Senior Bowl Goodies
I was unable to see the Senior Bowl last weekend, but was curious to know what people who saw the game thought of it.
I understand that the practices can be more imporant than the actual performances in the game, so please feel free to share any thoughts on the Senior Bowl (Week) here.
4 Responses to Senior Bowl Goodies
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seanmac31 says:
The practices are indeed more important than the game. Fortunately, the NFL network was broadcasting them, so there was no need to get information second hand through other sources.
The offensive and defensive line prospects were generally very high quality. D'brickshaw Ferguson had a terrific week of practice. He did have one whiff in the game where he bit on an outside move and the DE came inside and clocked the quarterback, but Ferguson was very impressive on the whole. The Ohio State center looked like a very good mid-level prospect. Eric Winston played very well. On defense, Gabe Watson was unblockable, the Florida State DT looked very explosive as a pass rusher, and Tamba Hali played well at DE. It looked like a strong crop of linebackers, and Chad Greenway was clearly the best of the bunch. The receivers were generally bad, although Maurice Stovall did reasonably well and the Williams kid out of Oregon made some very nice catches. The Clemson corner Tye Hill was very impressive and probably played himself into the first round with his cover skills, although he didn't play the ball all that well.
As for the quarterbacks, the three guys to watch were Jay Cutler, Charlie Whitehurst and Brodie Croyle. All three of them were good in practice, and Whitehurst and Croyle were good in the game. Whitehurst's throws lacked some velocity, but supposedly he's still recovering from surgery. Croyle threw the ball very well in a stiff wind, while Cutler really had a bad Senior Bowl game, hesitating with his throws and not being terribly accurate. I know the Jets have been talking about sliding down and taking Cutler, and while I'm not opposed to it, I would rather see the team grab Croyle or Whitehurst at the bottom of the second round or top of the third and then groom them for a year or two.
Oh, DeAngelo Williams was very impressive, showing great speed and elusiveness on both runs and screen passes. I wasn't a big fan of his coming into the Senior Bowl, but he really impressed, and probably moved up from late first round to mid first round. -
Mike Mayock of NFL Network put Brick on the spot and asked him who wanted to play for. Brick abstained from putting his foot in his mouth and said whoever drafts him. Like J-Vilma, he has a presence that you know exists but can't quantify. Definitely a star in the making.
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OG Davin Joseph of Oklahoma got the highest grades for any OL senior. He was a guard for three years and was a road grader for Adrian Peterson two years ago. In the senior Bowl he manhandled the DT's he went up against and was powerful on pass protection as well. He was move to LT as a senior because of OU's losses to graduation and early entry to the NFL raft. Bob Stoops has said he graded out as the best OU lineman even in 2003 when Jamaar Brown was an All American tackle and a first round NFL pick. He will be a fixture at Guard for the team lucky enough to draft him, and I hope its the Jets with hteir second round pick.
As A Sooner fan, I am biased but have seen very game he played since he camt to OU.
To be honest, it really didn't tell me anything I didn't already know. I enjoyed it though. My draft coverage will start next week – after the superbowl, as it should be.