Brockers didn't even actually participate in bench press...

[JawnyBlaze]

http://www.derp/2012/3/2/2840418/agents-michael-brockers-did-not-participate-in-bench-press

If this is true, even those that think the 19 reps would have been a "red flag", that argument is out the window.

[Marguide]

Agree. This is a major screw up. It's hard to understand why this didn't come out earlier.

He is a legit target again.

[frash.exe]

so does this mean Madhatter's going to change his argument against Brockers back to "red flags because he's not willing to bench" from "red flags because 19 reps is underwhelming"?

[rayzor]

from the above linked article...

What is also being disputed is Brockers forty yard dash, which was posted as a 5.36 while 3 teams reportedly clocked him in the 5.08-5.19 range in the event.

One more puzzling aspect of this particular prospect's posted information is the fact that Michael Brockers has never measured in at less than 6′5″½ and he was somehow registered at a posted 6050 or 6′5″ even. Something that is certain to be dispelled at LSU's pro day on the 22nd of March.

something is screwy here.

[LinvilleGorge]

from the above linked article...

something is screwy here.

Seriously. The Brockers camp is disputing pretty much everything about the Combine.

I have no idea what to make of this.

[ed bell]

Seriously. The Brockers camp is disputing pretty much everything about the Combine.

I have no idea what to make of this.

Well once you declare, you're on your way. Going to be a lot of eyes on his Pro Day. It's like they want to completely discredit any conclusions drawn from the Combine. Hard to believe the NFL was so sloppy, but who knows? When these players come out early now and their stock falls it can be a bigger financial hit than it used to be. Sounds like they are going to have to prove it all on the Pro Day to keep him in the 1st round.

[Cat'sGrowl]

Today has been amazing.

[Ivan The Awesome]

Well I'm off his bandwagon. The combine performance was sub par. Now this?

[Clicheking]

Wierd, don't know what to make of this. Just goes to show you can throw a lot of this combine stuff out. I'll be looking forward to his pro day, if for know other reason to make sense of this mess.

[d-run]

Wait, it was all videotaped. Can't they just check the tape to see if he benched or not? Also, pretty much everyone runs a slower "official" time than what is clocked, so I can see that happening.

[rayzor]

I think that his camp are making excuses for him because Poe had such a good day, and now Brokers isnt the #1 consensus anymore.

I dont like the excuses. He had his chance to lift, but chose not to do it. Teams got blown away by what Poe did, and now he wishes he would have gave it a shot.

Also, why didnt he lift? He is either scared that he wouldnt perform at the level that everyone thought he would, or he is injured. Either - or, it is bad news.

i was wondering how it could be spun negatively on brockers.

thanks for showing how.

[d-run]

I just don't understand how it could be thrown out he did 19 and didn't participate. How does that even happen?

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/09000d5d8273f262/Brockers-looking-for-improvement

http://www.bengals.com/media-lounge/videos/Scouting-Combine-D-line-Bench-Press-22712/748ec5b6-df4b-4c2a-8ba9-b533fb6704b6

two different videos where you would expect his bench to be shown and it is not

[Brandon]

It doesn't matter if he did participate or not, he is going to have to work his ass off to prove he's better than Poe.

[Kevin Greene]

Brockers needs to fire his agent. This type of poo should never happen.