Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Checking in at the combine

I am very disappointed by the showing by the runningbacks at the combine this year. I really expected better numbers by some of the athletes. I expected Georgia's Knowshon Moreno to run atleast a 4.4 and he did not. Although he did put up 225lbs 25 times. I didn't think he was that strong. His pro day numbers will really effect his draft position. A guy who has really helped himself out if Andre Brown out of NC State. He ran a 4.49 and showed good strength lifting 225 24 times. A team like Denver would be a great fit for Andre. My favorite runningback in this class is Donald Brown out of UConn. He ran a 4.51 which is not blazing speed by any means. Brown was a top performer in almost every category of the rest of the drills he was put through. Brown was a beast in college running for over 2,000 yards. Chris Wells did okay at the combine. But questions still surround him about his durability. Boise State's Ian Johnson also performed well at the combine and could be a sleeper in this draft. Much like Steve Slaton last year. The pro day numbers will give another look at when and where these guys will end up in the draft. Other player to look out for are: Rashad Jennings(Liberty) Gartrell Johnson(Colorado st) Javarris Williams(Tennessee St) Javon Ringer(Michigan st)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why are you so hung up on RB's? The Pats have good ones in Morris & Faulk. I think Mahroney is done as a Patriot but they have more pressing needs than RB. Wouldn't you rather see a LB or Db? Evan an OL since it will be hard to resign Mankins.

Mike Lockhart's Sports Blog said...

bostonfirefighter, It's not that i'm hung up on rb's i am going to go over most of the positions. Going into the combine i thought this was going to be an extrodinary class. You said it best, Moroney is done. Jordan is gone, Faulk is still good but on the wrong end of 30. BenJarvis Green-ellis is decent but not a game breaker. Imagine a dominant runningback to go along with Tom Brady and that offense.

Mike Lockhart's Sports Blog said...

Morris is no kid either