My2Cents
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"they are all about the Senior Bowl and the Combine."
WRONG!
For brevity's sake, I won't review the entire Pats draft history,
but it's very common for the Pats to take a leader in one of the Combine workouts (no matter how ridiculous that may appear to us) or a Senior Bowl/Senior Bowl week standout. Here are just a few:
One of the most notable examples of where you are wrong is the highly athletic but unproductive TE Ben Watson. Said ESPN's Mel Kiper: "The Senior Bowl practices and the combine workout made Ben Watson a lot of money."
The 6-foot-3, 255-pound Watson was the second tight end taken after Winslow despite a senior season in which he had 23 catches for 324 yards and was slowed by an ankle injury. Florida's Ben Troupe went 41st to Denver."
2003- "[Ty Warren] ANALYSIS: Can be a dominant force when focused and displayed that skill during Senior Bowl practice as well as throughout his college career." [SI].
"My vertical jump was first, and I jumped 38 inches. I followed that with a 10-foot-2-inch standing broad jump. Next, I ran my 40. I was clocked in the 4.4 range. I ran hard, but I know that I can run faster. After my 40, I finished my workout with some ball-catching drills and the shuttle run. I felt really confident about my performance in both. I didn’t drop any balls and clocked a 4.0 flat in the 20-yard shuttle. I am looking forward to improve all my times in my workout at school on March 12." [Eugene Wilson, draft journal].
"[Bethel Johnson] Displayed flashes at the Scouting Combine and showed rare innate abilities, but that is keeping in par with his college career." [SI].
2002- "Dan Graham was the best tight end in the nation before he arrived in Mobile and made yet another statement during the week with his skills. A consummate professional, Graham went to every practice with total focus and determination. Several teams, including the Buccaneers and Bears, showed a lot of interest in the Graham, a Colorado product." [SI].
"[Deion Branch:] Deion had the fastest 10 yard dash of any athlete at the 2002 NFL Combine." [Parisi Speed School].
2001- Matt Light has quick feet. [Kiper's Climbers].
"[Kenyatta] Jones clocked in at 4.8 seconds, the best of any of the tackle prospects at the RCA Dome last weekend, a field that included a far better-known Kenyatta (as in Walker, from the University of Florida). Though unable to make his second run, Jones _ a former star at Gainesville's Eastside High _ clearly placed himself among a list of prospects whose stock netted points during three days of heavily scrutinized workouts." [The Orlando Sentinel].
Note that Jones also posted one of the best bench presses, with 31. While 3rd pick, CB Brock Williams, was listed among Kiper's Climbers after a 4.38 40-yard dash tied for best among DB's at the Combine. Need I go on???
I don't know much, but I know that the bolded above is so very, very wrong.
WRONG!
For brevity's sake, I won't review the entire Pats draft history,
but it's very common for the Pats to take a leader in one of the Combine workouts (no matter how ridiculous that may appear to us) or a Senior Bowl/Senior Bowl week standout. Here are just a few:
One of the most notable examples of where you are wrong is the highly athletic but unproductive TE Ben Watson. Said ESPN's Mel Kiper: "The Senior Bowl practices and the combine workout made Ben Watson a lot of money."
The 6-foot-3, 255-pound Watson was the second tight end taken after Winslow despite a senior season in which he had 23 catches for 324 yards and was slowed by an ankle injury. Florida's Ben Troupe went 41st to Denver."
2003- "[Ty Warren] ANALYSIS: Can be a dominant force when focused and displayed that skill during Senior Bowl practice as well as throughout his college career." [SI].
"My vertical jump was first, and I jumped 38 inches. I followed that with a 10-foot-2-inch standing broad jump. Next, I ran my 40. I was clocked in the 4.4 range. I ran hard, but I know that I can run faster. After my 40, I finished my workout with some ball-catching drills and the shuttle run. I felt really confident about my performance in both. I didn’t drop any balls and clocked a 4.0 flat in the 20-yard shuttle. I am looking forward to improve all my times in my workout at school on March 12." [Eugene Wilson, draft journal].
"[Bethel Johnson] Displayed flashes at the Scouting Combine and showed rare innate abilities, but that is keeping in par with his college career." [SI].
2002- "Dan Graham was the best tight end in the nation before he arrived in Mobile and made yet another statement during the week with his skills. A consummate professional, Graham went to every practice with total focus and determination. Several teams, including the Buccaneers and Bears, showed a lot of interest in the Graham, a Colorado product." [SI].
"[Deion Branch:] Deion had the fastest 10 yard dash of any athlete at the 2002 NFL Combine." [Parisi Speed School].
2001- Matt Light has quick feet. [Kiper's Climbers].
"[Kenyatta] Jones clocked in at 4.8 seconds, the best of any of the tackle prospects at the RCA Dome last weekend, a field that included a far better-known Kenyatta (as in Walker, from the University of Florida). Though unable to make his second run, Jones _ a former star at Gainesville's Eastside High _ clearly placed himself among a list of prospects whose stock netted points during three days of heavily scrutinized workouts." [The Orlando Sentinel].
Note that Jones also posted one of the best bench presses, with 31. While 3rd pick, CB Brock Williams, was listed among Kiper's Climbers after a 4.38 40-yard dash tied for best among DB's at the Combine. Need I go on???