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Apr
22
2010
Chris Cook
Position: CB School: Virginia Height: 6’2″ Weight: 212 lbs Class: RS-Senior 40 time: 4.44 Overall Grade: 6.82 Draft Projection: 2nd Round
Non-position specific categories
Category Max. Value Grade Height/Weight 6 6 Speed 8 7 Quickness/Agility 10 8.5 Strength/Explosion 10 8 Athletic Ability 8 7 Durability 8 6 Character 6 5 Production/Experience 6 5 Toughness 8 7.5 Potential 10 9.5
Defensive Back Specific Categories
Category Max. Value Grade Ball Skills 10 8.5 Man Coverage 10 8 Zone Coverage 10 8 Tackling 6 4.5 Run Stopping 6 4.5 Hips/Lateral Movement 8 7 Physicality 6 6
Explanation of Player Grading System
Strengths
A very physical corner. Tremendous size for the position. Well above average speed and athleticism. Flips hips and changes directions easily. Aggressive with receivers. Does a nice job playing up on the line and redirecting the receivers route. Unafraid Keep Reading…
Apr
22
2010
Patrick Robinson
Position: CB School: Florida State Height: 5’11 1/4“ Weight: 190 lbs Class: Senior 40 time: 4.47 Overall Grade: 6.35 Draft Projection: 2nd Round
Non-position specific categories
Category Max. Value Grade Height/Weight 6 5.5 Speed 8 7 Quickness/Agility 10 8.5 Strength/Explosion 10 8 Athletic Ability 8 7 Durability 8 7 Character 6 3 Production/Experience 6 3 Toughness 8 7 Potential 10 8.5
Defensive Back Specific Categories
Category Max. Value Grade Ball Skills 10 7.5 Man Coverage 10 8.5 Zone Coverage 10 8 Tackling 6 4.5 Run Stopping 6 4 Hips/Lateral Movement 8 7.5 Physicality 6 3.5
Explanation of Player Grading System
Strengths
Very quick and athletic. Smooth backpedal and good footwork. Flips hips and changes directions easily. Can run with most wide receivers without allowing separation. When in zone coverage, can read the QB’s eyes while keeping an eye Keep Reading…
Apr
22
2010
Rodger Saffold
Position: OT School: Indiana Height: 6’4 5/8“ Weight: 316 lbs Class: Senior 40 time: 5.24 Overall Grade: 6.44 Draft Projection: 2nd Round
Non-position specific categories
Category Max. Value Grade Height/Weight 6 4.5 Speed 8 5.5 Quickness/Agility 10 6.5 Strength/Explosion 10 7 Athletic Ability 8 5.5 Durability 8 6.5 Character 6 6 Production/Experience 6 6 Toughness 8 7 Potential 10 8.5
Offensive Lineman Specific Categories Category Max. Value Grade Pass Blocking 10 8.5 Run Blocking 10 8 Awareness 8 7.5 Hand Placement 6 5.5 Pulling/Trapping/Second Level 6 4.5 Footwork 8 6.5 Leverage 8 6
Explanation of Player Grading System
Strengths
Very experienced offensive lineman that began starting at left tackle during his freshman season. Good awareness. Uses his hands well to latch on blockers. Natural knee bender. Plays through the whistle and finishes blocks. Thick, strong build with long arms Keep Reading…
Apr
22
2010
By special guest writer, AJ Barravechio When you think of the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line, what comes to mind? Due to the image that has been portrayed for years now, it probably makes you think of sacks upon sacks. While this does appear to be a major problem for the Steelers, who is to be blamed for this? The line themselves? The quarterback that is heralded as “elite?” The coaching staff and their schemes? While it is easy to believe that the line should bear the full burden of protecting the quarterback, sometimes we have to look closely at the situation in order to discover the truth.
It seems that for the past four years, national as well as local media have been calling for the Steelers to draft an offensive lineman in the first round of the NFL Draft. Many mock drafts have been shown with Pittsburgh Keep Reading…
Apr
22
2010
It’s only a day before the draft and Will Spencer and Rob Engle have put their heads together to come up with their final mock draft. With a few surprises in store, take a look at how it shaped up!
1. St. Louis Rams Sam Bradford – QB – Oklahoma
Scouting Report
It seems that it’s almost a given the Rams will take Bradford with the first overall pick. We don’t necessarily agree with it, but we see the Rams issue here. They’ve passed on several franchise quarterbacks over the past several seasons and they’ve parted ways with Marc Bulger. They could go out and try to trade for Jason Campbell or maybe shoot for Colt McCoy in round 2. However, this seems like the most logical selection.
2. Detroit Lions Ndamunkong Suh – DT – Nebraska
Scouting Report
The Lions could easily have one Keep Reading…
