2010 NFL Combine

Abbott, don't out your mom on the board. Way not cool

 

Yeah Rome just spent 30 min or so ripping Clausen. I wouldn't go with a QB who has any questions regarding his character. Not at that position. Bradford a much safer option. I'm not a gambler though.

DE Jason Pierre-Paul is having one heck of a Combine with a 4.64 40 this morning. He's a South Florida kid so naturally I'm supposed to love him, but one year playing D-I makes me NERVOUS. Once teams started double-teaming him the way they did Selvie, he seemed a little irrelevent towards the end of the season.

Still, he's Mayock's #1 at DE. I think he has all the physical tools, but I'm not sold on him being the top DE prospect. Thoughts?
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McShay and Kiper have been talking Pierre-Paul up all season and he did have a great year. Blew past Selvie on the prospect chart and was the best pass rusher in the Big East. He certainly looks like the guy you want playing that position: tall, rangy, big frame, can run.
But my gut says this guy could be a major bust, based soley on his lack of experience. I see guys like Gaines Adams (RIP) and Vernon Gholston who were able to wreck offensive tackles in college based on crazy athleticism, then they get to the pros and they struggle with technique. As freaky athletic and fast as Freeney is, the guy is headsy and has a great feel for setting up his moves. Same goes for Dumervill. He was football smart enough to learn a position in the NFL.
In the NFL, go get the quarterback doesn't cut it.

 

Why exactly has Mike Mayock become the fucking expert on all things NFL draft? What the fuck has he ever done?

 

Couldn't you ask the same thing about most of the so-called draft experts?

 

Mayock's record on this stuff is pretty solid. What he's done is what they asked him to do, analyze prospects. He also played corner in the league.

 

Yes. You can.

But when I see journalists, by the dozens, huddling around Mayock for quotes it makes me think journalists have become a very lazy breed......

And Flying, you are right - who the fuck is that guy?

 

McShay came about when negotiations with Mel went downhill a few years ago. McShay had Jake Locker as his #1 prospect this year and was critical of Locker going back to UW. The reason Locker went back was the Draft Board told him he was at best a 2nd or 3rd round pick. Granted the board is usually conservative but to tout a guy as #1 who was forced to go back to school crushes the credibilty.

 

Mayock knows what he is talking about. I am sure a little bit of his knowledge comes from actually playing the game at high level.

I certainly place great faith in what Mayock has to say than McShay. The fact that Mayock played for Parcells makes him a lot better connected to the league.

 

So Haden ends up at safety. So what he'll still be a pro bowl player.