Senior Bowl - Wednesday Day 3

[StanleySpadowski]

Missed the first hour of the South's practice - sorry

7 on 7 Redzone on now

Leak dumped off to Darby and Buster Davis popped him - good coverage

Another dump off by Leak, this time to Booker

Palmer floated one that was knocked down

Palmer with an out - his arm doesn't look that good. Not much better than Leak's.

Palmer out to Bowe knocked down by Wade

Kolb dumped off to Booker

Kolb nice touch on a TD to Darby on a wheel route from the 5.

Kolb TD to Bowe but Kolb held the ball for 5-6 seconds.


End of drill - Darn is that SF staff good. Singletary's always in someone's ear about something they did wrong but in a positive way - Turner's more laid back but he obviously knows what he's doing. Singletary's wired for sound like Monte Kiffin was this morning but is much more vocal.

[Future]

Stanton held the ball a little long but has a strong arm.

hmmm, who does that sound like :/

[ThreeSportStar80]

Bowe from LSU is making those DB's look stupid!

[StanleySpadowski]

Team drill -

Leak with a dump off


K. Irons dropped a dumpoff from Palmer

Irons up the middle for a few. very little push from the OL

Irons with a nice run to the left side B. Davis sealed hard

Kolb dumped off to Newton - Scrambled when he didn't have to

Kolb over the middle scrambling - Grubb threw a nice block

Kolb dumps off to Newton again - South getting good pressure #99 especially

Leak to C. Davis on a flanker screen

Booker with a 15 yard run - South DL is pinning their ears back too much

Leak with an out to Higgins. Decent coverage

Irons for a few - Nice block by the FB McClain

Screen type pass to Booker. Really strange play Grubb the RG pulled left but they threw it right.

Palmer dump off to Booker - Great coverage by Griffin?

Darby fell down on a dump off

Darby off tackle for a loss of a couple - looked like a 'bama end with the penetration/stop

Wade would have been called for PI on a fade from Kolb to C. Davis

Kicking FGs now

[Oh_Canada]

Originally Posted by ThreeSportStar80

Bowe from LSU is making those DB's look stupid!

Bowe is a monster.

[theogt]

NFL Draft Countdown
Senior Bowl - Wednesday North Practice

January 24, 2007
Scott Wright


Despite some ominous skies the rain held off for the entire practice this morning. This was in fact the North's best day yet, with a number of nice performances on both sides of the ball and a couple of new additions to the roster who really stood out.

At quarterback Troy Smith of Ohio St. was solid once again but Drew Stanton of Michigan St. had his best performance of the week, showcasing a strong and accurate arm while connecting on some nice pass plays. Tyler Palko of Pitt displayed good mobility and can get out of the pocket and make something happen when his protection breaks down. At running back the big story was Kansas State's Thomas Clayton replacing the injured Garrett Wolfe on the roster and overall he looked pretty good, with three nice runs in a row and showed some shiftiness when he juked out Prescott Burgess. Even though he fumbled and had a little trouble catching the ball it's not a stretch to say that Clayton may already be the best pure running back on the North team. Perhaps his top competition, Kolby Smith of Louisville, saw a lot of action at fullback once again today. Tony Hunt of Penn St. is tough and showed a good first move but you can't expect more than that so he's definitely an inside runner. At wide receiver Rhema McKnight of Notre Dame continues to excel on short routes and slants but doesn't show much deep and pushes off a lot while David Clowney of Virginia Tech had his best day of the week so far. Paul Williams of Fresno St. faked Leon Hall out of his jock on a double move for a touchdown while Brandon Myles of West Virginia continues to make a strong impression. East Carolina's Aundrae Allison had a beautiful one-handed catch for a touchdown over Leon Hall but really struggles to get separation while Jason Hill of Washington St. looked real good and displayed excellent ball skills. In his first practice since replacing the injured Clark Harris Delaware tight end Ben Patrick made a very strong impression and had no problem assimilating himself. In fact, after being one of the stars of the East / West Shrine week he was one of the biggest stories of the day right off the bat in Mobile. Patrick has good size, is quick, gets downfield fast and made a terrific diving catch in 11-on-11's. Scouts were literally buzzing about this guy and I can't wait to see more of him the rest of the week! Along the offensive line Levi Brown of Penn St. is working hard, even coming out before practice started for some one-on-one coaching, and it's paying off because he's gotten better each day. Marshal Yanda of Iowa did a nice job against Quinn Pitcock and for the most part Ryan Harris was solid and may have had his best day of the week. The guy I'm still waiting to see something from is Samson Satele of Hawaii, who just doesn't jump out at you. There was also a botched snap between Dan Mozes of West Virginia and Troy Smith, although I'm not sure whos fault it was.

At defensive end the guy who really jumped out at me was Victor Abiamiri of Notre Dame, who looked smooth, fluid and very powerful in drills. Adam Carriker of Nebraska showed good strength as well and even showcased a nice spin move against Ryan Harris. Anthony Spencer of Purdue also looked very agile and garnered positive notice from the coaching staff. Inside at tackle, despite my reservations about his size, Amobi Okoye of Louisville continues to make big plays and he just flies by blockers (Beekman & Yanda) into the backfield at times. Okoye also seems to be very coachable and was once again seen vocally encouraging his teammates as they went through drills, showing leadership beyond his years. Meanwhile Brandon Mebane of Cal and David Patterson of Ohio St. looked slow and choppy in drills and were the least impressive guys in the group today in that regard. Head coach Jon Gruden even wandered over and spent some time watching the defensive linemen today. At linebacker Paul Posluszny of Penn St. really reacts quickly to the action and showed tremendous instincts. Also, Kevin "Boo" McLee of West Virginia looked very quick and Prescott Burgess of Michigan strikes hard and delivers a blow on impact. In the secondary the guy who really had an outstanding day of practice was Aaron Rouse of Virginia, who is big, fast, looked great in coverage and made a lot plays including two interceptions with one coming in 7-on-7's. Rouse is a loud and animated guy on the field but he had plenty to crow about today. As good as Rouse was Josh Wilson of Maryland was equally as bad, getting burnt on too many occasions to even count. He really just couldn't do anything right today. Josh Gattis of Wake Forest also had more than his fair share of troubles and just couldn't keep up with the receivers in man coverage. Leon Hall of Michigan was extremely solid and had nice coverage all day, although a scout for Cleveland was heard calling him "just another guy". One of my favorite players in the draft, Eric Weddle of Utah, had another nice day and came through with a big interception in 11-on-11's near the end of practice that really got the coaches fired up. Marcus McCauley of Fresno St. probably had his best day of the week, showing excellent recovery speed, sticking to his man like glue and making a couple of nice pass breakups in 7-on-7's. Tanard Jackson of Syracuse also had a solid day, showing a good break on the ball. As you can probably tell there were a lot of high's and low's for the defensive backs. And finally, on special teams kicker Mason Crosby of Colorado has yet to miss a kick that I've seen and was easily knocking them through the uprights from as deep as 48 yards today while Maryland punter Adam Podlesh gets very good hangtime on his boots.

A number of prospects had by far their best days of the week today which was a welcome sight after this squads struggles on Monday and Tuesday. Hopefully they keep it up for the next couple of days because this was a fun practice to cover.

[da_whiz_kid]

...ompetition, Kolby Smith of Louisville, saw a lot of action at fullback once again today. Tony Hunt of Penn St. is tough and showed a good first move but you can't expect more than that so he's definitely an inside runner. At wide receiver Rhema McKnight of Notre Dame continues to excel on short routes and slants but doesn't show much deep and pushes off a lot while David Clowney of Virginia Tech had his best day of the week so far. Paul Williams of Fresno St. faked Leon Hall out of his jock on a double move for a touchdown while Brandon Myles of West Virginia continues to make a strong impression. East Carolina's Aundrae Allison had a beautiful one-handed catch for a touchdown over Leon Hall but really struggles to get separation while Jason Hill of Washington St. looked real good and displayed excellent ball skills. In his first ...






get him!!!

[theogt]

Originally Posted by da_whiz_kid

...ompetition, Kolby Smith of Louisville, saw a lot of action at fullback once again today. Tony Hunt of Penn St. is tough and showed a good first move but you can't expect more than that so he's definitely an inside runner. At wide receiver Rhema McKnight of Notre Dame continues to excel on short routes and slants but doesn't show much deep and pushes off a lot while David Clowney of Virginia Tech had his best day of the week so far. Paul Williams of Fresno St. faked Leon Hall out of his jock on a double move for a touchdown while Brandon Myles of West Virginia continues to make a strong impression. East Carolina's Aundrae Allison had a beautiful one-handed catch for a touchdown over Leon Hall but really struggles to get separation while Jason Hill of Washington St. looked real good and displayed excellent ball skills. In his first ...






get him!!!

Paul Williams has been impressive by all accounts. He's working his way into an early 2nd round pick.

[StanleySpadowski]

Originally Posted by theogt

Paul Williams has been impressive by all accounts. He's working his way into an early 2nd round pick.

I think the most impressive thing about him is that he has 35" arms. That's insane for a player of his height and adds an extra couple of inches to get to passes.

[da_whiz_kid]

Originally Posted by theogt

Paul Williams has been impressive by all accounts. He's working his way into an early 2nd round pick.

THAT SUCKS! I want him bad, i hope he sticks around for us to pick him!

[Dayton Cowboy]

Stanley,

I'm sure its been asked somewhere, but are you going to do a recap of the game itself for those that don't get the NFLN? I'm not sure if its going to be on TVU or something? I'm sure many would appreciate it.

[StanleySpadowski]

Originally Posted by Dayton_Cowboy

Stanley,

I'm sure its been asked somewhere, but are you going to do a recap of the game itself for those that don't get the NFLN? I'm not sure if its going to be on TVU or something? I'm sure many would appreciate it.

Yea, I'll probably recap the game.


I would like a list of 10-12 players that people really want to hear about so I can concentrate on them. So if you have a guy or two of particular interest let me know.

I know that some have expressed an interest in Weddle, Grubbs, Blalock and Carriker so I'll try to keep an eye on them.

[WoodysGirl]

Originally Posted by StanleySpadowski

Yea, I'll probably recap the game.


I would like a list of 10-12 players that people really want to hear about so I can concentrate on them. So if you have a guy or two of particular interest let me know.

I know that some have expressed an interest in Weddle, Grubbs, Blalock and Carriker so I'll try to keep an eye on them.

I'll prolly watch it, but I wouldn't mind getting your observations on Kolb.

He's an alum.