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Auditions done, Bomar growing antsy about draft
By CHAREAN WILLIAMS
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Rhett Bomar has been to the NFL Scouting Combine. He has had his Pro Day. He has worked out for two teams.
All the Sam Houston State quarterback can do now is wait.
"It just feels like this process has been so long," Bomar said in a telephone interview. "It’s also gone by kind of fast. I’m just ready to find out where I’m going; I’m ready to find one team that likes me, and they’ll take me, and I’ll know where I’m going, and then I can just move on. There’s just so much uncertainty right now. I’m living out of my car."
The New England Patriots had a private workout with Bomar at Sam Houston State, and the New York Jets worked him out at Southlake Carroll. He will visit the Jets in mid-April.
The Patriots are looking for a backup for Tom Brady, having traded Matt Cassel to the Chiefs. Brett Favre’s retirement left the Jets with three young quarterbacks — Kellen Clemens, Brett Ratliff and Erik Ainge — and no proven starter on their roster.
"Either one of those situations would be perfect," said Bomar, a Grand Prairie product. "Who knows how interested they are? It’s good they sent their quarterbacks coaches to work me out. Brady would be a great person to learn from, and a great situation to be in. New York has some young guys there; you could compete right away probably.
"I’m just looking forward to going somewhere, wherever that is."
Since working out for a dozen or so scouts at his Pro Day on Tuesday, when he said he felt more comfortable than he did at the combine last month, Bomar has returned to Dallas-Fort Worth. He is working out at high schools around the area, including at Grand Prairie, Plano and Carroll.
Bomar, who played for his dad, Jerry, at Grand Prairie, is competing with Texas A&M’s Stephen McGee to be the top senior quarterback selected. They are expected to be drafted early on the second day — in the third or fourth rounds — following a handful of underclassmen quarterbacks, including Georgia’s Matthew Stafford, USC’s Mark Sanchez and Kansas State’s Josh Freeman.
J-Train loses steam
Texas A&M fullback Jorvorskie Lane drew 15 scouts to his workout at a high school in Lufkin last week. But the scouts didn’t like what they saw.
Lane weighed 297 pounds, 27 heavier than the A&M media guide listed his weight last season and 32 pounds heavier than Aggies coach Mike Sherman wanted him to weigh.
Lane didn’t break 5.0 in the 40-yard dash and had only 17 reps on the 225-pound bench press. Some at A&M question Lane’s commitment to football.
Once projected as a possible NFL star, Lane is not expected to be drafted.
"I’d still bring him to camp," said Tennessee Titans head scout C.O. Brocato, who lives in Arlington. "I’d tell him, 'This is what you better report at. If you don’t report at that, then your contract is null and void.’ You have to maybe hit him in the head with a baseball bat.
"The guy’s got all the talent in the world. It’s just a shame he won’t get himself in shape."
Casey can pass
If James Casey had stayed at Rice another season, he likely would have been the Owls’ starting quarterback. He showed 35 NFL scouts what Rice will be missing next season when he worked at quarterback during the school’s Pro Day last week.
Casey, who played seven positions, including special teams spots, in one game as a freshman, is projected as a tight end in the NFL, though several teams have talked to him about playing quarterback in the Wildcat offense. Scout C.O. Brocato said he thinks Casey could play quarterback in the NFL.
"I probably would have had a shot to play quarterback at Rice if I had come back, and that’s where I wanted to play," Casey, who played minor league baseball after graduating from Azle High School in 2003, said in a telephone interview. "But it would have been so hard to try to prove myself for two more years and then be 26 years old coming out. I am very comfortable back there at quarterback, so hopefully somebody will be interested in me in the Wildcat thing."
Casey, who ran a 4.79 in the 40-yard dash at Rice after running a 4.74 at the combine, has had an individual workout with the Dolphins. Miami tight ends coach George DeLeone put Casey through blocking drills.
"Everything imaginable," said Casey, who does not have much blocking experience.
Casey is among the Houston-area players invited to the Texans’ facility Saturday. He said he has not heard from the Cowboys.
Oher’s stock rising
Mississippi offensive tackle Michael Oher’s stock is rising after his Pro Day last week. He improved his 40-yard dash time with a 5.16, had a 31-inch vertical jump and bench-pressed 225 pounds 23 times.
All 32 teams showed up for his Pro Day. He has met with or is meeting with several teams individually, including the St. Louis Rams
, the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Francisco 49ers. All three teams draft in the top 10.
"I think [the Pro Day performance] helped me out, but you never know what these teams are going to do," Oher said in a telephone interview. "I think I showed what I can do, and I know I am the best at my position."
Baylor’s Jason Smith is expected to be the top offensive lineman drafted and could go first to the Detroit Lions or second to the Rams. Some teams have concerns about Virginia offensive tackle Eugene Monroe’s knees, and Alabama offensive tackle Andre Smith has character questions.
Charean Williams, 817-390-7760
By CHAREAN WILLIAMS
[email protected]
Rhett Bomar has been to the NFL Scouting Combine. He has had his Pro Day. He has worked out for two teams.
All the Sam Houston State quarterback can do now is wait.
"It just feels like this process has been so long," Bomar said in a telephone interview. "It’s also gone by kind of fast. I’m just ready to find out where I’m going; I’m ready to find one team that likes me, and they’ll take me, and I’ll know where I’m going, and then I can just move on. There’s just so much uncertainty right now. I’m living out of my car."
The New England Patriots had a private workout with Bomar at Sam Houston State, and the New York Jets worked him out at Southlake Carroll. He will visit the Jets in mid-April.
The Patriots are looking for a backup for Tom Brady, having traded Matt Cassel to the Chiefs. Brett Favre’s retirement left the Jets with three young quarterbacks — Kellen Clemens, Brett Ratliff and Erik Ainge — and no proven starter on their roster.
"Either one of those situations would be perfect," said Bomar, a Grand Prairie product. "Who knows how interested they are? It’s good they sent their quarterbacks coaches to work me out. Brady would be a great person to learn from, and a great situation to be in. New York has some young guys there; you could compete right away probably.
"I’m just looking forward to going somewhere, wherever that is."
Since working out for a dozen or so scouts at his Pro Day on Tuesday, when he said he felt more comfortable than he did at the combine last month, Bomar has returned to Dallas-Fort Worth. He is working out at high schools around the area, including at Grand Prairie, Plano and Carroll.
Bomar, who played for his dad, Jerry, at Grand Prairie, is competing with Texas A&M’s Stephen McGee to be the top senior quarterback selected. They are expected to be drafted early on the second day — in the third or fourth rounds — following a handful of underclassmen quarterbacks, including Georgia’s Matthew Stafford, USC’s Mark Sanchez and Kansas State’s Josh Freeman.
J-Train loses steam
Texas A&M fullback Jorvorskie Lane drew 15 scouts to his workout at a high school in Lufkin last week. But the scouts didn’t like what they saw.
Lane weighed 297 pounds, 27 heavier than the A&M media guide listed his weight last season and 32 pounds heavier than Aggies coach Mike Sherman wanted him to weigh.
Lane didn’t break 5.0 in the 40-yard dash and had only 17 reps on the 225-pound bench press. Some at A&M question Lane’s commitment to football.
Once projected as a possible NFL star, Lane is not expected to be drafted.
"I’d still bring him to camp," said Tennessee Titans head scout C.O. Brocato, who lives in Arlington. "I’d tell him, 'This is what you better report at. If you don’t report at that, then your contract is null and void.’ You have to maybe hit him in the head with a baseball bat.
"The guy’s got all the talent in the world. It’s just a shame he won’t get himself in shape."
Casey can pass
If James Casey had stayed at Rice another season, he likely would have been the Owls’ starting quarterback. He showed 35 NFL scouts what Rice will be missing next season when he worked at quarterback during the school’s Pro Day last week.
Casey, who played seven positions, including special teams spots, in one game as a freshman, is projected as a tight end in the NFL, though several teams have talked to him about playing quarterback in the Wildcat offense. Scout C.O. Brocato said he thinks Casey could play quarterback in the NFL.
"I probably would have had a shot to play quarterback at Rice if I had come back, and that’s where I wanted to play," Casey, who played minor league baseball after graduating from Azle High School in 2003, said in a telephone interview. "But it would have been so hard to try to prove myself for two more years and then be 26 years old coming out. I am very comfortable back there at quarterback, so hopefully somebody will be interested in me in the Wildcat thing."
Casey, who ran a 4.79 in the 40-yard dash at Rice after running a 4.74 at the combine, has had an individual workout with the Dolphins. Miami tight ends coach George DeLeone put Casey through blocking drills.
"Everything imaginable," said Casey, who does not have much blocking experience.
Casey is among the Houston-area players invited to the Texans’ facility Saturday. He said he has not heard from the Cowboys.
Oher’s stock rising
Mississippi offensive tackle Michael Oher’s stock is rising after his Pro Day last week. He improved his 40-yard dash time with a 5.16, had a 31-inch vertical jump and bench-pressed 225 pounds 23 times.
All 32 teams showed up for his Pro Day. He has met with or is meeting with several teams individually, including the St. Louis Rams
, the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Francisco 49ers. All three teams draft in the top 10.
"I think [the Pro Day performance] helped me out, but you never know what these teams are going to do," Oher said in a telephone interview. "I think I showed what I can do, and I know I am the best at my position."
Baylor’s Jason Smith is expected to be the top offensive lineman drafted and could go first to the Detroit Lions or second to the Rams. Some teams have concerns about Virginia offensive tackle Eugene Monroe’s knees, and Alabama offensive tackle Andre Smith has character questions.
Charean Williams, 817-390-7760
