara is too slow gripe.

I don’t know his agility or position drill results but that is a great 40 time.

by Lell87 on Mar 1, 2011 11:25 AM EST up reply actions  

Curtis Brown, CB, Texas

Kid on Matt’s list we spoke with. Looked great in ball skill drills. Fluid, great hands.

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by Collin McCollough on Mar 1, 2011 10:28 AM EST reply actions  

Dejon Gomes

is a player I think can fill the void at SS for the Colts. decent height at 6’0, good speed with 4.46 and was very productive at nebraska

by metal_militia on Mar 1, 2011 10:33 AM EST reply actions   1 recs

I'm honestly convinced

Antoine Bethea covers SO much ground and can do so much from the safety position, the Colts shouldn’t have trouble finding someone to fill the void. I mean, the Colts got by with Aaron Francisco last year. If they can do that, I feel like they should be able to plug any fourth or fifth round safety in and do well. And I feel like we keep forgetting about Melvin Bullitt as well.

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by Collin McCollough on Mar 1, 2011 10:46 AM EST up reply actions  

Bullitt is FA

Maybe we could draft CB and move Hayden to S. He could have a whole off-season.

by Ty46 on Mar 1, 2011 10:48 AM EST up reply actions  

Exactly

The Colts have to option to re-sign him to address the safety position. And no way Hayden moves to S.

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by Collin McCollough on Mar 1, 2011 10:50 AM EST up reply actions  

I saw him in drills and I completely agree

He may be a little raw as of yet, but he would be able to develop behind Melvin. He was always in on tackles or forcing the RB out of his intended path. I really see this happening.

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by Mark Olson on Mar 1, 2011 12:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Shiloh Keo, SS, Idaho

Deion praising this kid left and right. I was a big fan of him in the Shrine Bowl. Don’t know that he’s a day one starter at safety, but he’ll make a living in the NFL on special teams. Maybe one of the best special teams players in the draft.

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by Collin McCollough on Mar 1, 2011 10:51 AM EST reply actions  

i agree

I’m watching the drills now and I am very impressed. I am now a shiloh keo fan and I’m quietly hoping we draft him to light up our special teams and back up Bullitt and Bethea.

by tenaytiousd32 on Mar 1, 2011 3:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Me too

Definitely not a starter right away, but who knows long-term? Might learn behind those guys and be a special teams stud in the interim.

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by Collin McCollough on Mar 1, 2011 4:51 PM EST up reply actions  

I want to see Peterson's 40

hopefully they show it within this next half hour. I have to head to class soon

by metal_militia on Mar 1, 2011 11:29 AM EST reply actions  

Buster Skrine, CB, Tennessee-Chatanooga

Hate to say it, but Prime called it. 4.29. Kid can FLY. Not saying that translates at all to being a good cornerback, but the speed of some of these kids…

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by Collin McCollough on Mar 1, 2011 12:08 PM EST reply actions  

Who was it?

"I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print." - John Mortimer
Proud driver of the Polian for President bus

by JesusNinja13 on Mar 1, 2011 12:36 PM EST up reply actions  

Nevermind.

Skrine.

"I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print." - John Mortimer
Proud driver of the Polian for President bus

by JesusNinja13 on Mar 1, 2011 12:36 PM EST up reply actions  

Nebraska secondary

Wasn’t Nebraska’s secondary one of the tops in the nation? It does not happen without good safety play, IMO.

Eric Hagg is that kind of player who can play nickel too as a safety and can cover TEs.

Davon House of New Mexico State is highly rated as a sleeper, anyone know much about him?

Buckeye fans, tell me more about Chimdi Chekwa, please?

by chad72 on Mar 1, 2011 12:22 PM EST reply actions  

Lefeged………4.44…4.42
Legree……….4.53…4.55
Marsh………..4.46…4.47
Maxwell………4.53…4.46
McDaniel……..4.64…4.68
McGee………..4.67…4.77
Moore………..4.51…4.61
Patrick………4.53…4.57
Peterson……..4.32…4.37
Rogers……….4.44…4.45
Rucker…………………
Rutland………4.55…4.61
Sands………..4.56…4.53
Sash…………4.64…4.63
Searcy……….4.54…4.62
Sherman………4.50…4.55
Sims…………4.50…4.62
Skrine……….4.29…4.36
Smith………..4.38…4.44
Tarrant………4.55…4.53
Thomas……….4.43…4.47
Thompson……..4.54…4.49
Torrence……..4.65…4.60
Van Dyke……..4.33…4.33
Williams Aaron..4.53…4.52
Williams D……………..
Williams Nate…4.70…4.77
Wright……….4.47…4.46

by Ty46 on Mar 1, 2011 12:44 PM EST reply actions  

4.32 is pretty gosh darn fast if you ask me.

Second fastest time in the last two days.

"I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print." - John Mortimer
Proud driver of the Polian for President bus

by JesusNinja13 on Mar 1, 2011 3:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Forget times

How did players such as Wright and Sands look in position drills?

by BlueVol03 on Mar 1, 2011 2:41 PM EST reply actions  

I didn't wait for that

I think those are stupid anyway. You run a drill for a week, you learn it. And these players will run plenty of drills from April to August.

by Ty46 on Mar 1, 2011 2:56 PM EST up reply actions  

Just spreading some news, we gave up a 7th rounder for Tryon??? That would be nice

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/611985-2011-nfl-mock-draft-the-perfect-forumala-for-a-brighter-redskins-future

It says: Heading into the 2011 draft, the Redskins currently have seven picks—a first, a second, two fifths, a sixth and two sevenths. The extra fifth and seventh rounders are conditional picks resulting from the Jammal Brown and Justin Tryon (Colts) trades.

by chad72 on Mar 1, 2011 9:13 PM EST reply actions  

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