dryheat44

I've read his 40s were in the 4.50-4.58 range. I'm still looking for more details.

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BelichickFan

That'll move him down quite a lot for many teams - I wonder what his splits were, we all know that's what the Patriots care about. I realize he's a bigger CB but that's still slowish.

dryheat44

And we may have a new name to consider, although I don't think the Pats would be much interested:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2910659

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BelichickFan

Not sure about the Patriots' lack of interest, they haven't added any quality to the OL this offseason, just quantity most likely for the bench or PS and this was in the article :

"An NFL scout, who was attending former Georgia cornerback Paul Oliver's workout in Athens, Ga., on Wednesday, said Gaither would be the most desirable player available if he enters the supplemental draft."

Kaczur and O'Callaghan are OK but they're clearly upgradeable.

Remix 6

Gaither is raw..hes huge and hes quick(runs under 4.9 i believe) The problem: RAW. He needs to work on his overall game to polish up and experience

were also interested in Chris Patrick, Nebraska Guard.

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Asante can't be much, if any faster, than those times. If Oliver can hold Johnson and Rice to their worst performances of the season - he probably plays a lot faster than his times indicate.

BelichickFan

Oliver might be good but I read on one board (footballsfutre.com I think) that Georgia shut Johnson down more by harassing the awful Reggie Ball than by actual shutdown CB work. I'd find a link but it was weeks ago so it's probably buried.

Actually, here's the thread :

http://www.footballsfuture.com/phpBB...c.php?t=141809

dryheat44

All this is true, but it seems that the Patriots draft older linemen with some polish to their games. I can't recall them using a high pick on a project. In fact, I'm not sure they've drafted a non-senior lineman.

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dryheat44

Also, only a 33.5 inch vertical. This guy is definitely more football player than athlete.

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dryheat44

And here's the write-up by Lenny P via GBN:

According to a report by Len Pasquarelli over at ESPN Georgia CB Paul Oliver did not have a very impressive outing when he worked out in front of over two dozen NFL scouts and personnel people prior to next month’s supplemental draft. Oliver, who been listed at over 6 feet and almost 210 pounds by the school, actually measured in at just 5-10.5 and 195 pounds. Worse for Oliver, he only ran in the mid-to-high 4.5 range for the 40, with at least one team reportedly timing in over 4.6 seconds. Oliver also didn’t score all that well in some of the other tests posting just a 33-inch vertical leap and a 3-cond drill time of over 7.3 seconds. For the record, that time in the 3-cone drill would have been the second worst among CBs at this year’s scouting combine, while the vertical leap would also have been in the lower third of combine participants at the position. Prior to the workout, Oliver had been graded in the second round area but that is likely to drop.

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