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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.As far as Beason running a "better" 40 time at his pro-day, players almost always run .1 better at their pro day. The surroundings are comfortable, they are used to the track, and the track may even be slightly downhill as it has been discovered to be at several college campuses. A good rule of thumb is to add .1 to pro day 40s. In this case that jives with Beason's combine time of 4.72.
Now a warning sign on Beason is that on March 3rd, he weighed in at only 229. That is 8 lbs lighter than the combine. That isn't a good thing. Part of the reason is his knee injury, I'm sure, but its not good for a guy looking to be an ILB.
Those darned Browns, who knew they'd steal this kid and ride him to the playoffs?Jackson was 227ish and he got 93 tackles :\
Those darned Browns, who knew they'd steal this kid and ride him to the playoffs?
As part of his annual predraft scouting trip to Florida, Patriots coach Bill Belichick spent "quite a bit of time" with Florida State linebacker Ernie Sims. Belichick came away impressed, but the Lions ended up snatching Sims at No. 9, well before the Patriots picked (21st). Sims enters today's game against the Patriots with a team-high 109 tackles and has several of the qualities the Patriots generally seek. "He's a football guy. Business. Very competitive. Very intense," said Belichick, noting that even though Sims is undersized at 6 feet, 225 pounds, he still could have fit in the middle of a 3-4 defense. "I think football is important to him and he plays like it on the field. Every play he's after you."
Jackson was 227ish and he got 93 tackles :\
I'm sure you were one of several who liked Jackson, and if I was a fan of a 4-3 team I'd have liked him a great deal. The question I wish to ask all who point to the stories of Vilma and Sims, where are they now? Is it just coincidence they got drafted by someone else?love sarcasm but hey..go back and look through year old posts and you'll see that i was very high on D'Qwell
and im gonna bring this backup for the 3000th time
This is just BS. There are plenty of players who DON'T run better than at the Combine. And your rule of thumb is bunk as well. You have to take into consideration the type of surface they were running on. Were they running on grass or were they running on some kind of turf.