- Joined
- Mar 13, 2005
- Messages
- 20,536
- Reaction score
- 1
http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/9256785
Pat Kirwin - MOVING UP THE CHARTS (Feb. 26, 12:58 p.m. ET)
Vic Carucci - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (Feb. 24, 1:01 p.m. ET)
Pat Kirwin - MOVING UP THE CHARTS (Feb. 26, 12:58 p.m. ET)
I sat through most of the Saturday morning drills with a GM who told me there were only 12 players at the Combine with a first-round grade when he got here on Thursday. I caught up with him on Sunday morning and he said the list has grown to 14, but was confident it would never get to 20. What does that mean? Look for a number of teams trying to move down from their draft spot if they are not in the top 15.
Vic Carucci - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (Feb. 24, 1:01 p.m. ET)
NFL talent evaluators always face a difficult challenge in trying to identify quality receivers. And, because this is widely considered a down year for the position, the challenge is even greater. The fact they must judge a combination of running and catching skills causes scouts to generally struggle to determine where receivers should be selected, especially those who might warrant consideration in the early rounds of the draft. This year, no more than three -- and possibly fewer -- receivers are projected for the first round, whereas five were chosen last year. The most likely, and perhaps lone first-rounder, figures to be Santonio Holmes, a junior from Ohio State. Several players at the position could wind up being taken in the second round. What separates a first-round receiver from a second-rounder? "Either they run real fast and can't catch or they can catch, but run slow," Browns general manager Phil Savage said. "Or there was some medical issue or character issue. A lot of times, the second round in general is a hit or miss type of round regardless of position. I do think receiver is a position where you see a number of misses in there."