Seahawks re-sign QB Smith; still looking at the position at the draft? … The fact that Seattle resigned veteran QB Geno Smith to a reported 3Y, $105M contract extension would seem, at least on first blush, preclude the Seahawks from selecting a QB with the 5th pick at the 2023 draft. However, my understanding is that the contract… Read More »
Pro day sched set to kick-off … After a day to get a fresh set of clothes, scouts around the NFL will be back on the road as the annual pro day circuit gets underway with workouts planned for Indiana and Southern Utah. However, things don’t get really interesting until next week when national champion Georgia works out… Read More »
It is Tag Day in the NFL … The deadline for teams to designate franchise and transition players is later this afternoon at 4 PM ET. So far, four players – RBs Josh Jacobs of Las Vegas and Dallas’ Tony Pollard, Washington DT Daron Payne and Jacksonville TE Evan Engram – have been franchised by their respective teams.… Read More »
Busy day around the NFL and it ain’t over yet … Anybody thinking we’d kind of have a quiet day today after the combine is probably sorely disappointed as there have been a number of moves as well as lots of rumors with the start of the new football year just over a week away. It still not… Read More »
Pigskin thoughts on OL workout … The combine is gone but hardly forgotten and GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some observations on the offensive line testing yesterday here.
USC OG Vorhees tears ACL … It is being reported this morning that it is now believed that Southern California OG Andrew Vorhees, a second-day prospect who had been considered to be one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position for the 2023 draft, tore an ACL during his 40-yard run during yesterday’s on-field testing for the… Read More »
QB Carr appears headed to Saints … Multiple media sources are reporting at this hour, that New Orleans is close to signing former Las Vegas QB Derek Carr to a 4-year deal. Ironically, the Saints were the one team that Carr visited prior to being released by the Raiders. Carr then reportedly met with New Orleans’ officials brass… Read More »
Follow-up OL combine comments … Just a couple of belated observations on the weigh-in element of the offensive linemen’s day at the combine earlier today. We noted in some of the discussion of their 40 times, for example, that several OT could end up being kicked back inside because of the dreaded short arms. Most prominent was Northwestern’s… Read More »
That’s a wrap; on to pro days … The 2023 scouting combine wrapped up within the last hour in Indianapolis. And the early returns appear to be that far more guys helped themselves with their performances this weekend than were hurt. Certainly, there’s still plenty to chew over based on what we saw in Indianapolis. However, there won’t… Read More »
RB 40 times … Here are the 40 times for the RBs at the combine. No surprise that Texas A&M’s Devin Achane lead the way, although his 4.32 time was a little slower than scouts had anticipated. Meanwhile, Bijan Robinson of Texas posted a respectable 4.47 time despite what appeared to be a stumble at the start, while… Read More »
OL 40 times … For the record, here are the 40 times now for both groups of offensive linemen. A couple of highlights from the second group to note. Most notable may have been the run of Tennessee OT Darnell Wright. There was a bit of a first-round buzz about Wright the past couple of weeks, but there… Read More »
Pigskin’s day three observations … While we wait for the second group of offensive linemen to run their 40s, here are GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette’s always thoughtful observations from yesterday’s very busy QB/receivers workouts.
First group OTs run well; short arms for NW’s Skoronski … The first group of offensive linemen have completed their 40s on the final days of the combine in Indianapolis and several leading second-tier OTs posted decent times. BYU’s Blake Freeland, for example, ran an unofficial 4.96 40 with a very quick 1.68 split. Anton Harrison of Oklahoma… Read More »
Combine wraps with OL, RBs on the field … Hard to believe but the combine is almost done. They’ll wrap things up a little later today after the RBs and offensive linemen go through their on-field physical testing and positional drills. That starts at 1 PM ET with coverage again on the NFL Network.
A comment or two on today’s QB workout … If you aren’t aware by now that the QBs put on a terrific show at today’s combine work out, you probably just wandered on to the wrong site. Florida’s Anthony Richardson, for example, set multiple positional records in the physical testing and then showcased a cannon of an arm… Read More »
Post workout thoughts on combine WRs … One of the questions heading into the combine was whether Tennessee WR Jalin Hyatt rightly belonged to be grouped with the top 4-5 receivers for this year’s draft or whether he was still more a leading second-tier type. And we likely won’t know the final answer to that question, maybe even… Read More »
TEs fast in 40 timing … They had to wait a while today to get on the field, but the TEs did not disappoint when they finally did get to run their 40-yard dashes earlier this evening. In fact, of the 13 TEs who did run, 11 clocked in at under 4.75 seconds. The group was led by… Read More »
Full WR 40 times posted … Here are the combined 40 times for the two groups of WRs working out at the combine today. Note the times for players in the firts group are official, while those for the second group are still unofficial, but there have been only minor differences in the unofficial and official times over… Read More »
AR puts on show at combine … He still has throw to the ball, but so far Florida QB Anthony Richardson is putting on an athletic show at the combine this faternoon. Richardson, who weighed in at 6-4, 244, ran a 4.44 40 after posting jumps of 40.5″ in the vertical and 10.5″ in the LJ.
USC’s Addison quicker in second run … After a disappointing 4.55 clocking in his first 40-yard run, USC’s Jordan Addison, who a lot of teams have at the top of their WR board, posted a second run of 4.49 which still isn’t super fast but it is closer to checking off the box.
Better times for WRs Flowers, Hyatt … Pretty good times for a couple of top-rated WRs as Tennessee’s Jalin Hyatt ran an unofficial 4.41 time, while Boston College’s Zay Flowers came in at 4.42.
USC’s Addison first WR to run … USC’s Jordan Addison, who a lot of teams have at the top of their WR board, was the first receiver to run their 40 this afternoon, but his 4.55 clocking isn’t really what was expected.
Combine update … Just a note that may be a little difficult tracking the baseline numbers for the QBs and receivers as it appears there going to break into groups with four QBs and a certain number of receivers. So we’ve had four QBs run and now we’ll get several receivers.
Tide QB Young passes 200 mark … The biggest question mark of the 2023 combine has been answered as Alabama QB Bryce Young tipped the scales this morning at 204 pounds. Young, the presumptive #1 pick at the upcoming draft, has reportedly been frantically trying to bulk up in the days heading to the combine amid concerns that… Read More »
More thoughts on the DB work out … As noted in the opener to the last post, there is plenty to chew on from last night’s defensive backs workout and GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette offers his unique insight into yesterday’s proceedings here.
