As the QB turns … Several more items of potential interest from today’s team media moments at the scouting combine in Indianapolis related to the all-important QB position and what teams might or might not be thinking about the position and the 2015 draft. Clevelkand head coach Mike Pettine, for example, revealed that he had visited with enigmatic… Read More »
Pats getting help with OL search … Leaving no stone unturned, defending Super Bowl champion New England has again brought former offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia to Indianapolis to help them scout the position. In fact, Scarnecchia, who retired at the end of the 2013 season, will work for the Patriots on a temporary basis through the end… Read More »
More on Bucs decision with top pick … A little more from Tampa Bay’s press conference earlier this this morning at which the Buccaneers’s brass wouldn’t quite give away what the team will do with the top pick, but hinted that the slot if Florida State QB Jameis Winston’s to lose. Bucs head coach Lovie Smith went to… Read More »
Reading the Titans tea leaves … Tennessee had its combine presser earlier to date at which time G.M. Ruston Webster and head coach Ken Whisenhunt both added credence to the notion that the Titans are seriously considering the option of giving 2nd year Zach Mettenberger another year to prove himself while looking other positions with the #2 pick… Read More »
Top QBs to throw … On further review, multiple sources are reporting that both of this year’s top-rated QB prospects for the 2015 draft – Jameis Winston of Florida State and Oregon’s Marcus Mariota – have indicated that they will participate in the throwing drills for the position at the scouting combine on Saturday. In the past, top-rated… Read More »
Hoosier RB out of combine … Multiple sources are reporting that Indiana RB Tevin Coleman will not be able to workout at this week’s scouting combine just down the road in Indianapolis. Coleman, who rushed for over 2,000 yards in 2014 when he led the country in big-play runs, had post-season surgery on a toe issue that bothered… Read More »
Welcome to Indianapolis … Draft hopefuls have begun arriving in Indianapolis for the start of the NFL’s annual scouting combine on Tuesday in what is arguably the most important week of the pre-draft testing period. Just over 320 prospects will be poked and prodded, as well as tested both mentally and physically as they go through what amounts… Read More »
On the hot seat in Indy … When one breaks it down there are three quite distinct phases of the annual scouting community: the medical testing, the on-field physical tests and drills, including the 40, and the team interviews. Each team is allowed to host up to 60 players for a 15-minute interview. For most players, it is… Read More »
Who’s #1 … So far, Tampa Bay, which owns the #1 pick overall at the 2015, hasn’t given many hints as to what the franchise plans to do this year’s first first. Heck, its possible that with such an undefined draft class to date that the Buccaneers still aren’t at all sure themselves as to what direction to… Read More »
So where do we stand … The annual scouting report, arguably the most important single event on the draft prep calendar, is set to get underway on Wednesday in Indianapolis. And there is an awful lot of sorting out to be this week in Indianapolis as the 2015 draft remains one of the most difficult to handicap in… Read More »
Behind closed doors at the combine … With anyone who is anyone in the NFL personnel world heading to Indianapolis this week for the annual scouting combine which signals in many ways the real start of the pre-draft process. And while the on-field drills including the 40-yard dashes get most of the media buzz, much of the real… Read More »
No combine for Vols’ LB … A day after he was charged with sexual assault, former Tennessee MLB A.J. Johnson has had his invitation to next week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis rescinded by the NFL. Johnson was one of two UT players charged stemming from an incident back in mid-November. Johnson, who was suspended indefinitely by the school… Read More »
Combine sleeper preview … The vast majority of players invited to the scouting combine which gets underway next week are pretty well known by the time they get to Indianapolis. Even most of the players from outside the ranks of FBS programs have some kind of national rep. Every year, though, the combine roster also seems to include… Read More »
Pre-combine reading … For those looking for a little draft related reading as they wait for the start of next week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis long-time GBN Terry G correspondent recommends a great article on how Bill Belickchek and Patriots manipulate the draft to stay on top. It kind of plays to something we have talked about in… Read More »
Bucs release vet QB … In a somewhat surprising move that could have implications for the 2015 draft, Tampa Bay has released veteran QB Josh McCown, the Buccaneers’ nominal starter at the position. Needless to say the release of McCown has led to some early speculation that the move in another indication that the Buccaneers are likely to… Read More »
Mocking the mocks … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette, who doesn’t believe that the people who run the scouting combine necessarily do a great job picking the players, especially later round types, to attend the Indianapolis event, has thrown down the gauntlet with a different mock draft take on who the Green Bay Packers might take.
New 3-round mock posted … The first full 3-round pre-combine GBN mock has been posted. As we have noted in the past, we hope readers will keep in mind that the real value of any draft projection is not which individual player gets ‘picked’ by a particular – heck we doubt there is a team out there at… Read More »
Last star game review … With the break in the draft process as we wait for the combine to get underway next week, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has had a chance to watch – three times actually – the game tape from the Medal of Honor College all-star game and files this report on who stood… Read More »
Rams’ TE gets extra year … Colorado State tight end Kivon Cartwright has been granted a 6th year of eligibility after he missed all but one game in 2014 because of an ankle injury. Cartwright injured his ankle in the offseason and was only able to play in Colorado State’s season opener last fall before ultimately undergoing season-ending… Read More »
Star FCS QB joins Ducks … Eastern Washington QB Vernon Adams has confirmed that he will be transferring to Oregon where he hopes to replace 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota as the Ducks’ starter this coming season. Adams, the runner-up for the Walter Payton Award, the FCS equivalent of the Heisman, in each of the past two seasons,… Read More »
Road to the draft runs thru Indy … With the combine set to get to underway in ten days or so, its hard not to overstate just how important next week’s event in Indianapolis is to the entirety of the draft process. And it starts with the fact that year in and year out the vast majority of… Read More »
Combine roster thoughts … With the full roster of players scheduled to attend the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis later this month having been formally announced, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on the hits and misses on the invite list.
USU Aggies QB gets extra year … Utah State has confirmed that star QB Chuckie Keeton has been awarded a 6th year of eligibility by the NCAA and will play for the Aggies next fall. The athletic Keeton looked like an emerging star after a breakout sophomore season in 2012, but suffered season ending knee injuries early in… Read More »
Combine invite list announced … The NFL Scouting Combine has released the list of 323 players who will be attending this year’s event in Indianapolis which gets underway on February 17th and runs through the 23rd. And who gets invited to Indianapolis matters because NFL personnel departments are very much involved in the whittling down process and want… Read More »
‘Textgate’ could cost Browns mid-rounder … Cleveland Plain Dealer ace Browns’ reporter Mary Kay Cabot is reporting that if, as expected, GM Ray Farmer is found to have been sending emails to the coaching staff during games, which is against NFL rules, the Browns could lose a mid-round draft pick. That actually might be a bit of a… Read More »
