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IT IS OVER!!!  …. February that is; the coldest month this old Canadian geezer can ever remember. Onward and upward!!!

Pro days coming up … The next phase of the draft evaluation process are the pro days which get underway on Monday. Here is the pro day  schedule as we have it to date. Anybody aware of other on-campus workouts please let us know. Meanwhile, we’ll be reporting on the key workout numbers, as well as their draft… Read More »

Big Board updated … The GBN positional rankings and the overall Big Board ranking of the top 225 or so prospects for the 2015 draft has been updated based on information from last week’s scouting combine. Please note that we are still having some problems figuring out the best way to update big tables like these with our… Read More »

Browns ink vet QB McCown … Cleveland has agreed to terms with veteran QB Josh McCown on a three-year deal. The Browns beat out Buffalo in a bidding war for McCown, who was released by Tampa Bay at the end of the season. In signing McCown the Browns are now  unlikely to sign QB Brian Hoyer, last year’s… Read More »

Wrist surgery for Frog QB … Texas Christian junior QB Trevone Boykin will miss part of spring practice this year as he will undergo surgery on the wrist on his non-throwing arm. Boykin actually suffered the injury way back in October, but never missed a snap. While he will miss the final weeks of the Frogs spring workouts,… Read More »

Is Rams’ QB on the market? … There’s a real question around the post-combine NFL whether St. Louis is shopping veteran QB Sam Bradford. The last couple of days there have been rumors that Buffalo and Cleveland have some interest, however, the Rams have denied that Bradford is even on the market. What is sort of known is… Read More »

More combine impressions … With at least a few hours to have reflected on all that went on at last week’s scouting combine, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has had a chance to watch the tapes (several times over) and has some a number of impressions of what in Indianapolis as they affect each positional group heading… Read More »

How To Keep Up With GBN: – Hi everyone. This is Gary, the GBN web guy. With the Combine over and draft season in full swing, I just wanted to remind everyone of all the various ways you can get your Great Blue North news and updates. Follow us on Twitter, we’ll be posting regular updates. Like us… Read More »

We are here !!! The 2015 scouting combine is now on the books and while the combine is in fact only a small, albeit significant, part of the draft process there were a number of things learned in Indianapolis last week. That and where we stand as we head forward are the theme’s of this week’s scout’s notebook… Read More »

Combine winners and losers: The turned the lights off in Indianapolis as the final group at this year’s scouting combine packed up their gear and headed for the exits. If nothing else it was an interesting week with arguably at least as many hits as misses. Here’s a quick rundown of the week’s big winners and losers in… Read More »

Combine wraps with DB workout … What’s the old saying: Time flies when you’ve got good duty! Seems like barely a week when the first players were arriving in Indianapolis for the scouting combine and now it wraps up later today after the defensive backs have done their thing on the field. And while there aren’t many, if… Read More »

Combine defensive line/LBs review … With all due respects to Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota who put to bed many doubts with solid performances at the QB workout at the scouting combine, the ‘real’ big story out of Indianapolis was just how well the entire cadre of tweener DE/OLBs performed on Sunday. That’s one of the themes of… Read More »

Combine offensive line review … It took a day or so to pour over all the data, but here’s a quick review of the highlights and lowlights from the offensive line at this week’s combine which in the end may not have answered many questions heading toward the draft.

Passing the test … No player came into the scouting combine in Indianapolis facing more scrutiny than Florida State QB Jameis Winston. And with his combine now done it appears that Winston at least checked off all the boxes. He was upbeat and charismatic, albeit a tad inarticulate, when he met with media late last week. When asked… Read More »

Gurley injury controversy … While the healthy backs did their on-field stuff, one of the bigger stories – and maybe a non-story – was that Georgia RB Todd Gurley did not allow team doctors in Indianapolis to examine his surgically reconstructed knee. According to Dr. James Andrews, the specialist who did the surgery, though, Gurley’s medical team did… Read More »

Combine back on … The QBs are on the field for their on-field physical testing and positional drills at the scouting combine in Indianapolis. The WRs and RBs will also be on the field later today. Meanwhile, the defensive linemen and linebackers are getting weighed and measured, while the defensive backs have arrived in town and will go… Read More »

DL weigh-in highs and lows … While the offensive linemen were grabbing most of today’s combine headlines as they went through their on-field testing, their counterparts on the defensive line were being weighed and measured. We’ve got some of the highlights from today’s DL weigh-in at the Combine Blog.

Jags put for sale sign on #3 pick … At Jacksonville’s combine presser, G.M. David Caldwell indicated that the Jaguars would be open to moving down from the third pick overall at the upcoming draft especially after getting QB Blake Bortles with the 3rd pick last year. In fact, Jacksonville’s biggest needs this coming off-season are probably along… Read More »

Winston to throw … Florida State QB Jameis Winston confirmed when he finally met the media this afternoon that he will indeed be throwing when the offensive skill position guys do their on-field stuff. This comes despite the on-going story that Winston has been undergoing additional medical tests after one of the combine doctors detected some weakness in… Read More »

Big uglies hit field to hilite day four at combine … The NFL’s annual scouting combine really kicks into high gear this morning with the offensive linemen and TEs set to hit the field for their on-field testing and positional drills. The NFL Network will be covering the on-field activities from gavel to gavel starting at 9 AM… Read More »

UCF WR out of combine workouts … Central Florida WR Breshad Perriman, one of the hottest prospects in the 2015 draft field, will not compete in drills this weekend because of a strained hamstring.

Combine to introduce live timing … Long-time combine watchers will notice one huge change in the way the 40 is presented when the offensive linemen start lumbering down the straightaway tomorrow. As reported by this CBS Sports article, in recent years every player was actually credited with two 40-times. The first was an unofficial time that was posted… Read More »

Measuring up: Highs; lows of offensive line weigh-in … There were some interesting results yesterday when the offensive line went through the measurement process at the scouting combine in Indianapolis with a number of the big uglies passing the eyeball test with flying colors while a number of others disappointed. Here’s a quick rundown on the winners and… Read More »

Another top QB to throw … UCLA QB Brett Hundley, who is generally considered to be the #3 prospect at the position for the upcoming draft, has confirmed that he will be taking part in throwing drills when the QBs take the field for positional drills at the combine on Saturday. Fellow QBs Jameis Winston of Florida State… Read More »