Broaddus: Grading DTs, Two WRs To Watch & Other Senior Bowl Notes

[RS12]

• If you ask me which quarterback played best off the Senior Bowl game tape, I would tell you it was Brandon Allen of Arkansas. Dak Prescott of Mississippi State might have received the Player of the Game Award for the way he led his South squad on a touchdown drive, but in overall play he wasn’t as sharp as Allen. Physically, the other quarterbacks in this game were more impressive than Allen, but when it came to running the game and executing the plan – he was right where he needed to be. His decision-making, poise, vision and timing were outstanding. There were several snaps where he was able to extend plays with his pocket awareness and movement skills. He was accurate and consistent with the location of his ball. Whether he was throwing the out, curl outside or deep in – he was on the money and we can’t say that for all the quarterbacks that played in this game.
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• There are not many three-techniques in this draft, but if I was looking for one, Ohio State’s Adolphus Washington would surely be a consideration for me. One of the necessary traits to play as an under-tackle in this 4-3 scheme is the ability to explode off the ball and attack the gap. That was what Washington was able to accomplish throughout this game. He was consistently the first defensive linemen off the snap and there were several plays where he was able to put Arkansas guard Sebastian Tretola and Kansas State guard Cody Whitehair in some poor blocking positions with his quick arm-over move. He can be a difficult guy to handle one-on-one -- especially on the move.
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• If you’re a club that needs a center – this might be a good year for you. There are two or three others that didn’t play in this game, but one that did was Austin Blythe from Iowa.

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[reddyuta]

Agree about Allen, I was very surprised with how well he looked.

 

[texbumthelife]

I said yesterday I thought Allen had the best senior bowl performance. He may be one of the most under the radar prospects in the draft right now and certainly one of if not the most under the radar quarterback.

 

[Rogerthat12]

Broaddus has Wentz as a 20-28 range pick and he likes Goff and his special cat Lynch as the top 2 QB's.

Dane Brugler, on the Broaddus draft show has Wentz now as his top QB.

 

[School]

Allen will probably rise up the draft boards, if he hasn't already. He led the nation in QBR while playing in a pro-style offense in the most difficult division (SEC West) in the country.

He was absolutely on fire the second half the season, which was when two of his major outside receiving threats got healthy. He was surrounded by a pretty talented supporting cast, but they also had a tremendous amount of pressure to score on nearly every possession because the defense was so poor (and they usually did).

I've watched a lot of his games and was stunned at how much he improved this past season.

 

[conner01]

Agree about Allen, I was very surprised with how well he looked.

Allen has really developed. Last year he costs them games, this year he won them games. If he can continue to grow as a QB he could be a decent nfl qb

 

[conner01]

Allen will probably rise up the draft boards, if he hasn't already. He led the nation in QBR while playing in a pro-style offense in the most difficult division (SEC West) in the country.

He was absolutely on fire the second half the season, which was when two of his major outside receiving threats got healthy. He was surrounded by a pretty talented supporting cast, but they also had a tremendous amount of pressure to score on nearly every possession because the defense was so poor (and they usually did).

I've watched a lot of his games and was stunned at how much he improved this past season.

Probably the most improved player in college. Don't know that he can be an elite QB but if he can continue to grow as a player like he did since last year, he can play in this league

 

[Floatyworm]

OH Boy.... Broddus is losing it......

If you’re a club that needs a center – this might be a good year for you. There are two or three others that didn’t play in this game, but one that did was Austin Blythe from Iowa. Blythe was one of those guys that, even during the week of practice leading up to the game, flashed at you especially in the one-on-one drills.

https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/FD...p4?versionId=SRYd6VWkzTxcQXvDCeADm_rMZoS9btuU

And how can you even support that POS Austin Johnson? He didn't do a damn thing in the game!!!!!

More crap from Broaddus

"I was very critical of what I didn’t see from Penn State defensive tackle Austin Johnson during the week of practice, given how impressive his college tape is. Johnson’s play in the game was more in line with what I believe he can become for a team that selects him. He played with effort, power and technique."


And this a nugget to remember......

"I have studied over 120 players in this draft so far, but I have yet to look at one fullback. That should change this week with Dan Vitale from Northwestern. There were some snaps in this game where Vitale did flash as a point-of-attack blocker and pass receiver."

LMAO.....The Jacksonville coaching staff was all over this guy for not being able to blow anyone out of a hole. He can catch the football coming out of the back field.....but he is horrible blocker. Stops his feet on contact....gets 0 movement...and makes a great pylon to go around.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Allen will probably rise up the draft boards, if he hasn't already. He led the nation in QBR while playing in a pro-style offense in the most difficult division (SEC West) in the country.

He was absolutely on fire the second half the season, which was when two of his major outside receiving threats got healthy. He was surrounded by a pretty talented supporting cast, but they also had a tremendous amount of pressure to score on nearly every possession because the defense was so poor (and they usually did).

I've watched a lot of his games and was stunned at how much he improved this past season.

Could see him being the 4th QB picked