How has the Senior Bowl changed my thinking? Not greatly I'm sad to say. It didn't feel like a particularly good SB this year although I feel that was partly down to the coverage - I thought we saw less of the one-on-ones than usual for example.
However, here are what has changed for me.
1. TJ Parker has proven he is worthy of a first round pick. Although, the more I thought about his performance, almost every victory came through power with little variety. That power though. Different class.
2. Zion Young and Derrick Moore established themselves as my EDGE 3 and 4 although I'm not sure in which order. Both were very good.
3. Max Iheanachor is a borderline first rounder. My OT 2 behind Freeling although I need to watch Blake Miller again.
4. Kyle Louis and Jacob Rodriguez are excellent middle round options for linebacker. Both showed themselves to have the athleticism and coverage chops to justify their picks.
5. Ted Hurst confirmed himself as a binky. He's terrific.
6. There were a few WRs who justified themselves as interesting day 3 picks - Josh Cameron, Reggie Virgil, Lewis Bond, Tyren Montgomery and Cyrus Allen all looked promising but not to the point where I'm banging the table for them. Maybe good combines change that.
7. Aside from TCU safety Bud Clark, I don't think any DB really set themselves apart.
8. Forgot DT. Lee Hunter and Caleb Banks absolutely proved themselves as first round DTs and I think Banks jumped Hunter. We don't need them, but they should absolutely be justified as BPA picks that wouldn't upset me.
9. The interior OL was a little meh. Some good performances but no-one Grey Zabel-ed it.
10. Kaelon Black and Mike Washington confirmed my view that they are the two best value RBs in class. Sadly, Adam Randall was pretty awful.
