Senior Bowl

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Practice starts today.  NFLN will be showing some of the practice starting at 4 pm

 

Here is an article on Baltimore, in particular, and their love for Senior Bowl players.

 

 

http://beforeitsnews.com/sports/2014/01/draft-talk-senior-bowl-preview-2549670.html

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North South roster

 

LOL at Miami and Clemson QB's on North squad

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1928954-senior-bowl-2014-full-roster-and-players-to-watch

[*FreeFua*]

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24414811/senior-bowl-official-weigh-ins

Here's the official measurements.

Matthews checked in at 6'2"

Hoffman 6'3"

Matthews with bigger hands than Hoffman though.

I really focus on WR's when it comes to drafting. If I do look at other prospects it's corners and safties.

[*FreeFua*]

@jjones9: Talked to Vandy WR Jordan Matthews earlier and it was clear he's very familiar with the Panthers depth chart at WR

Not all that impressive considering everyone and there dog knows it's Steve Smith and then no one else.

[Swaggasaurus]

Those 10.5 inch hands on Matthews are impressive. At 6'2'' and a half and 209...physical measurements passed for him today. Talk about hands, those puppies were the biggest on any WR at the weigh ins.

[DaCityKats]

he does have huge hands but i seen this earlier.could be nerves tho.

 

Tony Pauline ‏@TonyPauline 3h

Jordan Matthews/WR/Vanderbilt dropping a lot of passes in practice.

i also heard he struggled getting separation from the DBs which was one of my knocks on him during the season.

 

[*FreeFua*]

he does have huge hands but i seen this earlier.could be nerves tho.

i also heard he struggled getting separation from the DBs which was one of my knocks on him during the season.

Thanks for posting.

I think since I want a WR so bad, this kid was/is really starting to grow on me. But like me and you discussed before I have my concerns about him.

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I am hoping Herron can be our Smith of the future.  He is short, strong and very fast

 

 

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=26306&draftyear=2014&genpos=WR

 

times are pretty good

[Swaggasaurus]

I understand you guys are concerned with height...but it's not everything in a DB. Jean Baptiste took one false step and gave a guy ten yards of separation on a post today. Mayock said "showed some stiff hips, but he is more comfortable in press". A corner who is going to be a Panther is going to have to backpedal and drive to the football...the two main things that will fit what we do.

[Kuech the Sneak]

Apparently aaron Donald beat up on Cyril Richardson in 1 on 1s. Was always wondering if he would slip to the second

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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/01/senior_bowl_south_notebook_gus.html

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Heights and Weights with a bit of commentary

Not sure why colleges lie about this stuff as it can only be an embarrassment when they are actually checked out

 

 

http://www.gbnreport.com/seniorbowlhtswts.html

[Growl]

It's early in the process but I really, really don't think Matthews is a 1st rounder. Possible option in the 2nd.

[Captain Morgan]

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFL-draft-trade-talk-already-starting-at-Senior-Bowl.html

 

Although the NFL draft is still almost three months away and the NFL scouting combine isn’t for another month, several team executives said Monday and Tuesday that preliminary trade talk is al-ready being bandied about at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.

In particular, there are several teams interested in moving back in the draft in hopes of obtaining extra picks in the second and third rounds. The reason is that because 102 underclassmen have entered the draft, this year’s draft is expected to be one of the deepest in many years.

“You’re going to see a lot of players who would normally be second-round picks end up in the third round. Same goes for the mid- to late-first round picks ending up in the second round,” one team executive said.

While this draft is expected to have a number of top-end stars available in the top 10, includ-ing defensive end Jadeveon Clowney of South Carolina and quarterbacks Blake Bortles, Teddy Bridgewater and Johnny Manziel, some teams may opt for depth in this draft.

“If you’re in a rebuilding mode, I think it would be really tempting to move back to pick up a couple of extra picks,” said another executive, who pointed to Jacksonville as a team that would fit that profile. The Jaguars have the No. 3 pick and are in need of a quarterback, but also have needs at numerous other spots.