Combine Time

[40yrpatsfan]

It's 3/8s shorter than then what most teams consider the minimum, it's 1 3/8 shorter then what they prefer.

It isnt to say that he can't play, but part of drafting this high are traits, he has most of them but comes up short on a couple .... Which would make his chance of success an outlier......it is dangerous to bet on outliers at #4 overall.

Same thing with Graham's weight, under 300lbs.....now he says he lost weight while working out for the combine, but it is the information we have....."but but Donald was like 285!". Donald is and outliers outlier, and also had abs at 285, he was a freak .... Graham isn't

Now apparently there were a lot of guys who measured less than expected, by up to 1/2, so I suspect teams will be checking for themselves during visits

The best OT in the league (Slater) has 33” arms.

 

[rochrist]

Why? Wingspan doesn’t matter imo, just means you have an athletic torso. And what move for an OT involves reaching both arms out to the sides? It would matter to a DL batting down passes but not a tackle.

Short arms I can see, but 3/8” makes THAT much of a diff? That’s less than the size of a fingernail.

He’s big, athletic, fundamentally sound, and has great tape in the most competitive conference. Isn’t this nitpicking?

Reports I've seen indicate that to be successful against the outside speed rushers in college, he had to overset to the outside which leaves him vulnerable on the inside. There was some of that, and the feeling was that at the NFL level, they'd exploit the hell out of it.

 

[Headcase]

The best OT in the league (Slater) has 33” arms.

I noticed you said 33" inch arms, not sub 33" inch arms.....

if Campbell is drafted and plays LT he will in the 10% of tackles that played over 500 snaps last year with less than 33 inch arms, and I don't remember the exact number but his 77 inch wing span makes him like 1 of 1 in the last 25yrs (at least)

It isn't to say he cant play the position, but I wouldn't want to bet #4 overall on it.

 

[Love The Drake]

This kid in the third or fourth?